American progressive/technical thrash band formed in Austin, Texas in 1982, widely cited in these reviews as pioneers of progressive metal and techno-metal, known for extreme technical complexity and influence on later bands.

Formed in Austin, Texas (1982). Key members mentioned in the reviews: Billy White (guitarist and founder), Ron Jarzombek (guitarist; later joined from S.A. Slayer and led other projects such as Spastic Ink), Jason McMaster (early singer), Alan Tecchio (singer on Control and Resistance, previously of Hades), Rick Colaluca (drums), Doug Keyser (bass). Notable albums discussed: Energetic Disassembly (1986), Control and Resistance (1989), Concepts Of Math: Book One (EP, 2024).

Watchtower are presented in these reviews as pioneering, highly technical progressive/techno-thrash musicians from Austin, Texas (formed 1982). Their albums are praised for extreme complexity, virtuosity, and influence. Recommended for listeners who enjoy dense, challenging metal.

For:Fans of technical/progressive metal, musicians and listeners who appreciate complex time signatures and extreme instrumental virtuosity.

 This is one of the most difficult albums you can find in the metal realm and is almost unique in its genre

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 Let's call them by their name, i.e., pioneers; because they were the first to make “techno, jazz, speed metal” as their genre is defined by singer Jason McMaster or more simply the embryo of progressive metal.

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 After their last work in 1989 (the cerebral Control and Resistance), their main member Ron Jarzombek, a mad and hyper-creative nerd guitarist, embarked on a career first with Spastic Ink (a metal/jazz experimental group) and then as a solo artist in the late '90s.

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