Band
Watchtower
Facts
- Genre
- Thrash Metal
- Origin
- Austin, United States
- Formed
- 1982
- Releases
- 3
Biography
Watchtower is an American progressive metal band based in Austin, Texas, active from 1982 to 1993 and they have reunited occasionally since 1999. The band has released two studio albums―Energetic Disassembly (1985) and Control and Resistance (1989)―as well as one compilation album, four digital singles, one EP and three demo cassettes, and has been featured on numerous compilation albums. They are also notable for featuring vocalist Jason McMaster, who left Watchtower after the release of Energetic Disassembly to form Dangerous Toys, and was replaced by Alan Tecchio, who appeared on Control and Resistance and the band's 2016 EP Concepts of Math: Book One. After leaving the band once again in 2010, McMaster returned to Watchtower a second time in 2023.
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Genres
Current line-up
| Musician | Instruments | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Ron Jarzombek | Guitar family | 1987 to present |
| Alan Tecchio | ||
| Doug Keyser | Bass | 1982 to present |
Former members
| Musician | Instruments | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Jason McMaster | Lead vocals | 1982 to 2009 |
| Scott Jeffreys | Lead vocals | 1990 to 1990 |
| Billy White | Electric guitar | 1982 to 1986 |
Albums
Other releases
EPs, demos, live records and compilations.
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