PRESS RELEASE: Hot off the heels of an intensive touring schedule since the release of 2021’s “Shock To The System”, TOWER hit the studio with acclaimed producer and engineer Arthur Rizk in Fall of 2024 to record “Let There Be Dark”, which will see the light of day this spring.
According to the band, “Let There Be Dark” was influenced by the current foreboding state of the world, and it shows—its first single, “Under The Chapel”, is an ominous hymn that cascades through a nightmarish dreamscape, amplified with backing vocals by Jason Tarpey from Eternal Champion.
“The song’s lyrics and melody were inspired by a Yiddish lullaby my grandmother would sing to me as a child,” says frontwoman Sarabeth Linden. “It always felt extremely haunting. It was really cool to use that as inspiration and also pay homage to my grandmother and my heritage.”
The 7-inch, “Under The Chapel”(c/w Iron Clad), and accompanying music video will be released on February 21, just in time for TOWER’s return to the stage in select cities in Europe. The band will be bashing out the single’s two tracks and older favorites during the run.
“These [last 4 years] years have hardened and matured us if nothing else,” says guitarist James Danzo. “I hear less rock ‘n roll influence in our music now. We went from straddling the fence between rock and metal to landing squarely on the metal side.”
“I agree with James with how we’ve grown and matured as a band,” adds Linden. “However, rock n roll is here to stay! And the rock definitely still influences our music, at least lyrically and melodically speaking. I believe we’ve gained more confidence, especially when it comes to taking more risks in songwriting and recording in the studio.”
