Parallels
by Fates Warning
- Type: Album
- Released: 29 October 1991
- Label: Metal Blade
- Country: United States
- Length: 45:26
- Community rating: 3.44/5 from 2 ratings
Artists on this release: Terry Brown, Brian Slagel, Joe DiBiase, Mark Zonder, Frank Aresti, Jim Matheos, Ray Alder
Album Notes & Community Reviews
A pivotal release for the progressive metal pioneers, the album streamlined their complex songwriting into more melodic, accessible structures. Featuring highly polished production, the record is widely considered one of the defining and most commercially successful works in the genre's history.
Genres
Descriptors: progressive, melodic, uncommon-time-signatures, complex, breakup
Tracklist
- Leave the Past Behind (6:14)
- Life in Still Water (5:44)
- Eye to Eye (4:05)
- The Eleventh Hour (8:11)
- Point of View (5:04)
- We Only Say Goodbye (4:55)
- Don't Follow Me (4:42)
- The Road Goes on Forever (6:28)
Credits
- Fates Warning - primary artist
- Joe DiBiase - bass
- Mark Zonder - drums
- Frank Aresti - guitar
- Jim Matheos - guitar, written-by
- Ray Alder - vocals