Heavy metal cultists CASTLE have unveiled additional details about their upcoming release "Under Siege," scheduled for release on May 16 via Van Records in Europe and May 20 via Prosthetic Records in North America. The album, which was recorded at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, Calif. with producer/mixer Billy Anderson (Cathedral, Sleep, Neurosis), features the below cover artwork from Russian symbolic painter Denis Forkas Kostromitin (Behemoth), with whom the band previously collaborated with on their Juno-nominated 2012 release "Blacklands."
While holding onto their darkened and sophisticated classic metal roots, CASTLE further develops their sound with each of the eight tracks of "Under Siege" by adding punishing riffs and hauntingly melodic passages complimented by Liz Blackwell's full blooded vocals. Blackwell added, "On this record I wanted to summon the powerful and unrelenting feeling I get while playing live. I was casting out demons and stating my position in life."
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"Under Siege" Track Listing
1. Distant Attack (3:48)
2. Be My Ghost (4:06)
3. A Killing Pace (4:27)
4. Pyramid Lake (4:18)
5. Powersigns (3:54)
6. Labyrinth of Death (4:30)
7. Temple of the Lost (4:46)
8. Evil Ways (4:02)
Additionally, CASTLE have revealed an advance preview of their new music video for the song "Temple of the Lost", which you can view below:
The full video, directed by Davis Hall (Handshake Inc.) will premiere later this month. Stay tuned in the coming weeks for more information on the release: HERE
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Upcoming European tour dates
4/11 Cafe Cairo, Würzburg, GER ^
4/12 Boröm Pöm Pöm, Oberentfelden, CH
4/13 Slow Club, Freiburg, GER
4/14 La Zone, Leige BEL
4/15 Feierwerk, Munich, GER
4/18 La Casa, Cottbus, GER
4/19 DNA, Brussels, BEL
4/20 Doornroosje, Nijmegen, NL
4/21 Little Devil, Tilburg, NL
4/23 Arena, Vienna, AUS
4/24 Kulturpalast, Wiesbaden, GER ^
4/25 Vera, Groningen, NL ^
4/26 Desertfest, Berlin, GER
4/27 Underground,Cologne, GER ^
4/30 Rock Cafe St Pauli, Hamburg, GER
5/1 Katy's Garage, Dresden, GER
5/3 Doomtales, Gera, GER
w/ Conan
While holding onto their darkened and sophisticated classic metal roots, CASTLE further develops their sound with each of the eight tracks of "Under Siege" by adding punishing riffs and hauntingly melodic passages complimented by Liz Blackwell's full blooded vocals. Blackwell added, "On this record I wanted to summon the powerful and unrelenting feeling I get while playing live. I was casting out demons and stating my position in life."
1. Distant Attack (3:48)
2. Be My Ghost (4:06)
3. A Killing Pace (4:27)
4. Pyramid Lake (4:18)
5. Powersigns (3:54)
6. Labyrinth of Death (4:30)
7. Temple of the Lost (4:46)
8. Evil Ways (4:02)
Additionally, CASTLE have revealed an advance preview of their new music video for the song "Temple of the Lost", which you can view below:
The full video, directed by Davis Hall (Handshake Inc.) will premiere later this month. Stay tuned in the coming weeks for more information on the release: HERE
4/11 Cafe Cairo, Würzburg, GER ^
4/12 Boröm Pöm Pöm, Oberentfelden, CH
4/13 Slow Club, Freiburg, GER
4/14 La Zone, Leige BEL
4/15 Feierwerk, Munich, GER
4/18 La Casa, Cottbus, GER
4/19 DNA, Brussels, BEL
4/20 Doornroosje, Nijmegen, NL
4/21 Little Devil, Tilburg, NL
4/23 Arena, Vienna, AUS
4/24 Kulturpalast, Wiesbaden, GER ^
4/25 Vera, Groningen, NL ^
4/26 Desertfest, Berlin, GER
4/27 Underground,Cologne, GER ^
4/30 Rock Cafe St Pauli, Hamburg, GER
5/1 Katy's Garage, Dresden, GER
5/3 Doomtales, Gera, GER
w/ Conan