Why This CD Matters
Inside Out captures Fates Warning refining their balance of progressive metal complexity and melodic songwriting during the mid-1990s. Featuring atmospheric compositions and technical musicianship across tracks like “Pale Fire,” “Monument,” and “Island In The Stream,” the album reflects the band’s evolution into a more emotionally layered and accessible progressive sound. It remains an important release within the development of American progressive metal before the genre’s wider mainstream expansion.
Collector Note
Original 1994 US pressing on Metal Blade Records and Priority Records. Mid-1990s Fates Warning albums remain highly respected among progressive metal collectors and longtime fans of technical heavy music.
Availability
Single copy available—once it’s gone, it’s gone.
Condition & Details
CD: VG+ with light surface wear not affecting playback
Case: VG+ with normal shelf wear
Booklet: VG+ with minor handling wear
Technical Details
Format: CD, Album
Label: Metal Blade Records – P2 53915 / Priority Records – P2 53915
Country: US
Released: 1994
Genre: Rock
Style: Progressive Metal
Matrix / Runout
Not specified
Tracklist
Outside Looking In – 4:50
Pale Fire – 4:17
The Strand – 5:29
Shelter Me – 4:45
Island In The Stream – 6:30
Down To The Wire – 4:30
Face The Fear – 5:37
Inward Bound – 2:34
Monument – 6:34
Afterglow – 3:26
Shipping & Handling
Cleaned with alcohol swabs
Shipped in protective CD bags
Cracked cases replaced before shipping
Packed securely for safe delivery
About Maple City Music
Maple City Music is a veteran-owned record store in Vermont focused on honest grading, fair pricing, and high-quality media. Every item is carefully inspected, cleaned, and prepared so it arrives exactly as described.
Why This CD Matters
Inside Out captures Fates Warning refining their balance of progressive metal complexity and melodic songwriting during the mid-1990s. Featuring atmospheric compositions and technical musicianship across tracks like “Pale Fire,” “Monument,” and “Island In The Stream,” the album reflects the band’s evolution into a more emotionally layered and accessible progressive sound. It remains an important release within the development of American progressive metal before the genre’s wider mainstream expansion.
Collector Note
Original 1994 US pressing on Metal Blade Records and Priority Records. Mid-1990s Fates Warning albums remain highly respected among progressive metal collectors and longtime fans of technical heavy music.
Availability
Single copy available—once it’s gone, it’s gone.
Condition & Details
CD: VG+ with light surface wear not affecting playback
Case: VG+ with normal shelf wear
Booklet: VG+ with minor handling wear
Technical Details
Format: CD, Album
Label: Metal Blade Records – P2 53915 / Priority Records – P2 53915
Country: US
Released: 1994
Genre: Rock
Style: Progressive Metal
Matrix / Runout
Not specified
Tracklist
Outside Looking In – 4:50
Pale Fire – 4:17
The Strand – 5:29
Shelter Me – 4:45
Island In The Stream – 6:30
Down To The Wire – 4:30
Face The Fear – 5:37
Inward Bound – 2:34
Monument – 6:34
Afterglow – 3:26
Shipping & Handling
Cleaned with alcohol swabs
Shipped in protective CD bags
Cracked cases replaced before shipping
Packed securely for safe delivery
About Maple City Music
Maple City Music is a veteran-owned record store in Vermont focused on honest grading, fair pricing, and high-quality media. Every item is carefully inspected, cleaned, and prepared so it arrives exactly as described.
