Temperance release third single, “The Tower: Lean Into Fear” + video

Italian modern melodic and symphonic metal outfit Temperance will release its new album, “Arcani”, on October 16 via Napalm Records. Today, their brand-new single, “The Tower: Lean Into Fear,” kicks right in, diving deeper into the album’s overall Tarot-driven line. “The Tower: Lean Into Fear” hits with rocking riffs and the roaring vocal power of vocalist Kristin Starkey, showcasing an entirely new facet of the band’s musical universe and making it a standout addition to their discography.
 
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.
 
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”.
 
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.
 
Marco Pastorino about “Arcani”:
“We are finally here to announce our new album, Arcani! 13 incredible new songs that we have worked tirelessly on over the past year, and we are confident they will become an essential part of our live show. Epic symphonic arrangements, harmonies woven through our three distinctive voices, huge metal guitar solos, and a fantastic production! After our adventures around the globe supporting the magical world of Hermitage, we have returned with something magical once again. Welcome to the world of Arcani.”

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Their first trump comes in the shape of “The Fool”. Just like the card has uniqueness in Tarot through being unnumbered or assigned 0, “Arcani”’s opening song takes a special role through the lack of a subtitle. Paving the way for the album, Temperance have their trademark grand sound take shape in uplifting melodies and powerful duet vocals. For “The Magician: Into the Fire”, male vocals take the lead, the blazing anthem further unfolding the potential of the magical record. The emotive mid-tempo track “Death: Right Before We Die”, introduced by gentle keyboard melodies and fleshed out by impressively high notes, draws from a personal experience the band members shared. “The Tower: Lean Into Fear” takes the form of a hard rock song—an entirely new facet in Temperance‘s musical universe. Its Tarot paragon being a symbol of chaos and catastrophe as well as liberation, it is the perfect song for Kristin Starkey to show her roaring versatility. “The Devil: Sin, Sin, Sin” picks up on its predecessor’s dark undertone, using it for a dramatic composition with an incomparably rousing chorus in which the Italian masters of modern melodic metal truly shine. Following, the quintet unveils a quasi-self-titled track with “Temperance: Forgiveness”. Temperance turn the virtue card into a well-balanced, encouraging song, claiming, “Another day is coming”, before presenting theirs with the triumphant “The Chariot: Alla Ricerca dell’America” (Engl. “in search of America”), which adds both Italian lyrics, and a Swedish line honoring Starkey’s chosen home, as well as more operatic singing to “Arcani”. The collectively catchy “Justice: Shame & Glory” portrays a similarly victorious sentiment, before the hopeful “The Star: Surrender Control” has Temperance move back to contrasting their vocalists. Introduced by electronic melodies, “Wheel of Fortune: Come and Call Me” comes in fast and forceful—fierce change once again matching the symbolism behind the eponymous card. Much calmer, “The Moon: The Man of Moonlight” harmonizes hidden danger through enticing instrumentation and strong vocals, before the intense “The Hanged Man: Petrichor” turns from acoustic guitars to heavy extraordinaire, from metal to opera, pulling together the numerous different styles the five-piece is capable of executing without the “pitture infamante”’s sacrifice. “The World”, much like “The Fool”, stands out in its title, but also as a song itself: The closing track is an acoustic guitar track with predominantly female vocals, mirroring the Major Arcana’s final card in its feeling of success. With it, Temperance wrap up “Arcani” with a special feeling of overarching finality while still looking ahead.

“Arcani” tracklisting:

1. The Fool
2. The Magician: Into the Fire
3. Death: Right Before We Die
4. The Tower: Lean Into Fear
5. The Devil: Sin, Sin, Sin
6. Temperance: Forgiveness
7. The Chariot: Alla Ricerca dell’America
8. Justice: Shame & Glory
9. The Star: Surrender Control
10. Wheel of Fortune: Come and Call Me
11. The Moon: The Man of Moonlight
12. The Hanged Man: Petrichor
13. The World

“Arcani” will be available in the following formats:
1-LP Gatefold (Inkspot Black/Red), incl. LP-Booklet – strictly limited to 100 copies (Napalm Shop exclusive)
1-LP Gatefold (Black), incl. Lyric Sheet
1-CD Digipak + 1-CD Jewelcase Instrumental Album      
1-CD Digipak
Digital Album

Temperance Live 2026
 
10.10 AT – Oberwart / Black Unicorn Festival
 
KAMFEST
31.10.26 NL – Tilburg / O13 (Kamelot, Blackbriar, Exit Eden, Temperance)
 
Supporting KAMELOT’s Dark Asylum World Tour, Europe Pt. 1
w/ EXIT EDEN

• 01.11.26 UK – London / O2 Sheperd’s Bush Empire
• 03.11.26 UK – Manchester / O2 Ritz Manchester
• 05.11.26 DE – Oberhausen / Turbinenhalle
• 06.11.26 CH – Pratteln / Z7 Konzertfabrik
• 07.11.26 FR – Lyon / La Rayonne
• 08.11.26 DE – Stuttgart / LKA
• 10.11.26 PL – Krakow / Klub Studio
• 11.11.26 PL – Warsaw / Progresja
• 13.11.26 HR – Zagreb / Boogaloo
• 14.11.26 HU – Budapest / Barba Negra Red Stage
• 15.11.26 RS – Belgrade / Hangar
• 17.11.26 IT – Trezzo sull’Adda / Live Club
• 18.11.26 IT – Padova / Hall
• 20.11.26 FR – Toulouse / Metronum
• 21.11.26 ES – Barcelona / Razzmatazz 1
• 22.11.26 ES – Madrid / Sala La Riviera

Temperance are:
Kristin Starkey – Vocals
Michele Guaitoli – Vocals
Marco Pastorino – Guitars/Vocals
Luca Negro – Bass Guitar
Marco Sacchetto – Drums