Show Notes
Fates Warning - "A Pleasant Shade of Gray"
Released April 22, 1997
Metal Blade Records CEO Brian Slagel talks to Fates Warning singer Ray Alder about their 1997 album "A Pleasant Shade of Gray": an entire album made up of one song. He also talks about the production of the record with Bill Metoyer, who did some engineering on the album.
As always, author Martin Popoff provides some historical significance and impact of the song.
You can watch video of the entire unedited version of the interview HERE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDniJAb7iZ4
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