Fates Warning "Theories of Flight"

Theories of Flight is the twelfth studio album by progressive metal band Fates Warning, released on July 1, 2016 through Inside Out Music; their last release on the label with their re-signing with their longtime label Metal Blade Records in 2019. Theories of Flight marked the first time since 2004's FWX that Fates Warning had recorded as a four-piece. Although guitarist Frank Aresti was still a member of Fates Warning at the time of the album's writing and recording sessions, he does not appear in band photos inside the album booklet and is credited only as a guest, for providing guitar solos on two tracks ("From the Rooftops" and "White Flag"); therefore, this is the last Fates Warning album to feature Aresti.

Track listing

1. "From the Rooftops" Jim Matheos, Ray Alder, Bobby Jarzombek 6:52
2. "Seven Stars" Matheos, Alder 5:33
3. "SOS" Matheos, Alder 4:34
4. "The Light and Shade of Things" Matheos, Alder 10:14
5. "White Flag" Matheos, Alder 5:20
6. "Like Stars Our Eyes Have Seen" Matheos, Alder 5:13
7. "The Ghosts of Home" Matheos 10:31
8. "Theories of Flight" (Instrumental) Matheos 4:00

Total length: 52:17

Acoustic bonus disc

1. "Firefly" Matheos, Alder 3:15
2. "Seven Stars" Matheos, Alder 4:25
3. "Another Perfect Day" Matheos 3:25
4. "Pray Your Gods" (Toad the Wet Sprocket cover) Glen Phillips, Todd Nichols, Dean Dinning, Randy Guss 3:45
5. "Adela" (Joaquín Rodrigo cover) Joaquín Rodrigo 2:25
6. "Rain" (Uriah Heep cover) Ken Hensley 4:03

Jim Matheos originally planned to title the album "The Ghosts Of Home".

Recording information:

Mixed and mastered at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden.