Arch / Matheos

This has been a season of change for yours truly. After 30 years of writing non-stop about hard rock and metal, I semi-retired this summer. For the first time in three decades, I didn’t close out there year with dozens of album reviews…

In progressive metal circles, the names of guitarist Jim Matheos and vocalist John Arch are spoken with due reverence. With the former having been a driving force in Fates Warning for thirty-five years, and the latter the original front-man…