CASTLE Streams New Single 'Pyramid Lake'
April 23, 2014, 10 years ago
Heavy metal cultists CASTLE will release their third album, Under Siege, on May 16th via Van Records in Europe and May 20th via Prosthetic Records in North America. The album track 'Pyramid Lake' can be heard 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’
'Pyramid Lake':
‘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
23 - Vienna, IT - Arena24 - 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 Garage2 - 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 Scott2 - 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