---
title: "Awaken the Guardian by Fates Warning"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/557e1ff1-9e2d-3f15-a0c2-ab89bb87b86d"
artist: "Fates Warning"
year: 1986
label: "Enigma"
---

# Awaken the Guardian

**Awaken the Guardian** is an album by Fates Warning, released in 1986 on Enigma.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | Awaken the Guardian |
| Artist | Fates Warning |
| Type | Album |
| Year | 1986 |
| Label | Enigma |
| Catalog number | ST-73231 |
| Tracks | 8 |
| Place in discography | 3 of 14 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | The Sorceress | 5:42 |
| 2 | Valley of the Dolls | 5:22 |
| 3 | Fata Morgana | 5:21 |
| 4 | Guardian | 7:31 |
| 5 | Prelude to Ruin | 7:21 |
| 6 | Giant’s Lore (Heart of Winter) | 6:00 |
| 7 | Time Long Past | 1:40 |
| 8 | Exodus | 8:35 |

## Genres

[Progressive Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metal) · [Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal)

## Release tags

Heavy Metal · Progressive Metal

## In the discography

- Previous release: [The Spectre Within (1985)](https://themetalnet.com/album/ea8da7c5-bd0b-3024-aa64-f5123bbb71be)
- Next release: [No Exit (1988)](https://themetalnet.com/album/71f50c48-40e7-3a7c-9b58-22488311843e)

## Artist

- [Fates Warning](https://themetalnet.com/band/fates-warning)

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/album/557e1ff1-9e2d-3f15-a0c2-ab89bb87b86d](https://themetalnet.com/album/557e1ff1-9e2d-3f15-a0c2-ab89bb87b86d). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt