Hightower is a French

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band from

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founded in 2013 by two cousins, Romain Mariani and Jeremie Lombard, who grew up listening to punk rock music from the

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. The band is notable for their combination of heavy vocals and intense melodies which create an original mix of energy and thrill.

Biography

Hightower was founded in 2013 by Romain Mariani (drums) and Jeremie Lombard (guitar) . They were later joined by Alexis Calvi (bass), Benjamin Dubois (guitar) and Vincent Crespel (vocals) In 2014, they recorded their debut

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''Sure. Fine. Whatever.'' at The Omen Room Studio in

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, California. The album was produced by

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. In 2015, their debut album ''Sure. Fine. Whatever.'' was released on

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and CD by Knives Out Records. In the same year, they toured Europe and UK to promote the record. They also played several shows in France, supporting US bands. In late 2016, they recorded their second album "Club Dragon" with

at The Omen Room Studio with Attila Racz on vocals. On May 9, 2017, they signed on

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for the European release. A first single entitled "The Party" was released on May 22 and the release of the album ''

Club Dragon Hightower is a surname which may refer to: People * Alma Julia Hightower (1888-1970), American vocalist * Allison Hightower (born 1988), African-American professional basketball player * Ben Hightower (1918-2003), American football player * Bil ...

'' was planned for September 2017.{{Cite web, url=http://punkonline.co.uk/hightower-preview-new-video-the-party/, title=HIGHTOWER – ‘The Party’, date=May 28, 2017, website=Punk Online, access-date=June 20, 2017, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921144422/http://punkonline.co.uk/hightower-preview-new-video-the-party/, archive-date=September 21, 2017, url-status=dead The band splits in 2021

Discography

Singles

* "The Party", DL,

, 2017

Albums/Eps

* ''Sure. Fine. Whatever.'', LP/CD/DL, Knives Out Records, 2015 * ''

'', LP/CD/Tapes/DL,

/Joe Cool Records, 2017

Compilations

* ''...Already Heard?'', DL, No Panic Records, 2015

References

French punk rock groups Musical groups from Paris