Bay Area occult doom trio Castle is proud to present the second single "Black Spell", taken from their upcoming album Evil Remains, due out September 6 via Hammerheart Records.
"We're really excited to share another song from the new album. 'Black Spell' is a straight-up, classic metal-inspired barn burner, a throwback to the music I started off playing in the '80s," says guitarist/vocalist Mat Davis. "The lyrics deal with the immortal tale of history repeating itself...this time against the backdrop of Egyptology; 5,000 years of doom as told through the eyes of the Great Sphinx. Best listened to loud!"
Listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpdq5UJg2rQ
Back after a six year break with the black magick fully recharged, Castlehas delivered a juggernaut of riffery in a hook-laden mix of doom and psychedelic-tinged classic metal. Adding to the atmosphere of majestic doom, Elizabeth Blackwell's haunted, full-blooded vocals are electric witch hymns of death and madness; 'Hear my warning, heed my call,' indeed.
Recorded at Raincity Recorders in Vancouver B.C. by producer Jesse Gander (Anciients, 3 Inches of Blood, Brutus), Evil Remains sonically balances the warm and fuzzy with the bombastic power of an alternate universe stadium rock band. Bassist/vocalist Elizabeth Blackwell and guitarist/vocalist Mat Davis bring their unique female and male vocal attack and scorching, serpentine riffs to dizzying new heights. Rounded out by drummer Mike Cotton's thunderous precision, Evil Remains delivers a metallic knock out punch from the first to the last note of its eight pummeling tracks.
Written over a five year period, beginning in Castle's then-hometown of Joshua Tree, California, after a year-long tour for their previous album, "Deal Thy Fate", the songwriting culminated this past year with pre-production sessions taking place in the band's new twin home bases of San Francisco and Vancouver.
Since storming out of San Francisco with their 2011 debut In Witch Order, Castlehas toured relentlessly, playing close to 700 shows on three continents. The live ritual resumes this September across Europe with North American dates to follow.
Evil Remains drops September 6 worldwide on digipak CD, various vinyl variants and all major streaming platforms via Hammerheart Records.
Pre-order here:
https://castlesf.lnk.to/evilremains
https://castlesf.bandcamp.com/album/evil-remains
European Tour Dates 2024:
- 09/09 – Bamberg, DE – Live Club
- 10/09 – Karlsruhe, DE – Kohi
- 11/09 – Freiburg, DE – Slow Club
- 12/09 – Marburg, DE – Knubbel
- 13/09 – Weikersheim, DE – club W71
- 14/09 – Leipzig, DE – Black Label
- 15/09 – München, DE – Backstage
- 16/09 – Goppingen, DE — Zille
- 17/09 – Düsseldorf, DE – Pitcher
- 18/09 – Hamburg, DE – Logo
- 19/09 – Oslo, NO – Vaterland
- 20/09 – Gothenburg, SE – The Abyss
- 21/09 – Malmo, SE – Plan B
- 22/09 – Copenhagen, DK – Rahuset
- 23/09 – Berlin, DE – Reset
- 24/09 – Prague, CZ – Modrá Vopice
- 25/09 – Vienna, AT – Viper Room
- 26/09 – Ljubljana, SI – Channel Zero
- 27/09 – Mozzo (BG), IT – UFO Rock Club
- 28/09 – Basel, CH – Hirschenec
- 30/09 – Aachen, DE – Wild Rover