Fates Warning Family Tree
Metal Family Tree
This is a project aimed at making it easy to see who inspired the bands you love or even hate. For this I try not to use any influences that the band don’t claim themselves. There will be a focus on predecessors but successors will be added as they site the band. These trees become more and more interactive as new bands are added, allowing you to click any band that has a tree and jump to it.
We want our lists to be better. If you know something that belongs on this list, let us know. When in doubt we will leave it out, so we need reliable sources.
Fates Warning are among the earliest Progressive Metal bands. Jim Matheos has been the only consistent member since the beginning. John Arch was the original vocalist on the first three albums but Ray Adler has been on every album since. The band has had several second guitar players and sometimes only Jim. Victor Arduini played on the first two albums, Frank Aresti would play on the next five, skip a few and then return again for a time. Bass players have been fairly consistent with Joe DiBiase there from the beginning through he mid 90s and Joey Vera stepping in since then. As for drums Steve Zimmermann played on the first four albums, Mark Zonder stepped in till 2005, and Bobby Jarzombek has been on albums since. Jim has been the primary song writer over the years and on some albums the sole writer although other members have also contributed on many albums. For this reason his influences probably carry more weight with the bands sound.
Randy Rhoads
Al Di Meola
John played guitar and did vocals in cover bands before joining Fate’s Warning.
Victor wrote on the first two albums but those were the only albums he was part of.
Joe DiBiase was with the band from the beginning through 1996. He has writing credits on two albums during that time.
Steve Zimmermann was the first drummer but only has writing credits on the fourth album which was the last one he played on. I am unsure of his influences.
Bobby Jarzombek has been with the band since 2007 and has a couple co-writing credits. Some of his influences not mentioned above are Frank Zappa, Yes, Three Dog Night, and U.K. drummers, Terry Bozzio, and Bill Bruford. He also named Simon Phillips who not only played on a Judas Priest album with a ton of other bands.
Other members have not contributed to writing that I’m aware of.
Bands influenced by Fate’s Warning!
As this project advances, bands will be added here…
Sources:
http://www.progressiveworld.net/html/modules.php?name=Interviews&rop=showcontent&id=90
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6A9Tl0Ql54
https://www.jaimevendera.com/new-interview-with-john-arch-by-austin-jenkins/
https://ringmasterreviewintroduces.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/beyond-the-fate-an-interview-with-victor-arduini-of-freedoms-reign/
https://deadrhetoric.com/features/arduini-balich-interview/
https://www.metaltoinfinity.be/INTERVIEWS/Freedomsreign_2013.html
http://fateswarning.com/2001/04/18/interview-with-frank-aresti-4182001/
http://fateswarning.com/2001/04/29/interview-with-joe-dibiase-4292001/
http://fateswarning.com/2013/11/14/cryptic-rock-interview-with-ray-alder-11142013/
http://fateswarning.com/2018/01/16/bobby-jarzombek-interview-by-jimmy-cabbs-01-16-2018/
https://metalwarehouse.nl/2015/11/12/fates-warning-awaken-the-guardian-lineup-reunion-wont-affect-current-band/
https://gtdspod.wordpress.com/2013/11/15/episode-33-bobby-jarzombek/