[Helm]

As I love both Fates Warning and Kevin Moore's solo efforts in Chroma Key it would be kinda tough to not like OSI. Actually one of the best records I've bought it a while. The next best thing to a new FW release. I love most of the songs on the OSI debut, besides the annoying Shutdown. What Jim Matheos saw in Porcupine Tree's constantly whining frontman is beyond me. The fully sampled piece (we'll let you know) is simply beautiful. Shame you can't play it for shit under standard tuning (it's DADGAD, I think).

If you like OSI, you're going to like latter day Fates Warning. Try anything after No Exit. And if you also like Power Metal, try everything from No Exit and before also, since FW, when they were a power metal band, were simply the best power metal band around.

Also, check out Jim Matheos' solo accoustic work in First Impressions and Away with Words. Very nice stuff.

The next FW album is going to be the best thing ever, I tell you.