Arch/Matheos

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Arch/Matheos
Origin Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres Progressive metal
Years active2010−present
Labels Metal Blade
Members Jim Matheos
John Arch
Frank Aresti
Joey Vera
Bobby Jarzombek
Website archmatheos.com

Arch/Matheos is an American progressive metal project.

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History

Arch/Matheos began as a reunion between founding Fates Warning members John Arch and Jim Matheos, who had not collaborated since Arch's 2003 EP A Twist Of Fate and had not fully collaborated for a whole album since 1986's Awaken the Guardian . In 2010, the duo began working on an album together and brought along three Fates Warning members to the fold. The five members would in turn release their debut album "Sympathetic Resonance" in 2011, under the name Arch/Matheos. The album, while only 6 tracks, clocked at 55 minutes. [1] On August 17, 2018, they re-signed with Metal Blade records. [2]

In August 2018, a follow-up album was announced for release in 2019. [3] On March 29, 2019, Metal Blade announced the name of the album would be Winter Ethereal, and was released on May 10. [4] To emphasize the project's distance from Fates Warning, Winter Ethereal featured numerous guest performers such as former Fates Warning members Joe Dibiase and Mark Zonder as well as musicians Steve Di Giorgio (Death, Testament, Charred Walls of the Damned), Cynic's Sean Malone, and drummer Thomas Lang.

Discography

Performers

Sympathetic Resonance

Winter Ethereal

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