I mean, the lead singer walked on stage with big long curly hair carrying a f*cking sword and the bassist is wearing a plague Doctor mask. Yeah, I guess I'm in
It's like a tribute to Heavy Metal.. the comic. The lead singer looks like she stepped out of a piece of Chris Achilléos artwork. Her vocals remind me of Sonja Kristina and Grace Slick. 70's hard rock riffage is also plus.
@@minacapella8319 on it's own, that isn't very outrageous, but the fact she can sing AND play guitar at the same time successfully, IS truly outrageous. I love it.
@@nankypooh655 Yes. The standards have dropped incredibly the last two decades and noobs who don't play music are talking about their braindead opinions as fact.
It's hard to describe to people who don't play drums how fucking beast this drummer is. Perpetually in the pocket, just oozing style. Just flexing his skill and prowess the entire fucking time. Rock on forever, Master Druid 🤟
@@BadWolf762 yeah, because some of us don't care for cheesy, hackney, stoner "metal", with out of key vocals and stupid outfits, we must automatically be Swifties. Sounds literally nothing like 70's music, except maybe that it's lo-fi.
FROM THE Castle Rat Bandcamp: 1. Dagger Dragger 2. Feed The Dream 3. Resurrector 4. Red Sands 5. The Mirror 6. Cry For Me 7. Realm 8. Fresh Fur 9. Nightblood NOW IS FOREVER!
I love doomy stoner medieval fantasy music so i was powerless against this bands magnetic personality. I am sold. That bluesy dark psychedelia metal never gets old. Love it!
Spellbound. It feels like they practised ritual magick on me. My soul has been stolen and my heart turned to black ice; crows everywhere. I'm the only one left in the village. 10/10 would hire for my daughters 9th birthday
This is siggasfuc. I am but a peasant boii, riddled with plague and writhing at the gates. The rat reaperess edges closer and I yearn for the kiss of deth.
I'm definitely getting some "Munchausen By Proxy" vibes here, albeit the medieval stoner rock version of MBP. Mind blown! I didn't realize this was what was missing from my life until now, but Wow! They checked off so many boxes for me! I came here for the red head and was blown away that Red Sonja can not only fend off a scantily clad 6 foot tall rat with her sword but can sing and play guitar? No way! This is one talented band! The sword & scythe battle and its subsequent fatalities were the icing on the cake for me. Extra bonus points go to the sound guy for recording this so well. Castle Rat, Now is Forever... In This Realm!
The augmented 4th as an end in itself without 'resolution' is an other-worldly thing of great beauty. So say Skriabin and Sabbath. Thank you Castle Rat for your contribution.
Great video and sound quality. I wish they’d show more of the singer’s guitar playing. It’s amazing to me that she’s holding down the main riff at 23:28 while singing that chorus so effortlessly
Man, get them to Oklahoma City. And then get them out asap, before theyre corrupted by the apathy that oozes from every crack of this city, theyre too awesome
My friends and I had an awesome band but we didn’t make it far enough. Thank you for the show. I value your music and talent. A new old favorite ~Cotise
"I do not, for one, think that the problem was that the band was down. I think that the problem *may* have been, that there was a Stonehenge monument on the stage that was in danger of being *crushed* by a *dwarf* !"
I love the killer-combo of influences you have, and the cherry-on-the-top musical addition, that you have conveyed out to us, from your inner golden grooves. Keep pushing the limits! Happy I stumbled upon this band, thanks =)
"Ok lets get ready to rock"! Bass player "hold on let me get my bird mask". Band "its not halloween". Bass player "i cant play without it". Me "whatthefuckever"
First time hearing this band! They are amazing. Great hard driving sound! Love my rat queen! She is so sexy! Greetings from south east Alabama usa. Love the showmanship entertaining on more than one level. ☮️❤️
I mean, the lead singer walked on stage with big long curly hair carrying a f*cking sword and the bassist is wearing a plague Doctor mask. Yeah, I guess I'm in
yep, me too
It's like a tribute to Heavy Metal.. the comic. The lead singer looks like she stepped out of a piece of Chris Achilléos artwork. Her vocals remind me of Sonja Kristina and Grace Slick. 70's hard rock riffage is also plus.
So say we all. 🤘😑
@@jon-paulfilkins7820 the riffs are straight up iommi worship wdym
She also wears the chainmail bikini what's certainly a really classy retro fashion choice.
Druid drummer, Wizard guitarist, Artificer Alchemist Plague Doctor on bass, Barbarian lady frontlining! What a fuckin' party!!
Druid Drummer! 😂
Frontlineing? No one says that.
And they all multi-class as bards
Wizard guitarist is more like a vampire, but ok.
Vampiric guitarist, I agree
Female guitarist. Chainmail bikini. Big 80's hair. Plague mask bassist. Antlers on the drummer. HELL YEAH.
Female singer
@@minacapella8319 on it's own, that isn't very outrageous, but the fact she can sing AND play guitar at the same time successfully, IS truly outrageous. I love it.
@@jokerzbabe13 It's not THAT hard to do. ANYBODY can do it regardless of gender if the practice and concentrate hard enough.
@@nankypooh655 "It's not that hard." Tell that to the woman on stage who spent YEARS of her life committing to that skill.
@@nankypooh655 Yes. The standards have dropped incredibly the last two decades and noobs who don't play music are talking about their braindead opinions as fact.
the best D&D campaign I've ever seen!!
It's hard to describe to people who don't play drums how fucking beast this drummer is. Perpetually in the pocket, just oozing style. Just flexing his skill and prowess the entire fucking time. Rock on forever, Master Druid 🤟
Preach!
I'm a drummer myself and felt exactlty like you described! he's really incredible
Actual unvarnished 1970s hard rock!!!! Amazing!!!!
except it isnt. Its not the 70's. You are so fake. If your new woke world is so great, why are you trying (and failing) to recapture an unwoke era?
but its 2024.
that just means theyre gimmick riding hacks.
@@godlesspeacesign8852Doesn't sound like a gimmick to me. You can go back to Taylor Swift videos now.
@@BadWolf762 yeah, because some of us don't care for cheesy, hackney, stoner "metal", with out of key vocals and stupid outfits, we must automatically be Swifties. Sounds literally nothing like 70's music, except maybe that it's lo-fi.
@livejay9062 yeah how dare he call you a Swifty when you look more like a Backstreet Boys fanboi
1:18 Dagger dragger
7:57 Feed the dream
12:27 Red sands
21:05 unknown song
26:37 Nightblood
Thanks friend. You´re a good friend.
The ending of "Red Sands" had me searching for a damn setlist
FROM THE Castle Rat Bandcamp:
1. Dagger Dragger
2. Feed The Dream
3. Resurrector
4. Red Sands
5. The Mirror
6. Cry For Me
7. Realm
8. Fresh Fur
9. Nightblood
NOW IS FOREVER!
NICE
You da real MVP.
All they need is a live snake to really tie it together.
NOT ON YOUR LIFE! SNAKES EAT RATS!
you must have one in the pocket
needed this comment lol so true!
This band deserves a crowd that's capable of smiling.
smiling is for the weak!
@@magneto44 Edgy 14yo here lmao
@@will420high4 sure, like 30 years ago 😜
People smiling at heavy rock shows are posers. I mean you don't have to frown but save that shit for a phish concert or some other garbage
@hellbound2012 Yikes.
I love doomy stoner medieval fantasy music so i was powerless against this bands magnetic personality. I am sold. That bluesy dark psychedelia metal never gets old. Love it!
Know of any other bands like this?
@@maxrobinson9553 the sword, sleep, many others
The Druid is a tight drummer. On point as f*ck
I painted a painting while listening to this just now, for the first time..
Congratulations the music inspired you ! What was the painting of , try to describe it! Greetings from south east Alabama USA ☮️❤️
The Rat Queen can sing and play guitar very well. The whole band is excellent. Great stuff.
this is what rock n roll is about!
In ancient times,
Hundreds of years before the dawn of history
Lived a strange race of people, the Druids
No one knew where dey came from or... wut dey was doin'
But their legacy remains...
the droods
This is what rock should be about.
