Heavy metal cultists CASTLE have will release their third album, Under Siege, scheduled for release on May 16th via Van Records in Europe and May 20th via Prosthetic Records in North America. A video for the track 'Temple Of The Lost' can be seen below.

The album, which was recorded at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, CA 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."

Under Siege tracklisting:

‘Distant Attack’

‘Be My Ghost’

‘A Killing Pace’

‘Pyramid Lake’

‘Powersigns’

‘Labyrinth Of Death’

‘Temple Of The Lost’

‘Evil Ways’

‘Temple Of The Lost’ video:

Castle have also announced that following their European tour, which features dates alongside CONAN and GRAVIATORS, the group will embark on a month-long US headlining tour. A listing of currently confirmed dates can be found below; additional shows will be announced shortly.

Tour dates:

April

5 - San Francisco, CA - Benders
11 - Wurzburg, DE - Cafe Cairo *
12 - Oberentfelden, CH - Borom Pom Pom
13 - Freiburg, DE - Slow Club
14 - Liege, BE - La Zone
15 - Munich, DE - Feierwerk
18 - Cottbus, DE - La Casa
19 - Brussels, BE - DNA
20 - Nijmegen, NL - Doornroosje
21 - Tilburg, NL - Little Devil
23 - Vienna, IT - Arena
24 - Wiesbaden, DE - Kulturpalast ^
25 - Groningen, NL - Vera ^
26 - Berlin, DE - Desertfest
27 - Cologne, DE- Underground ^
30 - Hamburg, DE - Rock Cafe St Pauli (with Graviatiors)

May

1 - Dresden, DE - Katy’s Garage
2 - Zielona Gora, PL - Rock Out
3 - Gera, DE - Doom Tales Festival
15 - Glendale, CA - The Complex
16 - San Diego, CA - The Tower Bar
17 - Las Vegas, NV - The Dive
18 - Tempe, AZ - 51 West
19 - Albuquerque, NM - Launch Pad
20 - Dallas, TX - Three Links
21 - Austin, TX - Beerland
22 - Houston, TX - Mangos
25 - Orlando, FL - Backbooth
26 - Pembroke Pines, FL - Talent Farm
27 - Jacksonville, FL - Atticus Bar
28 - Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn
31 - Brooklyn, NY - Acheron

June

1 - Boston, MA - Great Scott
2 - Burlington, VT - TBA
3 - Cleveland, OH - Now That’s Class
4 - Chicago, IL - Cobra Lounge
5 - St. Louis, MO - Fubar
6 - Lawrence, KS - Jackpot
8 - Salt Lake City, UT - Lo Fi Cafe
10 - San Francisco, CA - Knockout

* with Conan

^ with Conan & Graviators