No Exit

by Fates Warning

No Exit cover art

Marking the debut of vocalist Ray Alder, this release represents a crucial evolutionary step toward highly complex and cerebral song structures. The centerpiece is the sprawling, multi-part epic 'The Ivory Gate of Dreams', which showcases the group's virtuosic musicianship and shifting time signatures. It remains a foundational text in the development of progressive metal as a distinct subgenre.

Genres

  • Progressive Metal
  • Heavy Metal

Tracklist

  1. No Exit
  2. Anarchy Devine
  3. Silent Cries
  4. In A Word
  5. Shades Of Heavenly Death