“I am your Rat Queen,” declares Riley Pinkerton, vocalist with Castle Rat. Standing on stage decked out in chainmail and battling a sinister figure in black robes, wielding a wicked-looking scythe, ...

The band’s performances are styled after fantasy imagery – but they’re also based on singer/guitarist Riley Pinkerton’s ...

If a warrior queen painted by fantasy art godfather Frank Frazetta came to life and started a high-concept metal band rooted in sludgy, Black Sabbath–style riffs, you’d have Castle Rat. The band’s ...

The two headlining dates they’ve announced this morning will take place on April 26 in at The Pyramid Scheme in Grand Rapids, ...

One month after the announcement of their new album The Bestiary, fantasy doom metal outfit Castle Rat have unleashed that album’s first single with “Wizard.” And if you know anything about this band, ...

Turnover have added a new Southern CA show to their Peripheral Vision tour, playing Ontario’s Toyota Arena on May 18. Portishead’s Beth Gibbons has announced her first ever North American solo tour in ...

Castle Rat have released a video for "Wizard." The band's new album The Bestiary will be released on September 19 via King Volume Records. You can see the video below.

Castle Rat are fronted by a sword-waving, chainmail-bikini-clad barbarian who dies and is reborn onstage each night. It’s fun, and a w ...

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