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1.StopThe Sorceress – Fates Warning 05:42
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2.StopValley of the Dolls – Fates Warning 05:21
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3.StopFata Morgana – Fates Warning 05:24
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4.StopGuardian – Fates Warning 07:31
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5.StopPrelude to Ruin – Fates Warning 07:22
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6.StopGiant's Lore (Heart of Winter) – Fates Warning 05:59
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7.StopTime Long Past [Instrumental] – Fates Warning 01:50
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8.StopExodus – Fates Warning 08:33
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9.StopThe Sorceress [Demo Version] – Fates Warning 05:27
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10.StopValley of the Dolls [Demo Version] – Fates Warning 05:33
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11.StopPrelude to Ruin [Demo Version] – Fates Warning 07:06
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12.StopFata Morgana [Live] – Fates Warning 05:08
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13.StopDamnation [Live] – Fates Warning 05:44
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14.StopThe Apparition [Live] – Fates Warning 05:57
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15.StopThe Sorceress [Live] – Fates Warning 04:51
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16.StopGuardian [Live] – Fates Warning 06:40
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17.StopDie Young [Live] – Fates Warning 04:04
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18.Valley of the Dolls [DVD][*] – Fates Warning 00:00
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19.Pirates of the Underground [DVD][*] – Fates Warning 00:00
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20.Orphan Gypsy [DVD][*] – Fates Warning 00:00
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21.Fata Morgana [DVD][*] – Fates Warning 00:00
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22.Traveler in Time [DVD][*] – Fates Warning 00:00
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23.The Sorceress [DVD][*] – Fates Warning 00:00
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24.Guardian [DVD][*] – Fates Warning 00:00
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25.Prelude to Ruin [DVD][*] – Fates Warning 00:00
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26.Damnation [DVD][*] – Fates Warning 00:00
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27.The Apparition [DVD][*] – Fates Warning 00:00
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28.Die Young [DVD][*] – Fates Warning 00:00
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29.Kiss of Death [DVD][*] – Fates Warning 00:00
Recorded in 1986, Awaken the Guardian was not Fates Warning's first album -- it was actually their third. Awaken the Guardian was, however, the first Fates Warning album to chart in Billboard -- and it was an album that turned a lot of headbangers into Fates Warning fans. Nineteen years after the original LP release of Awaken the Guardian, Metal Blade provided this special collectors' edition -- and what started out as a vinyl LP in 1986 became, in late June 2005, a three-disc set (two audio CDs and a live DVD video). While disc one is a straight reissue of Awaken the Guardian (it contains the same eight songs in the same order) and disc two consists of both live material and demos, the DVD focuses on a December 28, 1986 show in Long Island NY (where Fates Warning perform a combination of songs from Awaken the Guardian and their two previous albums Night on Brocken and The Spectre Within). Unfortunately, the DVD isn't a professionally filmed video, but its inclusion is still a good thing because it gives headbangers a rare chance to actually see (as opposed to simply hearing) the band during their John Arch era. Arch's high-pitched lead vocals are -- much like the vocals of Rush's Geddy Lee -- an acquired taste. Some found Arch, like Lee, to be shrill and said the same thing about Ray Alder when he replaced Arch in 1987. But Arch has plenty of admirers, and headbangers who appreciate his piercing wail generally agree that Awaken the Guardian is the best album that Fates Warning recorded during their Arch period (when they had yet to fully express their interest in progressive rock). This deluxe package is not recommended to casual listeners but rather, was designed for collectors and Fates Warning's most hardcore fans -- and those who fit that description will find a lot to enjoy about Metal Blade's three-disc version of Awaken the Guardian, Rovi
- Genre: Rock
- Category Progressive Metal, Heavy Metal
- Label: METAL BLADE
- Release Date: June 28, 2005
- Artist: Fates Warning
- Additional Artist: John Arch (Vocals)