The music itself is extremely well-composed and offers a perfect accompaniment for dark literature. Just imagine the symphonic instrumentals of various Black Metal bands such as Cradle of Filth, and you will have a sense of Nox Arcana's music. The haunting tracks evoke a sense of dread for that which lurks around each corner of the numerous chambers of The Dark Tower, and illustrates perfectly the forlorn shadow-kingdom where darkness and other sinister forces dwell. Ghostly voices whisper in the wind and deliver warnings to those who would dare enter this domain of the dead. Majestic piano passages combine with romantic and ominous symphonic melodies to create an atmosphere of melancholy and horror. Vargo's compositions are indeed darksome, mystic and haunting. The concept follows the stories in Vargo's book, Tales From The Dark Tower, providing a gothic soundscape of sinister pipe organs, tolling bells and chanting choirs.
Joseph Vargo, who composes and performs all of the music for this one-man-band, also creates the stunningly creepy artwork for the cd booklet. The latest, long-anticipated release from Nox Arcana offers a monumental musical journey though the mysteries of The Dark Tower, the haunted domain of vampires and forlorn spirits. Joseph Vargo brings his dark visions to life with his masterful blend of haunting melodies, ominous orchestrations and chilling sound effects, creating a brooding soundtrack of mystery and menace for his Dark Tower book series. The Dark Tower marks Nox Arcana's 16th concept album, each of which offers a unique and different Gothic theme. Eerie piano and pipe organ melodies echo through haunted halls, ghostly choirs chant to the rhythm of tolling bells, epic orchestrations stir powerful emotions, while the cries of wolves, ravens and restless spirits echo in the dead of night.
Nox Arcana invites you to explore a realm of gothic mystery, horror and romance with this dark symphony of the night. They are the spirits that haunt the blackest wells of midnight-trapped between the realms of the living and the dead, forsaken and cursed to forever dwell beneath the shadow of The Dark Tower. Born of the Night, they lurk in the shadows-gargoyles of living stone, lost souls who wander mist-shrouded cemeteries, and vampires who dwell deep within forbidden crypts.
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