Awaken the Guardian (1986)

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Jul 15, 2025

Title: Awaken the Guardian
Artist: Fates Warning
Genre: Progressive Metal
Released: 1986

Tracks:
1 - The Sorceress - 5:45
2 - Valley of the Dolls - 5:24
3 - Fata Morgana - 5:27
4 - Guardian - 7:35
5 - Prelude to Ruin - 7:25
6 - Giant's Lore (Heart of Winter) - 6:02
7 - Time Long Past - 1:52
8 - Exodus - 8:31

Overview:

Awaken the Guardian is the third studio album by American progressive metal band Fates Warning, released in 1986 through Metal Blade Records. The album was the band and their label's first to enter the U.S. Billboard 200, reaching No. 191 and remaining on that chart for four weeks. It is also the first Fates Warning album to feature guitarist Frank Aresti and the last with original singer John Arch, who was replaced by Ray Alder on their subsequent 1988 album No Exit.

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