Jim Matheos

Jim Matheos
Background information
Born	November 22, 1962 Westfield, Massachusetts, US
Genres	Progressive metal
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Guitar, bass, keyboards, programming
Years active	1982–present
Associated acts	Fates Warning, OSI

Jim Matheos (November 22, 1962, Westfield, Massachusetts, United States), is an American guitarist and the primary songwriter for the progressive metal band Fates Warning, in which he has been the only consistent member since the group's beginning. Matheos also plays in OSI alongside Kevin Moore (Chroma Key, ex-Dream Theater), as well as making other appearances with many various bands and artists.

He has also released two solo instrumental albums on Metal Blade Records.^[1]

In 2003, Matheos collaborated with original Fates Warning vocalist John Arch on 2003's A Twist of Fate, Arch's first professional recording since leaving Fates Warning in 1987. The two later collaborated as Arch/Matheos, releasing a full-length album entitled Sympathetic Resonance in 2011.

Fates Warning has released eleven studio albums since their formation in 1982. Their latest album, Darkness in a Different Light, was released on September 27, 2013.^[2]

On February 17, 2014, Matheos released an experimental guitar album called Halo Effect. It was released by the independent record label Burning Shed.

Discography

With Fates Warning

• Night on Bröcken (1984)
• The Spectre Within (1985)
• Awaken the Guardian (1986)
• No Exit (1988) (Reissued 2007)
• Perfect Symmetry (1989)
• Parallels (1991)
• Inside Out (1994)
• Chasing Time (1995)
• A Pleasant Shade of Gray (1997)
• Still Life (1998)
• Disconnected (2000)
• FWX (2004)
• Darkness in a Different Light (2013)
• Theories of Flight (2016)

With OSI

• Office of Strategic Influence (2003)
• Free (2006)
• Blood (2009)
• Fire Make Thunder (2012)

With Gordian Knot

• Emergent (2003)

With John Arch

• A Twist of Fate (2003)

With John Arch (Arch/Matheos)

• Sympathetic Resonance (2011)^[3]

With Memories of Machines

• Warm Winter (2011)

Solo

• First Impressions (1993)^[4]
• Away With Words (1999)^[5]
• Halo Effect (2014)^[6]

Equipment

Guitar Rig & Signal Flow

A detailed gear diagram of Jim Matheos' 2012 Fates Warning guitar rig is well-documented.^[7]

References

1. Huey, Steve. "Biography: Jim Matheos". Allmusic. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
2. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=159803
3. http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-20-11-04.html
4. Taylor, Robert. "Review: First Impressions". Allmusic. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
5. Huey, Steve. "Review: Away with Words". Allmusic. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
6. https://www.burningshed.com/store/label/product/138/5440/
7. Cooper, Adam (November 18, 2011). "Jim Matheos' 2011 Fates Warning Guitar Rig". GuitarGeek.Com

External links

• The official Jim Matheos site.
• The official Fates Warning site.
• The official Arch/Matheos site.
• The official OSI site.
• The official online OSI shop.