White's replacement was Ron Jarzombek, formerly with S.A.Slayer, while fellow Austinite Mike Soliz (ex-Militia, Assalant) was recruited in place of McMaster, but eventually replaced by former Hades vocalist Alan Tecchio. Newly signed to Noise Records, Watchtower flew to Berlin, Germany in the summer of 1989 where the band recorded their second album, "Control and Resistance", at Sky Trak Studios, which was released that November. "Control and Resistance" received positive reviews by the press and fans alike, and saw Watchtower mix their style with progressive metal, thrash metal and jazz fusion, thus creating a sound that would influence the technical death metal genre. In support of the album, the band opened for Coroner in Europe on their "No More Color" tour, and also played with the likes of Dark Angel, Loudblast, Tankard, Prong, Fates Warning, Mordred, and Whiplash.