Q&A RAY ALDER

The Fates Warning vocalist discusses his complex second solo album, the future of his main band and playing live without his ‘brothers’.

Dave Ling

Besides fronting US prog metal pioneers Fates Warning since 1987, Ray Alder has his fingers in a number of pies, including Engine, Redemption and, most recently, A-Z. As he unveils a second solo set, suitably entitled II, Prog places a call to the singer’s home in Spain to find out more. After being a ‘band guy’ for so long, how did it feel to release your solo debut, What The Water Wants, in 2019? I like doing a lot of different things, which is why I’m involved in a few projects. A solo album just seemed like the next step. But if Fates Warning is no longer going to release material then I need an outlet. I don’t want to join another band, so a solo career seems the most…

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