Fresh off a spring tour opening for Amon Amarth and Dethklok, fantasy doom metal band Castle Rat will headline the Summon the Beasts fall 2026 U.S. tour, also featuring Unto Others and Wraith Knight. The tour will be Castle Rat's biggest headline run to date. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 5, at castlerat.com. The... Continue Reading →
Photos by Greg Maki
CASTLE RAT PHOTOS—Review and photos by Greg Maki—For one night, the Ottobar was no longer in Baltimore. With the Rat Queen as our guide, the sold-out crowd was taken into a fantastical realm populated by wizards, dragons, unicorns and other mystical beasts. We had to be wary at all times of the evil Rat Repearess,... Continue Reading →
Photos by Greg Maki
By Greg Maki After inviting us into its world on its debut album, 2024’s “Into the Realm,” fantasy doom metal band Castle Rat—hailing from the very non-fantastical Brooklyn, New York—expands on its lore in spectacular fashion on its sophomore effort, “The Bestiary.” With the first album featuring only seven proper songs and barely topping 30... Continue Reading →
