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Parallels is the sixth studio album by American progressive metal band Fates Warning, released on October 29, 1991, through Metal Blade Records. The album reached No. 20 on the U.S. Billboard Heatseekers chart.[2]

Parallels
Studio album by
Fates Warning
ReleasedOctober 29, 1991 (1991-10-29)[1]
RecordedMid-1991
StudioMetalworks Studios in Mississauga
GenreProgressive metal
Length45:27
LabelMetal Blade
ProducerTerry Brown, Brian Slagel
Fates Warning chronology
Perfect Symmetry
(1989)
Parallels
(1991)
Inside Out
(1994)
Singles from Parallels

James LaBrie, who had recently joined Dream Theater, contributed background vocals on the song "Life in Still Water." On March 16, 2010, a special edition of Parallels was released through Metal Blade. This included a remaster of the original album, a bonus disc of live and demo tracks, as well as a DVD.[3][4]


Critical reception


Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Rock Hard10/10[5]

Eduardo Rivadavia at AllMusic gave Parallels three stars out of five, calling it Fates Warning's "biggest commercial if not artistic success" and "an ideal first purchase for fans of traditional '80s metal." Highlights noted were "Eye to Eye", "Point of View" and "We Only Say Goodbye".[4]

In 2005, the album was ranked No. 371 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[6]


Track listing


All tracks are written by Jim Matheos.

No.TitleLength
1."Leave the Past Behind"6:13
2."Life in Still Water"5:44
3."Eye to Eye"4:06
4."The Eleventh Hour"8:11
5."Point of View"5:07
6."We Only Say Goodbye"4:55
7."Don't Follow Me"4:40
8."The Road Goes on Forever"6:31
Total length:45:27

2010 deluxe edition bonus tracks


Disc 2
No.TitleLength
1."Leave the Past Behind"4:39
2."Don't Follow Me"5:19
3."The Eleventh Hour"8:09
4."Point of View"4:20
5."Eye to Eye"4:06
6."Nothing Left to Say"7:59
7."Quietus"4:00
8."Through Different Eyes"4:39
9."Leave the Past Behind"5:50
10."Eye to Eye"4:06
11."The Eleventh Hour"7:39
12."Point of View"4:50
13."Don't Follow Me"4:17
14."The Road Goes on Forever"5:43
Bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Leave the Past Behind" 
2."Static Acts" 
3."Don't Follow Me" 
4."Part of the Machine" 
5."The Eleventh Hour" 
6."Point of View" 
7."Silent Cries" 
8."Life in Still Water" 
9."Eye to Eye" 
10."Nothing Left to Say" 
11."Quietus" 
12."Damnation/In a Word" 
13."Through Different Eyes" 

Personnel



Fates Warning



Additional credits



Chart performance


YearChartPosition
1991 Billboard Top Heatseekers 20[2]

References


  1. "Fates Warning "Parallels"". Metal Blade Records. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  2. "Parallels – Fates Warning | Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  3. "Parallels". fateswarning.com. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  4. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Parallels – Fates Warning". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  5. Stratmann, Holger. "Review" (in German). Rock Hard. issue 55. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  6. Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten (in German). Rock Hard. 2005. p. 60. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.

На других языках


- [en] Parallels (album)

[ru] Parallels (альбом)

Parallels (рус. Параллели) — шестой студийный альбом американской прогрессив-метал группы Fates Warning, выпущенный в 1991 году на лейбле Metal Blade.



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