Watchtower is tagged as: progressive metal, thrash metal, technical thrash metal, progressive thrash metal, technical metal
The ultimate progressive/technical thrash band, WatchTower ushered in a new era of extreme metal with their 1985 debut album, Energetic Disassembly, hailed as “Rush meets Metallica at 200 mph” by one publication. Featuring an array of chaotic time changes, aggressive vocals, and possibly one of the most accomplished rhythm sections in metal, this was one of the highlights of metal in the ’80s. By 1989 WatchTower’s line-up had changed when they released their sophomore effort, Control And Resistance. The album’s quality did not diminish, although the overall atmosphere was a bit more reined in compared with the wildness of their debut. While WatchTower never attained mainstream success, they are considered the godfathers of the progressive/technical metal movement and have been cited as an influence on other progressive bands such as Dream Theater, Cynic, Atheist, Death, Sieges Even, and Spiral Architect.
After the release of ‘Control And Resistance’ the band went on indefinite hiatus, with Doug Keyser and Rick Colaluca jumping to Retarted Elf and Ron Jarzombek launching Spastic Ink after recovering from multiple hand surgeries. Keyser, Colaluca, and Jarzombek reunited with original vocalist Jason McMaster in 1999 to record the song &...
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