Hightower (band)

Hightower
Background information
Origin Paris, France
Genres punk rock
Years active 2013–present
Labels
Members
  • Romain Mariani
  • Jérémie Lombard
  • Alexis Calvi
  • Benjamin Dubois
  • Attila Racz
Past members Vincent Crespel

Hightower is a French punk rock band from Paris founded in 2013 by two cousins, Romain Mariani and Jeremie Lombard, who grew up listening to punk rock music from the 1990s. The band is notable for their combination of heavy vocals and intense melodies which create an original mix of energy and thrill.[1][2]

Biography

Hightower was founded in 2013 by Romain Mariani, the drummer, and Jeremie Lombard, the guitarist. They met Alexis Calvi and Benjamin Dubois who play the bass and the guitar. Vincent Crespel, who used to play the guitar, decided to take the lead on vocals.

In 2014, they record their debut album Sure. Fine. Whatever. at the Omen Room Studios in Los Angeles, California. The album was produced by Steve Evetts.

In the same year, they toured Finland and France with the band One Hidden Frame.

In 2015, their debut album Sure. Fine. Whatever. was released on vinyl and CD by Knives Out Records.[3] They started a European tour with the band Fake Shakes (in France, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria, Slovakia).[4][5][6] In April, they tour Great Britain with the band Fairview.[7]

In 2016, they played a few festivals as the Rhinos Feroces[8] and played both in France and Germany.

In late 2016, they decided to fly to Los Angeles to record their second album with Steve Evetts at the Omen Room Studios.

On May 9, 2017, they signed on Krod Records for European release.[9]

A first single entitled The Party was released on May 22 and the release of the album Club Dragon was planned for September 2017.[10][11][12]

Discography

Singles

Albums/Eps

  • Sure. Fine. Whatever., LP/CD/DL, Knives Out Records, 2015
  • Club Dragon, LP/CD/Tapes/DL, Krod Records/Joe Cool Records, 2017

Compilations

  • ...Already Heard?, DL, No Panic Records, 2015

References

  1. ↑ "HIGHTOWER - Sure. Fine. Whatever. (Knives Out) - 02/04/2015 @ 07h42". VS Webzine (in French). April 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Chronique : Hightower - Sure.Fine.Whatever". Alternativ News (in French). October 26, 2015.
  3. ↑ "HIGHTOWER : "SURE. FINE. WHATEVER." EN ÉCOUTE". Rock Ur Life (in French). October 24, 2014.
  4. ↑ "HIGHTOWER & FAKE SHAKES - DEAD MEN SLIDING / European Winter Tour 2015". All Events.
  5. ↑ "HIGHTOWER (EX MEMBERS OF PROVIDENCE, FIERCE) SIGN WITH KNIVES OUT RECORDS". Idioteq. April 10, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Hightower bosseront toujours plus dur que vous". Noisey (in French). April 13, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Hightower release music video for "Cobblepot," announce U.K. tour dates". For The Love Of Punk. April 16, 2015.
  8. ↑ "06/07 05 16 LES RHINOFEROCES #2". Zinor (in French). May 6, 2016.
  9. ↑ "HIGHTOWER mit brandneuem Musikvideo". Burn Your Ears (in German). May 22, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Hightower – Club Dragon: Neues Album und erste Single". Stageload (in German). May 23, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Hightower release music video for new single "The Party"". Punkanormal Activity. May 27, 2017.
  12. ↑ "HIGHTOWER – 'The Party'". Punk Online. May 28, 2017.
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