Artist: ARCH/ MATHEOS
Album: SYMPATHETIC RESONANCE LTD. EDIT. (DIGI)

Year: 2011
Media type: CD

FATES WARNING/ OSI guitarist JIM MATHEOS and former FATES WARNING singer JOHN ARCH have complete work on a new full-length album, their first since 2003’s “A Twist of Fate”. The band, called ARCH/ MATHEOS, began tracking  the drums in early 2011 and continued recording through Spring 2011 with both John Arch and Jim Matheos producing the album.

ARCH/MATHEOS features an all-star lineup including the talents of JOEY VERA (ARMORED SAINT, ANTHRAX, FATES WARNING, SEVEN WITCHES) on bass, BOBBY JARZOMBEK (HALFORD, FATES WARNING, SEBASTIAN BACH, RIOT) on drums, and FRANK ARESTI (FATES WARNING) on additional lead guitar.

In PROGRESSIVE METAL circles, those in the know anticipate “Sympathetic Resonance” will likely be the genre’s most prominent release of the year, harkening the return of one of PROGRESSIVE METAL’s most influential and elusive vocalists in JOHN ARCH.

Jim Matheos offered his insight on the writing and recording process of Sympathetic Resonance; "I think John and I work really well together. There's a lot of mutual respect and trust in what we do. But, we're also both very critical of ourselves, and each other. This can make for a long and, sometimes, tedious process. But ultimately it's one I enjoy because I think it brings out the best in both of us." John Arch added; "When I first heard some of the arrangements Jim had written and recorded, it took quite some time before I could wrap my mind around the odd time signatures and guitar work going on here. There are some long compositions, so putting anxiety and apprehension on the back burner it was time to dissect these numbers into digestible bits. After the lengthy process of lyrics and melodies, listening to the songs now, I can't imagine them any other way." In terms of the lyrical content on Sympathetic Resonance, John Arch notes that "the lyrics this time around are more in line with A Twist of Fate and not of the mystical nature of some past albums."

TRACKLIST:

Neurotically Wired
Midnight Serenade
Stained Glass Sky
On the Fence
Any Given Day (Strangers Like Me)
Incense and Myrrh