Darkness in a Different Light
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| Studio album by Fates Warning | ||||
| Released | September 30, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | April–July 2013 | |||
| Studio | Carriage House Studios in Stamford, Connecticut; Jim Matheos' home studio in New Hampshire; The Bridge Recording in Glendale, California | |||
| Genre | Progressive metal | |||
| Length | 56:57 | |||
| Label | Inside Out | |||
| Producer | Jim Matheos | |||
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| Blabbermouth | 8.5/10 |
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Darkness in a Different Light is the eleventh studio album by progressive metal band Fates Warning, released on September 30, 2013 (Europe) and October 1 (North America) through Inside Out Music. It is the band's first album since FWX (2004), marking the longest gap between two studio albums in their career, as well as being their first studio album with guitarist Frank Aresti since Inside Out (1994). Drummer Bobby Jarzombek also makes his debut with Fates Warning on this album. It is also the band's first release through Inside Out Music.
Plans for an eleventh Fates Warning studio album were mentioned in September 2009 when vocalist Ray Alder said that the band was working on new material. In June 2011, guitarist and bandleader Jim Matheos hinted that Fates Warning would not be playing any more shows that year as the band was continuing to work on their new album.
In March 2012, Alder reaffirmed that the band was working "as hard as we can" to complete the album for a late 2012 or early 2013 release. On December 28, 2012, Matheos confirmed that the songwriting was complete. Three months later, it was announced that Fates Warning would enter the studio in April to record the album.
On August 1, 2013, the album title and release dates were announced. Alder described Darkness in a Different Light as "the result of almost two years of very hard work from everyone in the band" and celebrated the lineup as "the best that Fates Warning has ever had". He expressed his eagerness to tour extensively in support of the album. During October 2013, the band performed in nine European countries.
Alder suggested that awareness of the band's previous releases informed the new album: "The idea with Darkness in a Different Light was to do something similar to Parallels, not necessarily musically, but in theory. Catchy songs, big choruses—that was the idea. Sure, we sometimes think that we won't ever make an album as big as Parallels, but I think our new album is different than anything else out there right now. We look to the future".
With respect to the album title, Alder indicated that it was inspired, although accidentally, by Matheos' lyrics for the song "And Yet It Moves". Alder explained that
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