Released October 1985 (1985-10) Artist Fates Warning Label Metal Blade Records | Length 48:20 Release date 1985 | |
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Recorded Eldorado Recording Studios in Burbank, California; Track Record Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles Producer Fates Warning, Brian Slagel The Spectre Within
(1985) Awaken the Guardian
(1986) Genres Heavy metal, Progressive metal, Power metal Similar Fates Warning albums, Heavy metal albums | ||
Fates warning the spectre within full album
The Spectre Within is the second studio album by progressive metal band Fates Warning, released in October 1985 through Metal Blade Records. It has been reissued three times: first as a double album together with Night on Bröcken (1984) in 1992, followed by a remastered edition in 1994, and again in 2002 with four bonus tracks as well as new cover art.
Contents
Fates warning traveler in time
Critical reception
Robert Taylor at AllMusic gave The Spectre Within two stars out of five, saying that "Metal fans may enjoy this more than Night on Bröcken, especially "Pirates of the Underground" and "The Apparition," but there is very little, if anything, for the progressive fan." Trey Spencer at Sputnikmusic gave the album a similarly lukewarm review, deeming it "for die-hard fans only". Some criticism was directed at John Arch's vocals, which were described as "slightly irritating due to the unchanging high-pitched nature of his voice", as well as the dated riffs and production. For new fans of Fates Warning, Spencer instead recommended Awaken the Guardian as a better starting point.
Personnel
Songs
1Traveler in Time7:13
2Orphan Gypsy5:59
3Without a Trace4:50