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Tower is Gothic/doom/melodic death metal with oriental sounds, band from Lidzbark Warmiński, Poland, which was active between 1994 and 1999; reunited in 2020. The band founded in 1994 (originally as Gothic Flowers) by Piotr Kolleck, who together with the bands Aion, Medebor, Sirrah and Sacriversum co-created the heavier part of the Gothic Metal scene in Poland. In the 90s, the group released two very well-received albums: “The Swan Princess” (1998) and “Mercury” (1999). In 1999, the formation performed at the Metalmania festival – one of the largest Metal festivals in this part of Europe, and appeared as a support for Bruce Dickinson. Unfortunately, the band broke up in 1999, just before the planned concert at the Castle Party festival. After the band broke up, the leader Piotr Kolleck decided to register material for a new album called “Raven”, at Selani Studio in Olsztyn. He invited to cooperate: Leszek Rakowski (bass), DJ Qlhead and Szymon Czech. In 2020, the Tower band officially returned. In cooperation with the Russian label GS Productions (http://gsp-music.com), the albums “The Swan Princess”, “Mercury” and “Raven” were re-released. All these three titles were released in the form of a 6-panel Digipak called “Trilogy”. The premiere took place on April 3, 2021. May 3, 2021, the album “Uriel” was released. This is the latest studio album of Tower, which refers to the band’s roots, but with a richer instrumental layer containing elements of film and Industrial music. Guest singing on the album: Eva Ortiz and Liv Kari. The author of the new covers for the reissues of “The Swan Princess” and “Mercury” albums as well as the new “Raven” and “Uriel” releases is Blackdante, cooperating with Kalmankantaja and Sieged Mind, among others. Piotr Kolleck is responsible for the mix, while the Russian musician and producer – Anton Shafarostov – for mastering.