“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, ...

When Castle Rat take to the stage, you’re met with a fever dream’s assortment of a D&D party: a plague doctor, a vampiric count and a woodland druid. Up top, singer Riley Pinkerton – in the guise of ...

Fantasy heavy metal outfit Castle Rat are back with a new single ahead of their forthcoming album The Bestiary. Set for release on September 19, the album’s singles so far showcase a great, ...

Castle Rat — the story-driven Medieval Fantasy Doom Metal band from Brooklyn known for its theatrical, action-packed live shows complete with full costumes, choreographed sword fighting, and fake ...

NYC-based fantasy doom collective Castle Rat celebrated the release of their debut LP, Into The Realm, with a show at Brooklyn Made on Friday night (4/19). It was a theatrical, narrative-driven ...

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, ...

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 ...

NYC “medieval fantasy heavy metal” band Castle Rat are gearing up to release their new album The Bestiary on September 19 via King Volume/Blues Funeral (pre-order), and ahead of its release we’re ...

Amon Amarth and Dethklok have just announced the co-headlining 2026 AmonKlok North American tour, featuring special guests Castle Rat. It’s the first time these two juggernauts have partnered up for a ...