Darkness in a Different Light

Personnel: Ray Alder (vocals); Frank Aresti (guitar); Jim Matheos (guitars); Bobby Jarzombek (drums).Audio Mixer: Phil Magnotti.Recording information: Bridge Recording, Los Angeles, CA (2009); Lucid Lounge Studios, Atlanta, GA (2009); ProgPower, Atlanta, GA (2009); The Carriage House, Stamford, CT (2009).Progressive metal pioneers Fates Warning finally make their return to the music world with their 11th album, Darkness in a Different Light, released nine years after their last full-length. A lot has changed in the metal world since their last outing, as best highlighted by the band's switch from longtime home Metal Blade to German prog label Inside Out. With the advent of progressive extreme metal, technicality has become more the norm in the metal world, with bands pushing their playing to the limits on a regular basis. And while these bands have no doubt benefited from Fates Warning's aggressive influence on the metal world, they've lost sight of some of the classical elements of th