# Jim Matheos
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{{short description|American songwriter}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2015}}
{{Infobox musical artist
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| name = Jim Matheos
| image = Jim Matheos (Fates Warning)2.jpg
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| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name =
| alias =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|11|22}}
| birth_place =[Westfield, Massachusetts](/source/Westfield%2C_Massachusetts), U.S.
| death_date =
| instrument = Guitar, bass, keyboards, [bouzouki](/source/bouzouki), [programming](/source/Programming_(music))
| genre = [Progressive metal](/source/Progressive_metal)
| occupation = Musician, songwriter
| years_active = 1982–present
| label =
| associated_acts = [Fates Warning](/source/Fates_Warning), [OSI](/source/OSI_(band))
| website =
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'''Jim Matheos''' (born November 22, 1962) is an American guitarist and the primary songwriter for the [progressive metal](/source/progressive_metal) band [Fates Warning](/source/Fates_Warning), in which he has been the only consistent member since the group's beginning. Matheos also plays in [OSI](/source/OSI_(band)) alongside [Kevin Moore](/source/Kevin_Moore) ([Chroma Key](/source/Chroma_Key), ex-[Dream Theater](/source/Dream_Theater)), as well as making other appearances with many different bands and artists.
He has also released two solo instrumental albums on [Metal Blade Records](/source/Metal_Blade_Records).[{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=jim-matheos-p201880/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Jim Matheos|last=Huey|first=Steve|work=[Allmusic](/source/Allmusic)|accessdate=November 13, 2010}}]
In 2003, Matheos collaborated with original Fates Warning vocalist [John Arch](/source/John_Arch) on 2003's ''[A Twist of Fate](/source/A_Twist_of_Fate)'', Arch's first professional recording since leaving Fates Warning in 1987. The two later collaborated as Arch/Matheos, releasing full-length albums ''[Sympathetic Resonance](/source/Sympathetic_Resonance_(album))'' in 2011 and ''Winter Ethereal'' in 2019.
[Fates Warning](/source/Fates_Warning) has released thirteen studio albums since their formation in 1982. Their latest studio album, ''[Long Day Good Night](/source/Long_Day_Good_Night)'', was released in 2020.
On February 17, 2014, Matheos released an experimental guitar album called Halo Effect. It was released by the independent record label [Burning Shed](/source/Burning_Shed).
==Discography==
===With Fates Warning===
* ''[Night on Bröcken](/source/Night_on_Br%C3%B6cken)'' (1984)
* ''[The Spectre Within](/source/The_Spectre_Within)'' (1985)
* ''[Awaken the Guardian](/source/Awaken_the_Guardian)'' (1986)
* ''[No Exit](/source/No_Exit_(Fates_Warning_album))'' (1988)
* ''[Perfect Symmetry](/source/Perfect_Symmetry_(Fates_Warning_album))'' (1989)
* ''[Parallels](/source/Parallels_(album))'' (1991)
* ''[Inside Out](/source/Inside_Out_(Fates_Warning_album))'' (1994)
* ''[Chasing Time](/source/Chasing_Time_(compilation))'' (1995)
* ''[A Pleasant Shade of Gray](/source/A_Pleasant_Shade_of_Gray)'' (1997)
* ''[Still Life](/source/Still_Life_(Fates_Warning_album))'' (1998)
* ''[Disconnected](/source/Disconnected_(Fates_Warning_album))'' (2000)
* ''[FWX](/source/FWX)'' (2004)
* ''[Darkness in a Different Light](/source/Darkness_in_a_Different_Light)'' (2013)
* ''[Theories of Flight](/source/Theories_of_Flight)'' (2016)
* ''[Live Over Europe](/source/Live_Over_Europe_(Fates_Warning_album))'' (2018)
* ''[Long Day Good Night](/source/Long_Day_Good_Night)'' (2020)
alt=Jim Matheos with Fates Warning|none|thumb|Jim Matheos with Fates Warning in Bratislava, Slovakia (2017)
