US occult heavy metallers Vestal Claret have released a new video, for "The Stranger" featured on their new album, The Cult Of Vestal Claret, available via Cruz Del Sur Music. The album is available on CD and vinyl LP formats; each with different track listings. A free download of the album's title track is available at this location. Listen to the track below.

The Cult Of Vestal Claret introduces to the masses a name that thus far has been quite popular only amongst the die-hard fans of the doom metal scene. In fact, vocalist Philip Swanson is well renowned for his work with Hour Of 13 and Seamount. Vestal Claret's pronounced Black Sabbath-inspiration together with Swanson's signature doomy style perfectly blends with the band's traditional heavy metal influences, not to mention an accomplished drumming style, cutting guitars and catchy compositions. The morbid-themed lyrics walk hand in hand with the mesmerizing music: Vestal Claret celebrates the dark side of the human psyche, with abundant references to Occultism, Satanism and other disturbing imagery.

The compact disc edition includes newly recorded versions of four previously-released tracks from the split with Ungod, and the long suite "Black Priest" (a different, re-recorded version from the one present on the split with Indian band Albatross). The CD also contains two unreleased songs, a cover version of Black Sabbath's "Who Are You?" and an exclusive CD-only track, ‘"Great Goat God". The vinyl LP includes two songs from the Ungod split, the two unreleased tracks, and an exclusive vinyl-only track titled "So Mote It Be".

The Cult Of Vestal Claret tracklisting:

CD Edition:

"Never Say No"
"Three And Three Are Six"
"The Cult Of The Vestal Claret"
"Great Goat God"
"The Demon And The Deceiver"
"Piece Of Meat"
"Black Priest"
"Who Are You?" (Black Sabbath cover)

"The Stranger"

Vinyl Edition:

"Never Say No Again"
"Three And Three Are Six"
"The Cult Of The Vestal Claret"
"The Stranger"
"So Mote It Be"
"Black Priest"

"The Stranger" video:

"The Cult Of The Vestal Claret":