Theories of Flight, the 12th album from prog metal pioneers Fates Warning is due for release on July 1st.
Guitarist and main composer Jim Matheos comments about the title and the artwork for the album:
The working title for the album was The Ghosts Of Home and the song with that name was first called “Home Again”. When I started searching for artwork I came across the piece that’s now the cover and it was called Theories Of Flight. In fact, the title you see on the cover is part of the original art, not something we added. There’s a loose theme running through a lot of the lyrics, and this developed organically and separately, where Ray and I are often writing about various uprooting, escapes….flights. So I was immediately drawn to that phrase as being a better description of what some of the songs are about.
Performed by the core line-up that returned to form with 2013’s acclaimed Darkness In A Different Light release (guitarist Jim Matheos, vocalist Ray Alder, bassist Joey Vera, and drummer Bobby Jarzombek), Theories Of Flight was produced by Jim Matheos and mixed/mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios (Opeth, Symphony X, Haken, etc.).
The tracklisting for “Theories Of Flight” reads as follows:
1. From The Rooftops
2. Seven Stars
3. SOS
4. The Light And Shade Of Things
5. White Flag
6. Like Stars Our Eyes Have Seen
7. The Ghosts Of Home
8. Theories Of Flight
A limited 2CD version of the album (and also its 2LP) will include an acoustic bonus-disc with the following tracks:
1. Firefly
2. Seven Stars
3. Another Perfect Day
4. Pray Your Gods (Toad The Wet Sprocket cover)
5. Adela (Joaquin Rodrigo)
6. Rain (Uriah Heep cover)
