Metal Anarchy

Castle Rat will be releasing a new album, titled “The Bestiary,” on September 19. The band commented:

“’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” Track Listing:

01. “PHOENIX I: Ardent”
02. “WOLF I: Tooth & Blade”
03. “WIZARD: Crystal Heart”
04. “SIREN: The Pull of Promise”
05. “UNICORN: Carnage and Ice”
06. “PATH OF MOSS”
07. “CRYSTAL CAVE: Enshrined”
08. “SERPENT: Coiled Figure”
09. “WOLF II: Celestial Beast”
10. “DRAGON: Lord of The Sky”
11. “SUMMONING SPELL”
12. “SUN SONG: Behold The Flame”
13. “PHOENIX II: Cinerous”

In other news, the band have already announced a tour in support of the album. Here’s the dates:

05/14 Antwerp, BEL – Kavka
05/15 Haarlem, NET – Patronaat
05/16 Paris, FRA – La Boule Noire
05/18 London, UK – Desertfest
05/19 Newcastle, UK – Castle Keel
05/20 Edinburgh, UK – Legends
05/21 Glasgow, UK – Ivory Blacks
05/22 Derbyshire, UK – Bearded Theory Festival
05/23 The Hague, NET – Sniester Festival
05/24 Berlin, GER – Desertfest
05/27 Malmo, SWE – Plan B
05/28 Stockholm, SWE – Kollektivet Livet
05/29 Oslo, NOR – Goldie
05/30 Smaland, SWE – Muskelrock Festival
06/01 Helsinki, FIN – On The Rocks
06/03 Kaunas, LIT – Lemmy Club
06/04 Gdansk, POL – Mystic Festival
06/07 Dresden, GER – Gockelscream Fest
06/08 Wiesbaden, GER – Schlachthof
06/10 Bochum, GER – Die Trompete
06/11 Munich, GER – Feirewerk
06/12 Hradec Kralove, CZE – Rock For The People
06/13 Vienna, AUT – Arena
06/14 Winterthur, SWI – Heavy Psych Sounds Festival
06/15 Basel, SWI – Quarterdeck
06/17 Bologna, ITA – Freakout Club
06/18 Torino, ITA – Blah Blah
06/20 Clisson, FRA – Hellfest
06/21 Copenhagen, DEN – Copenhell
08/08 Âncora, POR – Sonic Blast Fest
09/05 Boston, MA – Sonia
09/06 Elizabethtown, NY – Otis
09/07 Montreal, QC – Piranha Bar
09/08 Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
09/09 Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups
09/10 Chicago, IL – Reggies
09/12 Kansas City, MO – The Ship
09/13 Colorado Springs, CO – What’s Left Fest
09/14 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
09/16 Seattle, WA – Clockout Lounge
09/17 Portland, OR – Star Theater
09/18 Austin, TX – Fantastic Fest
09/20 Berkeley, CA – Cornerstone
09/21 Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon
09/22 San Diego, CA – The Casbah
09/23 Phoenix, AZ – Last Exit
09/24 Albuquerque, NM – Sister
09/27 Houston, TX – Last Concert
09/28 New Orleans, LA – Gasa Gasa
09/30 Atlanta, GA – The Earl
10/01 Asheville, NC – Eulogy
10/02 Raleigh, NC – Chapel of Bones
10/03 Charlottesville, VA – Southern Cafe
10/04 Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
10/05 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg