Jim Matheos
{{short description|American songwriter}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2015}}
{{Infobox musical artist
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| name = Jim Matheos
| image = Jim Matheos (Fates Warning)2.jpg
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| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|11|22}}
| birth_place =Westfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
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| instrument = Guitar, bass, keyboards, bouzouki, programming
| genre = Progressive metal
| occupation = Musician, songwriter
| years_active = 1982–present
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| associated_acts = Fates Warning, OSI
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Jim Matheos (born November 22, 1962) 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 different bands and artists.
He has also released two solo instrumental albums on Metal Blade Records.{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=jim-matheos-p201880/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Jim Matheos|last=Huey|first=Steve|work=Allmusic|accessdate=November 13, 2010}}
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 full-length albums Sympathetic Resonance in 2011 and Winter Ethereal in 2019.
Fates Warning has released thirteen studio albums since their formation in 1982. Their latest studio album, Long Day Good Night, was released in 2020.
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)
- 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)
- Live Over Europe (2018)
- Long Day Good Night (2020)
=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)=
=With Memories of Machines=
- Warm Winter (2011)
=Solo=
- First Impressions (1993){{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=first-impressions-r251529/review|pure_url=yes}}|title=Review: First Impressions|last=Taylor|first=Robert|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=November 13, 2010}}
- Away With Words (1999){{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=away-with-words-r428353/review|pure_url=yes}}|title=Review: Away with Words|last=Huey|first=Steve|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=November 13, 2010}}
- Halo Effect (2014){{cite web|url=https://www.burningshed.com/store/label/product/138/5440/|title=Burning Shed|website=burningshed.com}}
=With Tuesday the Sky=
=With Kings of Mercia=
- Kings of Mercia (2022)
- Battle Scars (2024)
= With North Sea Echoes =
- Really Good Terrible Things (2024)
Equipment
=Guitar Rig & Signal Flow=
A detailed gear diagram of Jim Matheos' 2012 Fates Warning guitar rig is well-documented.Cooper, Adam (November 18, 2011). [http://www.guitargeek.com/jim-matheos-fates-warning-2011-guitar-rig-and-gear-setup-diagram/ "Jim Matheos' 2011 Fates Warning Guitar Rig"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303090559/http://www.guitargeek.com/jim-matheos-fates-warning-2011-guitar-rig-and-gear-setup-diagram/ |date=March 3, 2015 }}. GuitarGeek.Com
References
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External links
- [http://jimmatheos.com The official Jim Matheos site].
- [http://fateswarning.com The official Fates Warning site].
- [http://www.archmatheos.com The official Arch/Matheos site].
- [http://osiband.com/ The official OSI site].
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061113061357/http://www.burningshed.com/index.asp?page=band&main=shops&id=137 The official online OSI shop].
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