Fates Warning have entered the sales charts in various countries with their new album, Theories Of Flight, released last week via InsideOutMusic. Here are some of the chart results:

Germany: # 12
Italy: # 80
The Netherlands: # 70
Belgium (Flemish): # 175
US: # 2 Billboard Heatseekers / # 62 Current Top 200 Albums

Vocalist Ray Alder checked in with the following comment: "Thanks to everyone who contributed to this amazing first week. We're blown away by the response so far. Thanks again!"

A new drum and bass play-through video (with a slightly adapted audio mix) for the song "White Flag" can be found below.

Theories Of Flight is available in the standard version and a two disc, Mediabook edition, which will include a trio of unreleased originals, as well as three additional, never heard, cover tunes. A double-LP version is also available. The bonus disc is entirely acoustic.

The tracklisting is as follows:

CD 1
“From The Rooftops” (6:52)
“Seven Stars” (5:33)
“SOS” (4:34)
“The Light And Shade Of Things” (10:14)
“White Flag” (5:20)
“Like Stars Our Eyes Have Seen” (5:13)
“The Ghosts Of Home” (10:31)
“Theories of Flight” (4:00)

CD 2 – Acoustic Bonus Disc:
“Firefly” (3:15)
“Seven Stars” (4:25)
“Another Perfect Day” (3:25)
“Pray Your Gods” (3:45) - Toad The Wet Sprocket cover
“Adela” (2:25) Joaquin Rodrigo cover
“Rain” (4:03) Uriah Heep cover

“White Flag” drum/bass playthrough:

“White Flag” guitar playthrough:

"From The Rooftops" lyric video:

Album sampler:

Guitarist Mike Abdow will be touring with Fates Warning for their upcoming live dates. Frank Aresti, who performs a couple of solos on the band’s upcoming new album, will not be able to tour with Fates Waring “for the foreseeable future”.

Says guitarist and main composer Jim Matheos: “To clarify Frank's status with the band, he contributed a couple killer solos on the new record (Mike Abdow did one as well), but due to his current work commitments he will not be able to tour with the band for the foreseeable future. He remains part of the extended FW family and the door is always open for him to return anytime his schedule permits. We hope to have an album sampler up later this week and the first full song shortly after that. As always, thanks for your support."

Frank Aresti states: “I absolutely love Theories Of Flight, and I'm proud to be a part of it. I'll continue to do as much as I can, as often as I can, with the band. Meantime, they're in good hands with Mike Abdow, a great guitarist and a great guy. I wish them the best of luck, and look forward to sitting in on a song (or two).”