Pure fucking theatre and entertainment, not narcissism and ego like most "cool" bands.
All hail Castle Rat! Warms my cold ol heart to hear this in 2024.
NOW IS FOREVER, IN THIS REALM ❤️🪦⚰️
Spellbound. It feels like they practised ritual magick on me. My soul has been stolen and my heart turned to black ice; crows everywhere. I'm the only one left in the village.
10/10 would hire for my daughters 9th birthday
LMFAO
Das tu alma por tan poco?
I'm currently so obsessed with this band, they're beyond cool
What an amazing band, such heavy stoner riffs and beautiful vocals, they know how to make a good show, i was very entertained the whole show
The Druid is a fucking monster. Always in the pocket and beats the shit outta those drums. Love it.
Sound is awesome. Congrats for who´s in charge of the mixing.
Except the vocal levels
@@Thornspyre81 I feel like she might be a quiet singer
@@Thornspyre81 This is way better mixing than on the previous video that i skipped cos there was barely any vocal at all.
Not if we're supposed to understand what she's saying.
I didn't know, that I needed some Dungeons & Dragons Stoner Rock in my life. But now I do.
Holy good god in heaven shes awesome
This band is so F-ing metal! I love it.
(in Jon Snow's voice) She's my Queen..... She's My RAT QUEEEEEEEN.
this is the coolest band i've seen in a long long time
Performance art with killer music!
These fuckers are killing it. I'm smitten with the entire thing.
I am very glad RUclips introduced me to you guys, I love your riffs and your characters, you guys rock! Come to St. Pete!
This is a pivotal discovery!
Rat Reaper stole my heart.
Found them randomly on Bandcamp and boom! Instant fan. Wish I still had a cassette deck.
My old dodge has a tape deck, and this album us going straight in it when it drops in april!
I guess they were all out of gum, cause all they did was kick ass.
This is siggasfuc. I am but a peasant boii, riddled with plague and writhing at the gates. The rat reaperess edges closer and I yearn for the kiss of deth.
I’m having a Dark PAGAN classic ROCK infusion!!! WOW!!! Rat Queen on Castle Rat!
Thanking the algorithm that brought me here! 🙏 Castle Rat, you've got another new fan! 🤘
Ladies and gentlemen, Red Sonja on vocals!
I like the singer doing similar spoken word bits in between songs as Michael Moorcock did at Hawkwind concerts back in the day
"The wizard blew his horn"
If you hadn't told me this footage is from 2023, I would have never known!
I can smell the sweat, cologne and reefer permeating the air. This would be an awesome live show!
Ok now I’m invested to dig up about their lore
Now the algorithym brouhgt me to a GREAT place.
Many Shuvs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day, I can tell you!
I'm definitely getting some "Munchausen By Proxy" vibes here, albeit the medieval stoner rock version of MBP. Mind blown! I didn't realize this was what was missing from my life until now, but Wow! They checked off so many boxes for me! I came here for the red head and was blown away that Red Sonja can not only fend off a scantily clad 6 foot tall rat with her sword but can sing and play guitar? No way! This is one talented band! The sword & scythe battle and its subsequent fatalities were the icing on the cake for me. Extra bonus points go to the sound guy for recording this so well. Castle Rat, Now is Forever... In This Realm!
NOW IT'S FOREVER!
Lead guitarist is kicking ass!
Great band. Kudos to their sound man!
awesome band that looks like an awesome dnd group. what not to love.
The augmented 4th as an end in itself without 'resolution' is an other-worldly thing of great beauty. So say Skriabin and Sabbath. Thank you Castle Rat for your contribution.
I just listened to this twice in a row. This is awesome!
Gives me vibes of The Sword. Love it!
First thing I thought of!
I'm 100% in on this wild ride
Now that Castle Rat has performed at St. Vitus, they should share the stage WITH ST. VITUS! I'd LOVE to see THAT!
Love this band from what I've seen on RUclips. Hoping they'll play in Ohio sometime soon!
Giving me an early Black Sabbath vibe.
