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Jim Matheos
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Person · Male · composer · guitarist · rock musician

Jim Matheos

Born 22 Nov 1962United States4 albums

American musician

Biography

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. 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.

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People

Member of

Fates Warningelectric guitar · 1982–nowOSIelectric guitar · 2003–nowArch / MatheosNorth Sea Echoesguitar

Songs written

  1. Point of Viewcomposer, lyricist1991 · 28 releases
  2. Prelude to Ruinwriter1986 · 26 releases
  3. The Eleventh Hourcomposer, lyricist1991 · 26 releases
  4. The Apparitionwriter1985 · 23 releases
  5. We Only Say Goodbyecomposer, lyricist1991 · 23 releases
  6. Life in Still Watercomposer, lyricist1991 · 22 releases
  7. Eye to Eyecomposer, lyricist1991 · 19 releases
  8. Guardianwriter1986 · 19 releases
  9. Onecomposer2000 · 19 releases
  10. Through Different Eyescomposer, lyricist1989 · 19 releases
  11. At Fates Handswriter1989 · 18 releases
  12. Fata Morganawriter1986 · 17 releases
  13. Nothing Left to Saycomposer, lyricist1989 · 17 releases
  14. Valley of the Dollswriter1986 · 17 releases
  15. A Pleasant Shade of Gray, Part IXcomposer, lyricist1997 · 16 releases
  16. A Pleasant Shade of Gray, Part IIcomposer, lyricist1997 · 15 releases
  17. A Pleasant Shade of Gray, Part IIIcomposer, lyricist1997 · 15 releases
  18. Exoduswriter1986 · 15 releases
  19. Fireflywriter2013 · 15 releases
  20. Monumentcomposer, lyricist1994 · 15 releases
  21. The Sorceresswriter1986 · 15 releases
  22. A Pleasant Shade of Gray, Part VIIcomposer, lyricist1997 · 14 releases
  23. Anarchy Divinecomposer1988 · 14 releases
  24. Damnationwriter1984 · 14 releases
  25. Silent Criescomposer, lyricist1988 · 14 releases
  26. A Pleasant Shade of Gray, Part Icomposer, lyricist1997 · 13 releases
  27. A Pleasant Shade of Gray, Part IVcomposer, lyricist1997 · 13 releases
  28. A Pleasant Shade of Gray, Part Vcomposer, lyricist1997 · 13 releases
  29. A Pleasant Shade of Gray, Part VIcomposer, lyricist1997 · 13 releases
  30. A Pleasant Shade of Gray, Part VIIIcomposer1997 · 13 releases
  31. A Pleasant Shade of Gray, Part Xcomposer1997 · 13 releases
  32. A Pleasant Shade of Gray, Part XIcomposer, lyricist1997 · 13 releases
  33. Time Long Pastwriter1986 · 13 releases
  34. Another Perfect Daycomposer, lyricist2004 · 12 releases
  35. Don’t Follow Mecomposer, lyricist1991 · 11 releases
  36. A Pleasant Shade of Gray, Part XIIcomposer, lyricist1997 · 10 releases
  37. Leave the Past Behindcomposer, lyricist1991 · 10 releases
  38. Pieces of Mecomposer, lyricist2000 · 10 releases
  39. The Road Goes On Forevercomposer, lyricist1991 · 10 releases
  40. Pale Firecomposer, lyricist1994 · 9 releases
  41. Part of the Machinecomposer, lyricist1989 · 9 releases
  42. Seven Starswriter2016 · 9 releases
  43. Shades of Heavenly Deathcomposer1988 · 9 releases
  44. Still Remainscomposer, lyricist2000 · 9 releases
  45. Chasing Timecomposer, lyricist1989 · 8 releases
  46. From the Rooftopswriter2016 · 8 releases
  47. Kyrie Eleisonwriter1985 · 8 releases
  48. No Exitcomposer, lyricist1988 · 8 releases
  49. SOSwriter2016 · 8 releases
  50. The Ivory Gate of Dreamscomposer, lyricist1988 · 8 releases
  51. The Light and Shade of Thingswriter2016 · 8 releases
  52. And Yet It Movescomposer, lyricist2013 · 7 releases
  53. Buried Alivewriter1984 · 7 releases
  54. Disconnected, Part 2composer2000 · 7 releases
  55. Epitaphwriter1985 · 7 releases
  56. Fallingwriter2013 · 7 releases
  57. Kiss of Deathwriter1984 · 7 releases
  58. Night on Bröckenwriter1984 · 7 releases
  59. Now Comes the Raincomposer2020 · 7 releases
  60. Pirates of the Undergroundwriter1985 · 7 releases
  61. S.E.K.composer1984 · 7 releases
  62. Scarscomposer2020 · 7 releases
  63. Shadowfaxcomposer1984 · 7 releases
  64. The Callingwriter1984 · 7 releases
  65. Traveler in Timewriter1985 · 7 releases
  66. Disconnected, Part 1composer2000 · 6 releases
  67. Outside Looking Incomposer, lyricist1994 · 6 releases
  68. Radiologuecomposer2009 · 6 releases
  69. Socomposer, lyricist2000 · 6 releases
  70. Something From Nothingcomposer2000 · 6 releases
  71. The Destination Onwardcomposer2020 · 6 releases
  72. The Escape Artistcomposer2009 · 6 releases
  73. White Flagwriter2016 · 6 releases
  74. Wishcomposer, lyricist2004 · 6 releases
  75. Afterglowcomposer, lyricist1994 · 5 releases
  76. Alone We Walkcomposer2020 · 5 releases
  77. Be the Herocomposer2009 · 5 releases
  78. Begin Againcomposer2020 · 5 releases
  79. Bloodcomposer2009 · 5 releases
  80. Circlescomposer, lyricist1995 · 5 releases
  81. Down to the Wirecomposer1994 · 5 releases
  82. Face the Fearcomposer, lyricist1994 · 5 releases
  83. False Startcomposer2009 · 5 releases
  84. Glass Housescomposer2020 · 5 releases
  85. Inward Boundcomposer1994 · 5 releases
  86. Island in the Streamcomposer, lyricist1994 · 5 releases
  87. Liarcomposer2020 · 5 releases
  88. Like Stars Our Eyes Have Seenwriter2016 · 5 releases
  89. Microburst Alertcomposer2009 · 5 releases
  90. One Thousand Fireswriter2013 · 5 releases
  91. Shelter Mecomposer, lyricist1994 · 5 releases
  92. Shuttered Worldcomposer2020 · 5 releases
  93. Simple Humancomposer2004 · 5 releases
  94. Stockholmcomposer2009 · 5 releases
  95. Terminalcomposer2009 · 5 releases
  96. The Ghosts of Homewriter2016 · 5 releases
  97. The Ivory Gate of Dreams: I. Innocencecomposer1988 · 5 releases
  98. The Ivory Gate of Dreams: II. Cold Dazecomposer, lyricist1988 · 5 releases
  99. The Ivory Gate of Dreams: III. Daylight Dreamerscomposer, lyricist1988 · 5 releases
  100. The Ivory Gate of Dreams: IV. Quietuscomposer, lyricist1988 · 5 releases
  101. The Ivory Gate of Dreams: V. Ivory Towercomposer, lyricist1988 · 5 releases
  102. The Ivory Gate of Dreams: VI. Whispers on the Windcomposer, lyricist1988 · 5 releases
  103. The Ivory Gate of Dreams: VII. Aquiescencecomposer, lyricist1988 · 5 releases
  104. The Ivory Gate of Dreams: VIII. Retrospectcomposer1988 · 5 releases
  105. The Last Songcomposer, lyricist2020 · 5 releases
  106. The Longest Shadow of the Daycomposer, lyricist2020 · 5 releases
  107. The Strandcomposer1994 · 5 releases
  108. The Way Homecomposer2020 · 5 releases
  109. Theories of Flightwriter2016 · 5 releases
  110. Under the Suncomposer2020 · 5 releases
  111. We Come Undonecomposer2009 · 5 releases
  112. When Snow Fallscomposer2020 · 5 releases
  113. A Handful of Doubtcomposer, lyricist2004 · 4 releases
  114. Desirewriter2013 · 4 releases
  115. Heal Mecomposer2004 · 4 releases
  116. I Amwriter2013 · 4 releases
  117. Into the Blackwriter2013 · 4 releases
  118. Kneel and Obeycomposer, lyricist2013 · 4 releases
  119. Lighthousewriter2013 · 4 releases
  120. O Chloroformwriter2013 · 4 releases

