Release Date: June 10, 2008
2 Disc/1 DVD collection
Includes demo sessions from the original recording sessions
Features Kevin Moore from DREAM THEATER
Live versions of classic tracks
Includes live concerts filmed in 1989 & 1990
Total Time: approx 3 hours of music and video
Re-mastered in 2008
DISC 1:
1. Part of the Machine
2. Through Different Eyes
3. Static Acts
4. A World Apart
5. At Fate's Hands
6. The Arena
7. Chasing Time
8. Nothing Left to Say
Disc 2:
Demos
1. Part Of The Machine
2. Through Different Eyes
3. Static Acts
4. A World Apart
5. At Fates Hands
6. The Arena
7. Chasing Time
8. Nothing Left To Say
9. Part Of The Machine
10. Nothing Left To Say
Tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 pre-production demos recorded Feb 89 at Silver Cloud Recording, Burbank CA.
Tracks 4, 5, 7 instrumental demos recorded Dec 88 on the 1-800-RICELINE four track in CT and CA.
Tracks 9, 10 early instrumental demos recorded Oct 88 in CT with Steve Zimmerman on drums.
DISC 3 (DVD video)
Filmed LIVE in concert
Allentown, PA 12/02/89
1. Fata Morgana
2. Part Of The Machine
3. Silent Cries
4. Static Acts
5. Through Different Eyes
Houston, TX 4/26/90
1. Fata Morgana
2. Static Acts
3. Anarchy Divine
4. Silent Cries
5. Nothing Left To Say
6. Quietus
7. Damnation
Amsterdam, Netherlands 12/16/89
1. Fata Morgana
2. Part Of The Machine
3. Silent Cries
4. The Apparition
5. Through Different Eyes
6. Nothing Left To Say
Philadelphia, PA 3/27/90
The Arena
New Haven, CT 12/11/89
1. Through Different Eyes
2. The Apparition
3. Damnation
4. Exodus
5. Drum Solo
6. Nothing Left To Say
7. The Ivory Gate Of Dreams
Promotional Video:
Through Different Eyes
This was the recording that established Fates Warning as a progressive band. Their metal influences still dominate the group's overall sound; however, Mark Zonder's unique approach to drumming adds another level of depth and credibility to the music. His double bass, odd-time introduction to "Part of the Machine" is the session's defining moment. "Through Different Eyes" is a catchy song that provides insight into the band's future pop/metal direction. "Static Acts" still stands as one of the most aggressive songs the band ever recorded. Ray Alder's aggressive singing has a genuine quality which allows him to legitimately convey his anger and pain without sounding clichéd. "At Fates Hands" has become one of the band's classic songs, and for good reason. The incorporation of the violin and piano provide a refreshing change from the overall metallic sound. The most powerful song in terms of lyrics, singing and playing is "Nothing Left to Say," which stands as the band's high-water mark. A historic recording in the progressive metal genre. – Review by Robert Taylor/AMG
Metal Blade Records item #146682