Great video and sound quality. I wish they’d show more of the singer’s guitar playing. It’s amazing to me that she’s holding down the main riff at 23:28 while singing that chorus so effortlessly
Great energy and sound!!!
I don't know what a castle rat is, but after watching this, I want to be one
Nailed it! Professionals. If a Castler sees this please hit Colorado on a tour 🙏
+9000 echos! plz come to Colorado!!!
Rapidly becoming one of my favorite new bands. Viva la Vitus! 🤘
Lots of Sabbath going on here!
we need this in Detroit
FUCKING. LOVE IT.
Need you guys in Asheville, NC ASAP!
Second this
Asheville would be the perfect crowd for them.
Agreed. Orange Peel would be a great venue to see them in
Man, get them to Oklahoma City. And then get them out asap, before theyre corrupted by the apathy that oozes from every crack of this city, theyre too awesome
Rock and Roll is alive and well.
I absolutely fell in love with this band
First listening and I already love the band!
I instantly fell in love with this band and its energy!! great sound, and i love that dungeony vibe, everything is in its right place!
Great band, great performance 10/10
Good music guys! Wish you to release couple albums of this awesomeness in couple of years.
Vocal is flawless!
They have their debut LP in April!
Epic. Looking forward to see how this band will develop.
Man this is such an awesome set. Super solid too. Hope more people discover this band.
Are these guys Grace Slick and Geezer's bastard love children. I, for one, fucking love it!
Are you not entertained? 🤘🏻🤘🏻
My friends and I had an awesome band but we didn’t make it far enough. Thank you for the show.
I value your music and talent. A new old favorite ~Cotise
My friend and I made Foxzen I hope you had fun or your music gets rediscovered or resurrected!
Yeah! Castle Rat!!!
I do very much love them.
here to slay the maidens and woo the dragons. HEAR HEAR! this band rules so hard OMFG.
"No one knows who they were, or, what they were doing."
"I do not, for one, think that the problem was that the band was down. I think that the problem *may* have been, that there was a Stonehenge monument on the stage that was in danger of being *crushed* by a *dwarf* !"
thoroughly impressed, fantastic performance, I hope they find a sizeable audience & keep it rockin' for the foreseeable future. very entertaining.
They are so fucking cool! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS!
What a beautiful show
The music is amazing
The vocals are brilliant
My black heart says thank you
fuck yeah! would love to see these guys live 🤘
This is beautiful❤❤❤
I'm a doom metal head. This is good stuff
Can see Kenny from South Park in the front row, off his face on cat piss
i adore this ritual
now is forever!
As a Sabbath fan. I approve of this 😁. This is the coolest thing ive heard in a long time, and it looks like it was a great show 🤗
As a Sabbath fan this is an insult to the weakest of Sabbath songs.
Same the bass player gives sabbath vibes its badass
You should check out NINGEN ISU
FX is pure trash.. dont act like Sabbath only has good songs. Quite the contrary actually.
Gotta love a band with lore!
I love the killer-combo of influences you have, and the cherry-on-the-top musical addition, that you have conveyed out to us, from your inner golden grooves. Keep pushing the limits! Happy I stumbled upon this band, thanks =)
Much love from Manila, Philippines! Stone/doom on!
That fuckin' guy with the cellphone in the end blocking that epic scene! *smh
FROM ANOTHER LEVEL, next years f@cking fire!
This is killer! I can definitely hear some Black Sabbath influence , love it!
"Ok lets get ready to rock"!
Bass player "hold on let me get my bird mask".
Band "its not halloween".
Bass player "i cant play without it".
Me "whatthefuckever"
Muita admiração, voces tem muito potencial e um futuro gigante 🇧🇷
Reminded me of Coven.
sure..jefferson airplane, blood ceremony, etc...great sound
Wow, I really hope they do a West Coast tour at some point
Bravoooooooooooooooo!!!
First time hearing this band! They are amazing. Great hard driving sound! Love my rat queen! She is so sexy! Greetings from south east Alabama usa. Love the showmanship entertaining on more than one level. ☮️❤️
There's so many Sabbathesque bands and untalented musicians with cool visuals and fashion sense, but this band is legit.