Album

The Bestiary

Castle Rat

2025 · Rock

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The Bestiary by Castle Rat

The Bestiary is a Metal album by Castle Rat, originally released in 2025. On Gatefold: 38 pressings tracked, owned by 27 collectors.

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Doom metal theatrics meet fantastical lore on the New York band’s second LP.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Phoenix I2:15
  2. A2Wolf I4:37
  3. A3Wizard4:58
  4. A4Siren3:41
  5. A5Unicorn6:31
  6. A6Path Of Moss1:34

Side B

  1. B1Crystal Cave4:56
  2. B2Serpent3:21
  3. B3Wolf II3:20
  4. B4Dragon3:19
  5. B5Summoning Spell2:38
  6. B6Sun Song6:12
  7. B7Phoenix II1:17

Sound DNA

  • Metal
  • Doom Metal
  • heavy
  • menacing
  • occult

Album notes

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1st Press (2025):
280 - "Blues Funeral PostWax Unlimited Spec. Edition" variant on 180gram transparent blue w/ bubbles & silver
Glitter vinyl, hand-numbered gatefold jacket in an alternate blue/purple shade w/ unique jacket slip-cover
300 - "Unicorn" (Cloud's Blood) Europe variant on translucent magenta w/ white/clear marble, standard jacket
500 - "Summoning Spell" variant on clear w/ rainbow splatter vinyl, standard jacket
500 - "Wolf I" variant on ice blue w/ glitter vinyl, standard jacket
500 - "Phoenix" variant on transparent red/yellow swirl vinyl, standard jacket
500 - "Dragon" variant on green w/ glitter vinyl, standard jacket
500 - "Sun" variant on semi-transparent orange w/ yellow/clear marble vinyl, standard jacket
500 - "Siren" variant on transparent ice blue w/ blue/black splatter, gatefold jacket
500 - "Ivory Horn" variant on solid white vinyl, standard jacket
600 - "Wizard" variant on half ice blue / half transparent black w/ blue/white splatter, gatefold jacket
1000 - "Crystal Cave" variant on clear vinyl, standard jacket
1000 - "Kickstarter Spec. Edition" variant on clear w/ glow-in-the-dark splatter, alt. cover autographed gatefold jacket
1500 - "Path of Moss" variant on transparent cyan w/ green/blue swirl vinyl, standard jacket
1200 - "Phoenix II" variant on white/red/black 3-way color merge vinyl, standard jacket
2nd Press (2026)"
1000 - "Wolf II" variant on solid jade w/ black smoke vinyl, standard jacket
???? - "Vernal Dawn" Indie record store exclusive on seafoam green with multicolor pastel splatter
???? - "darkest Depths"
???? - Picture Disc
???? - Picture Disc, Zoetrope

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Charley RuddellBAND, BASS, SYNTH BASS, SYNTH
  • Franco VittoreBAND, LEAD GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS LEAD GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS ACOUSTIC GUITAR
  • Joshua StrmicBAND, DRUMS DRUMS
  • Riley PinkertonBAND, LEAD VOCALS, RHYTHM GUITAR LEAD VOCALS, RHYTHM GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR
  • Aaron RocheACOUSTIC GUITAR ARRANGED BY , SYNTH STRINGS
  • Ashley PeltonVIOLIN
  • Brent ArnoldSTRINGS STRINGS, ARRANGED BY
  • Randall DunnSYNTH

27 collectors on Gatefold own this · 38 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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