Die Fantasy Heavy / Doom Metal-Band CASTLE RAT hat mit „The Bestiary“ ein neues Album angekündigt. Es ist nach „Into the Realm“ (2024) das zweite Album der US-Amerikaner aus New York, die gerade auf Europa-Tournee sind.

„The Bestiary“ wurde von Randall Dunn gemixt und von Jonathan Nunez gemastert. Release-Termin ist der 19. September 2025 via Blues Funeral Recordings.

CASTLE RAT „The Bestiary“ Tracklist

1. PHOENIX I: Ardent
2. WOLF I: Tooth & Blade
3. WIZARD: Crystal Heart
4. SIREN: The Pull of Promise
5. UNICORN: Carnage and Ice
6. PATH OF MOSS
7. CRYSTAL CAVE: Enshrined
8. SERPENT: Coiled Figure
9. WOLF II: Celestial Beast
10. DRAGON: Lord of The Sky
11. SUMMONING SPELL
12. SUN SONG: Behold The Flame
13. PHOENIX II: Cinerous

CASTLE RAT Tourdaten 2025

May 14 – Antwerp, BE – Kavka
May 15 – Haarlem, NL – Patronaat
May 16 – Paris, FR – La Boule Noire
May 18 – London, UK – Desertfest London
May 19 – Newcastle, UK – Castle
May 20 – Edinburgh, UK – Legends
May 21 – Glasgow, UK – Ivory Blacks
May 22 – Derbyshire, UK – Bearded Theory Festival
May 23 – The Hague, NL – Sniester Festival
May 24 – Berlin, DE – Desertfest Berlin
May 27 – Malmö, SE – Plan B
May 28 – Stockholm, SE – Kollektivet Livet
May 29 – Oslo, NO – Goldie
May 30 – Smaland, SE – Muskelrock Festival
June 1 – Helsinki, FIN – On The Rocks
June 3 – Kaunaus, LIT – Lemmy Bar
June 4 – Gdansk, PL – Mystic Festival
June 7 – Dresden, DE – Gockelscreak Festival
June 8 – Wiesbaden, DE – Schlachthof
June 10 – Bochum, DE – Die Trompete
June 11 – Munich, DE – Feierwerk
June 12 – Hradec Kralove, CZ – Rock For People
June 13 – Vienna, AT – Arena
June 14 – Winterthur, CH – Heavy Psych Sounds Festival
June 15 – Basel, CH – Quaterdeck
June 17 – Bologna, IT – Freakout Club
June 18 – Torino, IT – Blah Blah Club
June 20 – Clisson, FR – Hellfest Open Air
June 21 – Copenhagen, DK – Copenhell
August 8 – Âncora, PT – Sonic Blast Fest