Fates Warning 4 MINT Prog Metal 12" Promos Silent Cries Quietus Anarchy Divine

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Fates Warning   
Four scarce original 12 inch vinyl singles   Silent Cries from LP No Exit Quietus from LP No Exit Anarchy Divine / In A Word from LP No Exit Through Different Eyes from LP Perfect Symmetry    1988 - 1989 Original
RARE  Radio Promo Copies

Vinyl is Mint & Unplayed, Covers in varying conditions read individual cover descriptions
Description:
I received these radio promotional copies when I worked in radio. These were not available to the public and generally had pressings in the hundreds, so there are relatively few of them in existence. 
Never played any and they have been stored away for over 30 years with lots of other unplayed vinyl I held onto. The records are mint.
Recorded during the height of their career, these four Fates Warning singles date from 1988-1989 when they were definitely among the top progressive metal bands.
Singles are as follows: 1) Fates Warning - Silent Cries 3:15 (first single from the album No Exit) same song side A & B
Original 12 inch promo copy
1988 Metal Blade Records

Condition:  Vinyl: 12 inch mint & unplayed and in new condition in original paper sleeve. Never removed from paper sleeve. Cover: Has minor wear and light bumping & creasing near corners and outer edges and spine from 30 + years of storage in my home. Has hype sticker.
2) Fates Warning - Quietus 3:15 (second single from the album No Exit) same song side A & B Original 12 inch promo copy 1988 Metal Blade Records

Condition:  Vinyl: 12 inch mint & unplayed and in new condition in original paper sleeve. Never removed from paper sleeve. Cover: Has light wear and some light scuffing, bumping & creasing along spine and corners from 30 + years of storage in my home. Has hype sticker
3) Fates Warning - Anarchy Divine 3:48 - Side A / In A Word 4:26 - Side B (third single from the album No Exit)  Original 12 inch promo copy 1988 Metal Blade Records
  Condition:  Vinyl: 12 inch mint & unplayed and in new condition in original paper sleeve. Never removed from paper sleeve. Cover: Has light wear and some light scuffing, bumping & creasing (small bump crease around right hand corner) from 30 + years of storage in my home. Has hype sticker
4) Fates Warning - Through Different Eyes 3:15 (first single from the album Perfect Symmetry) same song side A & B Original 12 inch promo copy 1989 Metal Blade Records

Condition:  Vinyl: 12 inch mint & unplayed and in new condition in original paper sleeve. Never removed from paper sleeve. Cover: Has light wear and some light scuffing, bumping & creasing near corners and outer edge from 30 + years of storage in my home. Has hype sticker
Fates Warning biography from Progarchives-  Formed in Hartford, USA in 1982 - Still active as of 2019
FATES WARNING was founded as a heavy metal band, but after a few albums, their progressive tendencies started to emerge. While retaining elements of their metal heritage, their music grew increasingly complex, with much longer tracks and interesting interwoven melodic elements added. They merged their love of YES and RUSH, by combining elements of pure metal, classically inspired crescendos and interludes with jazz fusion like chops. FW has been largely responsible for the infusion of progressive thinking into heavy metal music, unlike its co-founding compatriots of progressive metal, DREAM THEATER. So give yourself the chance to live an emotive experience unlike anything else.
Like KING CRIMSON, the evolution of FATES WARNING can be split into many different period. "Awaken The Guardian" (1986) showed the band's music to be more progressive and complex that first impressions had suggested. The biggest change would see ALDER replacing ARCH on vocals. "No Exit" (1988) was a ground breaking album for the band as they further explore the realms of progressive metal with the 21 minute long "The Ivory Gate of Dreams". This was followed by "Perfect Symmetry" (1989), considered by many to be the band's most Progressive rock-driven release. The compilation, "Chasing Time", is a great place to start. However, 1997's "A Pleasant Shade Of Grey", which consists of a single 40-minute song, is clearly the best place for a Progressive rock fan. The album start off slowly and needs several careful listenings to be fully appreciated. "Still Life" (live album) appeared the next year, and "Disconnected" followed two years later.
While the 1989-1996 era (MATHEOS, ALDER, ARESTI, DIBIASE, ZONDER) established the band as one of the "big-three" of progressive metal, "A Pleasant Shade Of Grey" is considered by many one of the band's finest moments. The same line-up (VERA replacing DIBIASE and ARESTI having left the band) would go on to produce "Still Life", "Disconnected" and "FWX" (in 2004), arguably one of their weakest albums. Nearly ten years later and with band members occupied since in other projects (OSI, ARCH/MATHEOS, REDEMPTION) FATES WARNING would return with "Darkness in a Different Light" (2013) and the critically aclaimed "Theories of Flight" (2016), with ZARZOMBEK joining the band in 2007 and ARESTI returning betweeen 2005-2016. In March 2016 the "Awaken the Guardian" lineup (ARCH, MATHEOS, ARESTI, DIBIASE, ZIMMERMAN) reunited for a European show to celebrate the album's 30th anniversary, which led to the production of a live album.
Having been active for over 35 years, FATES WARNING, led by founder Jim MATHEOS, continue to be one of the cornerstones of progressive metal, having seen some of the biggest names of the genre in their ranks.

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