A Twist of Fate is an EP by singerJohn Arch, released on June 17, 2003 throughMetal Blade Records. At the time, the EP was Arch's first musical work in over seventeen years since leavingprogressive metal bandFates Warning in 1987, with whom he recorded their first three albums; the last beingAwaken the Guardian (1986).[3] Consisting of two tracks,A Twist of Fate features Fates Warning founder and guitaristJim Matheos, with whom Arch would later release a collaborative album in 2011, entitledSympathetic Resonance, under the banner of Arch/Matheos. Also among the line-up areDream Theater drummerMike Portnoy and current Fates Warning bassistJoey Vera.