North Sea Echoes, the new band featuring Fates Warning members Ray Alder and Jim Matheos, have released a new single from their upcoming studio debut, the track “Unmoved”. The accompanying music video features both Alder and Matheos.

This marks the second single off the duo’s debut full-length, Really Good Terrible Things, which will see a February 23rd , 2024 release via Metal Blade.

Speaking on the lyrical concepts behind “Unmoved”, Ray Alder shares:

Some people dealing with depression often exhibit a remarkable ability to conceal their inner struggles by presenting a facade of happiness to the world.

Alder has been the vocalist and main co-writer for prog metal heroes Fates Warning for the past 35 years. With them, he has recorded 10 albums between 1988 (No Exit) and 2020 (Long Day Good Night). Further rounding out his discography are seven albums with Redemption, two solo albums, and the band A-Z with Mark Zonder, which debuted in 2022.

Prolific and pioneering guitarist/producer Matheos is a co-founder of Fates Warning, the lineup debuting with 1984’s Night on Bröcken on Metal Blade. In addition to 13 albums with Fates, Matheos’ other work includes several solo albums, four albums alongside former Dream Theater keyboardist Kevin Moore, under the name OSI, and new band, Kings of Mercia, a lineup that’s been termed “a hybrid; it’s heavy, but not metal.”