As I do with all things Nox Arcana, I picked these up when they went live. They work well with the rest of the Winter Trilogy.
Speaking of, there seems to be a lot of Winter Holiday stuff coming from Nox Arcana the last few years. While I'll buy pretty much anything that has Vargo's stamp on it, I do so wish they'd go back to the more darker themed gothic albums. Dark Tower felt like it was their closing bookend exploring his original vision for Born of the Night from back when he worked with Midnight Syndicate. And Legion of Shadow, while a pretty good album, felt like the last few remaining unreleased pieces that didn't fit on any of their other albums. Even the winter stuff has slowed to a digital only trickle of 3-4 tracks.
I remember when they were pushing an average of 2 albums a year. Part of me can't help to think that it was fueled by the bitter legal troubles that happened when he left Midnight Syndicate after Realm of Shadows. I remember reading somewhere where he said they stole a whole bunch of his thematic concepts. You could kind of see it early on too:
"Born of the Night" vs "The Dark Tower"
"Realm of Shadow" vs "Grimm Tales"
"Gates of Delirium" vs "Blackthorn Asylum"
"Vampyre" vs "Transylvania"
"Dungeons & Dragons" vs "Blood of the Dragon"
"The 13th Hour" vs "Darklore Manor"
"Carnival Arcane" vs "Carnival of Lost Souls"
But you could also argue these themes are universal and we've explored them for years as haunters. Meh, whatever. I love both bands for different reasons and sometimes their music compliments one another so much they often share playlists in my collection.