The Dark Tower (album)

The Dark Tower
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2011
GenreGothic, Dark ambient, Neoclassical
LabelMonolith Graphics
Nox Arcana chronology
House of Nightmares
(2010)
The Dark Tower
(2011)
Winter's Majesty
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Music Street Journal
Gravediggers Local 16
Malefick Music

The Dark Tower is the sixteenth concept album by Nox Arcana, released as the soundtrack for The Dark Tower book series by Joseph Vargo.

Narratives at the beginning and end of the album provide the storyline of an ancient castle inhabited by a vampire and haunted by ghosts and living gargoyles. The story is set during the time of the First Crusade. The music is predominantly instrumental with piano and pipe organ melodies accented by choirs, chanting, tolling bells and sound effects. Like other Halloween-themed albums by Nox Arcana, this one also contains a secret interactive puzzle that relates to the characters from the books.

The Dark Tower CD ranked at No. 1 on the Amazon Halloween music category for 28 weeks.