Mark Zonder’s skills are unquestionable, but he also has a tendency to overplay.
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My suspicion is that switching drummers had some influence on that.
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While ‘Darkness In A Different Light’ is no stylistic detour – it basically blends the heavy punch of ‘Disconnected’ with the melancholic melodicism of ‘Parallels’ – something feels fresh and more metallic about the album. And while his range has not aged perfectly, the emotional impact of his delivery is impressive, resulting in what is arguably his best singing since the rather vocal-centric ‘Parallels’. The biggest difference between the two albums is defined by singer Ray Alder, who has a much darker and more emotional tone than Arch. The riff work is heavy, but there is an abundance of melodic and atmospheric touches to give the material depth and lasting power. Stylistically, ‘Darkness In A Different Light’ is not too far removed from ‘Sympathetic Resonance’, the album guitarist Jim Matheos recorded with original singer John Arch. However, this album restores the balance that is so essential for progressive metal. While no Fates Warning album is ever less than decent, much of the material released prior to ‘Darkness In A Different Light’ lacked either assertion (‘FWX’) or melodic content (‘Disconnected’). Maybe they needed the time to recharge their batteries, because it is easily their best in a long time. At the time of its release, ‘Darkness In A Different Light’ was only the fifth Fates Warning album 22 years and their first in almost a decade. Prolific is a thing Fates Warning has not been for a while.