Moontower

For the lighting structure, see Moonlight tower.

Moontower is a solo studio album by Swedish extreme metal musician Dan Swanö. As of 2025, it is Swanö's only solo album.

Moontower
Studio album by Dan Swanö
Released	25 January 1999
Recorded	April 1998 at The Sanctuary
Genre	Progressive death metal
Length	43:44
Label	Black Mark
Producer	Dan Swanö

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The album has a death metal sound heavily influenced by progressive rock, similar to that of Opeth; Dan Swanö described the album as sounding like “If Rush played death metal in the 1970s”. The album cover is a close up of Swanö's own eye.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sun of the Night"	5:14
2.	"Patchworks"	4:59
3.	"Uncreation"	5:40
4.	"Add Reality"	6:17
5.	"Creating Illusions"	4:13
6.	"The Big Sleep"	5:17
7.	"Encounterparts"	6:06
8.	"In Empty Phrases"	5:58
Total length:		43:44

Credits

• Dan Swanö – vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, drums, producer, engineering, mixing

Additional personnel

• Peter in de Betou – mastering
• Anders Storm – photography, layout