===With OSI===
* ''[Office of Strategic Influence](/source/Office_of_Strategic_Influence_(album))'' (2003)
* ''[Free](/source/Free_(OSI_album))'' (2006)
* ''[Blood](/source/Blood_(OSI_album))'' (2009)
* ''[Fire Make Thunder](/source/Fire_Make_Thunder)'' (2012)
===With Gordian Knot===
* ''[Emergent](/source/Emergent_(album))'' (2003)
===With John Arch===
* ''[A Twist of Fate](/source/A_Twist_of_Fate)'' (2003)
===With John Arch (Arch/Matheos)===
* ''[Sympathetic Resonance](/source/Sympathetic_Resonance_(album))'' (2011)[{{cite web|url=http://www.metalblade.com/news/06-20-11-04.html|title=Metal Blade Records|website=metalblade.com}}]
* ''[Winter Ethereal](/source/Winter_Ethereal)'' (2019)[{{cite web|url=https://www.metalblade.com/archmatheos|title=Metal Blade Records|website=metalblade.com }}]
===With Memories of Machines===
* ''[Warm Winter](/source/Warm_Winter)'' (2011)
===Solo===
* ''[First Impressions](/source/First_Impressions_(Jim_Matheos_album))'' (1993)[{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=first-impressions-r251529/review|pure_url=yes}}|title=Review: ''First Impressions''|last=Taylor|first=Robert|publisher=[Allmusic](/source/Allmusic)|accessdate=November 13, 2010}}]
* ''[Away With Words](/source/Away_With_Words_(album))'' (1999)[{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=away-with-words-r428353/review|pure_url=yes}}|title=Review: A''way with Words''|last=Huey|first=Steve|publisher=[Allmusic](/source/Allmusic)|accessdate=November 13, 2010}}]
* ''[Halo Effect](/source/Halo_Effect_(album))'' (2014)[{{cite web|url=https://www.burningshed.com/store/label/product/138/5440/|title=Burning Shed|website=burningshed.com}}]
===With Tuesday the Sky===
* ''[Drift](/source/Drift_(Tuesday_the_Sky_album))'' (2017) [{{cite web|url=http://tuesdaythesky.com/music/|title=Music }}]
* ''[The Blurred Horizon](/source/The_Blurred_Horizon)'' (2021) [{{cite web|url=http://tuesdaythesky.com/music/|title=Music }}]
* ''[Indoor Enthusiast](/source/Indoor_Enthusiast)'' (2025)
===With Kings of Mercia===
* ''Kings of Mercia'' (2022)
* ''Battle Scars'' (2024)
=== With North Sea Echoes ===
* ''Really Good Terrible Things'' (2024)
==Equipment==
===Guitar Rig & Signal Flow===
A detailed gear diagram of Jim Matheos' 2012 Fates Warning guitar rig is well-documented.[Cooper, Adam (November 18, 2011). [http://www.guitargeek.com/jim-matheos-fates-warning-2011-guitar-rig-and-gear-setup-diagram/ "Jim Matheos' 2011 Fates Warning Guitar Rig"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303090559/http://www.guitargeek.com/jim-matheos-fates-warning-2011-guitar-rig-and-gear-setup-diagram/ |date=March 3, 2015 }}. GuitarGeek.Com]
== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://jimmatheos.com The official Jim Matheos site].
* [http://fateswarning.com The official Fates Warning site].
* [http://www.archmatheos.com The official Arch/Matheos site].
* [http://osiband.com/ The official OSI site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714225707/http://osiband.com/ |date=July 14, 2014 }}.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061113061357/http://www.burningshed.com/index.asp?page=band&main=shops&id=137 The official online OSI shop].
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Category:American heavy metal guitarists
Category:Progressive metal guitarists
Category:Songwriters from Massachusetts
Category:Living people
Category:People from Westfield, Massachusetts
Category:American people of Greek descent
Category:Guitarists from Massachusetts
Category:1962 births
Category:American male guitarists
Category:Fates Warning members
Category:20th-century American guitarists
Category:20th-century American male musicians
Category:Gordian Knot (band) members
Category:American male songwriters
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