Songs recorded

  1. A Conference of Clouds
  2. A Way With Words
  3. Any Given Day (Strangers Like Me)
  4. Astronomics
  5. Gay Head
  6. Goodnight, Goodbye
  7. Halo Effect 1
  8. Halo Effect 2
  9. Halo Effect 3
  10. Halo Effect 4
  11. Halo Effect 5
  12. Halo Effect 6
  13. Halo Effect 7
  14. Halo Effect 8
  15. Incense and Myrrh
  16. Laurel Dawn
  17. Metaphysical Soup
  18. Midnight Serenade
  19. Mumbo Jumbo
  20. Neurotically Wired
  21. On the Fence
  22. Palindrome
  23. Pause for Paws
  24. Piscataquog
  25. Remembering Rain
  26. Silent Snow, Secret Snow
  27. Stained Glass Sky
  28. The Air of Autumn
  29. The Language of Silence
  30. The Last Light of August
  31. Three Wishes
  32. Tongue Tied
  33. Winter's Thaw

Albums

First Impressions
First ImpressionsJim Matheos · 1993
Away With Words
Away With WordsJim Matheos · 1999
Halo Effect
Halo EffectJim Matheos · 2014
It’s the World
It’s the WorldTim Bowness feat. Peter Hammill, Jim Matheos & Steven Wilson · 2019

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