Awaken the Guardian is the third album by Fates Warning

Fates Warning

Fates Warning is an American progressive metal band, formed in 1982 by vocalist John Arch, guitarists Jim Matheos and Victor Arduini, bassist Joe DiBiase, and drummer Steve Zimmerman in Hartford, Connecticut. Fates Warning has experienced numerous line-up changes...

. It was first released in 1986, and was later re-released as a double album with "No Exit" in 1992. It would be the band's last studio effort to feature vocalist John Arch.

The album was reissued in 2005 with a bonus disc of demos with live audio tracks and video from December 28, 1986 performance at the Sundance in Long Island, New York. This show is the only known video footage of the Awaken the Guardian lineup performing live.

It was the first album released on the Metal Blade

Metal Blade Records

Metal Blade Records is a record label which was founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The U.S. corporate office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Arizona, Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distributed in the U.S. by Sony BMG Music...

 record label to chart in the Billboard 200

Billboard 200

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, reaching position 191.http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=305&cfgn=Albums&cfn=The+Billboard+200&ci=3005742&cdi=6274286&cid=02%2F14%2F1987

Track listing

1. "The Sorceress" (Arch, Matheos) – 5:43
2. "Valley of the Dolls" (Arch, Matheos) – 5:22
3. "Fata Morgana" (Arch, Matheos) – 5:25
4. "Guardian" (Arch, Matheos) – 7:33
5. "Prelude to Ruin" (Arch, Matheos) – 7:23
6. "Giant's Lore (Heart of Winter)" (Arch, Aresti) – 6:00
7. "Time Long Past" (Matheos) – 1:50
8. "Exodus" (Arch, Matheos) – 8:31

2006 Deluxe Edition bonus tracks

Disc Two:

1. "The Sorceress (Demo)" - 5:27
2. "Valley of the Dolls (Demo)" - 5:33
3. "Prelude to Ruin (Demo)" - 7:06
4. "Fata Morgana (Live)" - 5:08
5. "Damnation (Live)" - 5:44
6. "The Apparition (Live)" - 5:57
7. "The Sorceress (Live)" - 4:51
8. "Guardian (Live)" - 6:40
9. "Die Young (Live)" - 4:04

Disc Three (DVD):

Live at Sundance, Long Island, NY

1. "Valley of the Dolls" - 4:28
2. "Pirates of the Underground" - 6:57
3. "Orphan Gypsy" - 6:25
4. "Fata Morgana" - 5:41
5. "Traveler in Time" - 6:17
6. "The Sorceress" - 4:37
7. "Guardian" - 6:54
8. "Prelude to Ruin" - 7:10
9. "Damnation" - 6:02
10. "The Apparition" - 6:00
11. "Die Young" - 3:24
12. "Kiss of Death" - 5:11

Personnel

• John Arch - Vocals
• Frank Aresti - Guitar
• Kevin Beauchamp - Assistant engineer
• Scott Campbell - Assistant engineer
• Joe DiBiase - Bass
• Steve Himelfarb - Assistant engineer
• Jim Matheos - Guitar
• Bill Metoyer - Engineer
• Mick Rock - Photography
• Eddy Schreyer - Mastering, Remastering
• Steve Zimmerman - Drums

Charts

Album - Billboard

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(North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1987	The Billboard 200	191