DAN SWANÖ – Moontower Reissue Coming In March
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As part of the “Fourth Chapter” of the comprehensive catalogue reissue campaign for Dan Swanö fronted death metallers Edge Of Sanity and prog/hard rock outfit Nightingale, the time is now also come to reissue a definitive version of the first solo by the Swedish vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and acclaimed metal producer (Opeth, Katatonia, Dissection).
Originally released in 1999 to much acclaim due to its stylistically ground-breaking keyboard-oriented, atmospheric and ‘70s rock inspired death metal, Moontower (Reissue) will be out on March 6, 2026 via Century Media Records and InsideOutMusic worldwide.
Next to a careful full remastering treatment by Dan Swanö himself, Moontower (Reissue) comes with plenty of bonus material (several demos and two cover versions) in the following formats:
– Ltd. Deluxe 2CD Jewelcase in O-Card (Incl. the original 8 tracks / 43 min. on 1st disc and 16 bonus tracks / 71 min. on 2nd disc)
– Transparent light blue vinyl LP (180g, 8 tracks)
– Digital Album (Remaster, 8 tracks)
The presale starts today and you can now also check out the new single “Uncreation (Remaster 2026)” in a visualizer created by Costin Chioreanu / Twighlight13Media.
Swanö checked in with the following comment about “Uncreation” as follows: “On almost every album I have been a part of there’s always been that one track where everything fell into place. The song I cannot listen to it without getting that powerful rush that I believe is what keeps a composer chasing the sonic dragon. And on the Moontower album, it’s definitely ‘Uncreation’.
“The birth of ‘Uncreation’ was complicated. It died and was brought back to life and in the end, it turned out to be the best song I ever wrote with growling vocals. I tried to make it as catchy as possible yet still keeping that rather unique ‘Moontower vibe’ going. I was always a sucker for a well-crafted pop song, and I wanted to pay my respect to the magic of a key change in just the right moment, not once, but twice in this track. The guitar solo section, in its pomp meets progressive rock style in 7/8 is my favourite part on the Moontower album. Every note is carefully chosen and performed over and over until I got to exactly where I wanted it to be!”
CD 1: Remaster 2026 (43:47)
1. Sun of the Night (Remaster 2026) (05:14)
2. Patchworks (Remaster 2026) (04:58)
3. Uncreation (Remaster 2026) (05:40)
4. Add Reality (Remaster 2026) (06:16)
5. Creating Illusions (Remaster 2026) (04:12)
6. The Big Sleep (Remaster 2026) (05:17)
7. Encounterparts (Remaster 2026) (06:05)
8. In Empty Phrases (Remaster 2026) (05:59)
CD 2: Bonus Tracks (71:31)
1. Sun of the Night (Demo 1 1997) (05:56)
2. Patchworks (Demo 1998) (05:26)
3. Uncreation (Demo 1 1997) (05:50)
4. Add Reality (Demo 1998) (03:18)
5. Creating Illusions (Demo 1998) (04:15)
6. Encounterparts (Demo 1998) (03:10)
7. In Empty Phrases (Demo 1998) (06:30)
8. Sun of the Night (Demo 2 1998) (05:14)
9. Patchworks (Demo 2 1998) (02:39)
10. Uncreation (Demo 2 1998) (05:43)
11. The Tower (Demo 1998) (00:44)
12. Off the Edge of Sanity (Demo 1997) (03:14)
13. Sun of the Night (Demo 3 1998) (05:16)
14. Patchworks (Demo 3 1998) (04:32)
15. Melissa (Remaster 2026) (05:27) * Mercyful Fate Cover Version
16. Lucretia My Reflection (Remaster 2026) (04:08) * The Sisters Of Mercy Cover Version
The final “Fourth Chapter” of the reissue campaign most recently launched fully remastered re-issues of Edge Of Sanity’s Unorthodox (out on Century Media Records) as well as Nightingale’s White Darkness (out on InsideOutMusic) in December.
