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CASTLE RAT Launch New Video For First Single From New Album, "Wizard" By Larry Petro, News Monkey Friday, June 20, 2025 @ 7:00 AM
Mystical masters of heavy metal CASTLE RAT recently announced their latest epic The Bestiary will be unleashed on September 19th via King Volume Records (US) and Blues Funeral Recordings (UK/Europe).
Today, the otherworldly outliers introduce fans to the protagonist in their forthcoming saga, the Wizard. Available for streaming now, and accompanied by an enchanting video revealed at Decibel, "WIZARD" sets an ominous and heavy tone for one of metal's most bewitching odysseys.
Regarding the new single, Charley Ruddell (Plague Doctor) states:
Stream "WIZARD": https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/castlerat1/wizard
Since their formation in 2019, CASTLE RAT have created a vivid labyrinth of fantasy lore led by "The Rat Queen" (AKA Riley Pinkerton). Together with "The Count", "The Plague Doctor" and "The All-Seeing Druid", the group has carried out countless battles against "The Rat Reaperess" with riffs, swords and spells on stages across the country.
Recorded by Randall Dunn (Sunn O))), Wolves in the Throne Room, Bjork) and mixed by b>Jonathan Nunez (Torche, Restless Spirit), the band's latest odyssey features 13 spellbinding tracks of epic carnage and mystical metal.
Commenting on the new album, b>The Rat Queen says:
"The Bestiary is a conceptual book of beasts containing a collection of mystical creatures from a world forgotten. The last remaining souls of each have been gathered and preserved by 'The Wizard'. Cautionary tales of each beast and The Wizard himself are woven through the power of traditional heavy metal song and spell."
The Bestiary Tracklist:
CASTLE RAT Tour Dates:
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"Musically, "WIZARD" was a big step in a new direction for us as a band. We found ourselves collaborating more closely with each other and piecing together ideas more intricately than on previous songs. We channeled the new wave of British heavy metal; the galloping drum break and harmonized guitar leads were largely inspired by IRON MAIDEN and JUDAS PRIEST. Franco's solo at the end - which was recorded in one take - was inspired by "Electric Eye"."
