Members of Crusades, The Visitors form Black Tower

Members of Ottawa punk outfits Crusades, The Visitors, and The Creeps have formed Black Tower. The band is wrapping work on their first LP, The Secret Fire, which they describe as "eight songs of NWOBHM/1st and 2nd wave Black Metal-influenced heavy metal/punk rock."

The album was recorded by fellow Ottawa native Topon Das of death metal titans Fuck The Facts. You can stream their demo here.