Sympathetic Resonance (album)

Sympathetic Resonance
Studio album by Arch/Matheos
Released September 9, 2011 (2011-09-09)
Recorded Carriage House Studios in Stamford, Connecticut; Bridge Studios in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles; "somewhere in the woods of New Hampshire"
Genre Progressive metal
Length 54:35
Label Metal Blade
Producer Jim Matheos
Arch/Matheos chronology
A Twist of Fate
(2003)		 Sympathetic Resonance
(2011)

Sympathetic Resonance is a collaborative studio album by singer John Arch and guitarist Jim Matheos (credited as Arch/Matheos), released on September 9, 2011 through Metal Blade Records.[1]

Background

Matheos founded the progressive metal band Fates Warning in 1983, while Arch left the band in 1987 and retired from the music business after having served as lead vocalist on their first three albums.[2] Both musicians reunited on Arch's 2003 EP A Twist of Fate,[3] after which Matheos contacted Arch about re-emerging from retirement, having himself written the first few songs for a new Fates Warning album.[3] Upon Matheos' realization that the next Fates Warning album would be delayed for several years, he opted to record the music with Arch as part of a new album. The three songs initially intended for Fates Warning which ultimately appeared on Sympathetic Resonance were "Neurotically Wired", "Midnight Serenade" and "Stained Glass Sky".[3] Fates Warning's subsequent album, Darkness in a Different Light, was released in 2013.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[4]
AllMusicNo rating[5]
Metal Storm7/10[6]
Sputnikmusic4.5/5[7]

Trey Spencer at Sputnikmusic gave Sympathetic Resonance a score of 4.5 out of 5, calling it "modern, guitar-driven progressive metal featuring an all-star lineup that manages to avoid falling into a cycle of self-indulgent tangents." He made it a point to stress that the album is neither an "unofficial Fates Warning release" nor "Awaken the Guardian Part II", and that it "sounds nothing like what Fates Warning have been doing lately." Arch's vocals were described as "still as powerful and unique as they've always been" despite his lengthy absence from making full-length music. Spencer also noted that longtime fans of Arch's style would not be disappointed, while also acknowledging a potential adjustment period for new listeners.[7]

Track listing

All tracks written by Jim Matheos and John Arch. 

No.TitleLength
1."Neurotically Wired"  11:12
2."Midnight Serenade"  5:27
3."Stained Glass Sky"  13:56
4."On the Fence"  8:11
5."Any Given Day (Strangers Like Me)"  10:27
6."Incense and Myrrh"  5:22
Total length:54:35

Personnel

Chart performance

Year Chart Position
2011 Billboard Heatseekers Albums 14[8]
Billboard Hard Rock Albums 22[8]
German albums chart 27[1]
Austrian albums chart 67[1]
Swiss albums chart 78[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Arch / Matheos - Sympathetic Resonance (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
  2. ↑ Prato, Greg. "Fates Warning | Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
  3. 1 2 3 Holmes, Mark (2011-08-05). "Interview with John Arch and Jim Matheos". Metal Discovery. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
  4. ↑ Bowar, Chad. "Arch/Matheos - Sympathetic Resonance Review". About.com. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
  5. ↑ Christian, Genzel. "Sympathetic Resonance - Arch/Matheos / Jim Matheos / John Arch". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
  6. ↑ Godin, Doc (2011-09-23). "Arch/Matheos - Sympathetic Resonance". Metal Storm. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
  7. 1 2 Spencer, Trey (2011-09-26). "Review: Arch / Matheos - Sympathetic Resonance". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
  8. 1 2 "Sympathetic Resonance - John Arch / Arch/Matheos / Jim Matheos | Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
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