-Watchtower-

WatchTower - formed by guitarist Billy White and drummer Rick Colaluca in may 1982, along with guitarist turned bassist, Doug Keyser. The three found singer/bassist Jason McMaster, when Jason met Billy thru an ad at a music store in south Austin. Jason happened to be looking for a guitarist to revive what was basically a cover band with few original songs, while Billy White was in a similar situation,which was a band that was really only looking to play heavy metal covers in the vein of what was gradually becoming the new wave of heavy rock or metal. "I was looking for anyone who wanted to do songs by my favorite metal bands, most of which were from the U.K. and Europe (priest / maiden / raven / thin lizzy / accept / scorpions / ufo-michael schenker / def leppard / angelwitch and saxon,to name a few), as well as the North American metal that had been gaining momentum from the late 70s into the 80s ( rush / riot / Y&T)"

"Billy was with a band I hadn't heard of til I had seen the ad, with what I thought was a strange name (WatchTower), but when he introduced me to bassist Doug Keyser and drummer Rick Colaluca, the singer they had at the time didn't show up for rehearsal that day in may of 1982, leaving the microphone unattended. I sat in with them per their request, and that was it."

From then on, WatchTower did parties and small shows around the Austin area for years to come, playing their favorite metal covers, while building some original material that would change heavy music, " little did we know, maybe forever ".