Facts:   - instrument: vocals , percussion    - years active: 1980 -- present    - caption: ray alder performing with fates warning    - origin: san antonio , texas    - genre: progressive metal , power metal      - birth date: 20 august 1967    - name: ray alder    - background: solo_singer    - image: alder 2007    - associated acts: fates warning , engine , redemption    - occupation: musician   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ray alder .
ray alder -lrb- born as ray balderrama on august 20 , 1967 -rrb- has been the lead vocalist of the progressive metal band fates warning since their 1988 release `` no exit '' .he has released two albums `` engine '' in 1999 and `` superholic '' in 2002 with engine .he also sang on redemption 's albums the origins of ruin , the fullness of time , snowfall on judgment day and this mortal coil , having produced their debut self-titled release in 2002 .he has recently worked with underground emcee/producer necro for his album entitled death rap .ray alder was featured at a show with the band dream theater at los angeles , california on may 18 , 1998 .on march 16 , 2010 , fates warning released a deluxe edition of their 1991 album , parallels .this edition has been fully re-mastered and contains over three hours of music and live footage .parallels was one of fates warning 's most successful releases due to the commercial success of the singles eye to eye , point of view and we only say goodbye .according to metal blade records -lrb- 2010 -rrb- parallels has proven to be one of the most influential albums in the prog and metal genres , despite its hotly debated status among fans as a `` commercial '' sounding album .commenting on the album , ray alder is quoted on the as follows , `` i think it 's one of the best albums we ever put out and i 'm happy that fans have the chance to take a second look at this important record .the lineup , the songs and the cover art all came together to make a great package when originally recorded and the bonus dvd really adds a fresh perspective to the album . ''