Control and Resistance

by Watchtower

Control and Resistance cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: November 1989
  • Label: Noise International
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 43:09
  • Community rating: 3.79/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Ron Jarzombek, Alan Tecchio, Doug Keyser

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Control and Resistance' is recognized as a foundational release in the technical thrash and progressive metal subgenres. The album is characterized by highly complex rhythmic structures, rapid tempo changes, and Alan Tecchio's high-register vocal performances, pushing the boundaries of heavy metal instrumentation through jazz-fusion-inspired proficiency.

Genres

Descriptors: complex, technical, uncommon-time-signatures, progressive, political

Tracklist

  1. Instruments of Random Murder (4:06)
  2. The Eldritch (3:16)
  3. Mayday in Kiev (5:47)
  4. The Fall of Reason (8:01)
  5. Control and Resistance (6:58)
  6. Hidden Instincts (3:51)
  7. Life Cycles (6:47)
  8. Dangerous Toy (4:20)

Credits

  • Watchtower - primary artist, producer
  • Ron Jarzombek - acoustic guitar, guitar [backwards guitars], electric guitar
  • Birgit Nielsen - art direction
  • Malbuch - artwork [art execution]
  • Doug Keyser - bass guitar
  • Rick Colaluca - drums [hands & feet]
  • Tom Stokinger - engineer [recording engineer]
  • Karl-Ulrich Walterbach - executive-producer
  • Martin Becker - photography by
  • Alan Leeming - recorded by [drums]
  • Alan Tecchio - voice

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