TEMPERANCE Italian Symphonic Power Metallers Release Third Single, “The Tower: Lean Into Fear”!

Since forming, the band has released seven studio albums and toured with the incomparable Tarja Turunen. In 2026, TEMPERANCE are set to embark on a European tour with labelmates KAMELOT and EXIT EDEN, starting November 1 in London, UK.

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Kristin Starkey about “The Tower: Lean Into Fear”:

“‘The Tower’ is one of the more feared cards to draw in a tarot reading, which can be summarized as the soul needing to go through great trial and tribulation to grow and flourish. Sometimes the right path is the most painful one, and sometimes we need to lean into that fear to become the best versions of ourselves. We try to avoid these pains, but once one realizes that these pains, scars, and trials are necessary for learning life’s lessons, we flourish. Lean into fear.”

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Structured around the divinatory practice of Tarot, each of the new songs on Arcani (October 16, 2026 via Napalm Records) follows a different card of the Major Arcana deck. Pouring their passion into 13 spellbinding songs with even catchier symphonic melodies than before, TEMPERANCE’s bright future takes shape on Arcani.

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Though not a direct concept album, TEMPERANCE position themselves as masters of narrative with their Tarot-themed album, Arcani. Their symphonic grandeur rising to new heights on their memorable eighth album, the Italian five-piece knows how to make their trademark alternating vocalists stand out. With the most personal lyrics of their career, the lines recorded in group sessions binding the band together even more, TEMPERANCE present a strong melodic piece of work, filled with power, passion, and perspective.