{"product_id":"castle-rat-the-bestiary-cd","title":"Castle Rat: The Bestiary (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cDC3p0B4xHw?si=-fTI_LZ0R4zUkcay\" height=\"300\" width=\"full\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmerging from New York's vile, creature-infested underground, fantasy heavy metal purveyors Castle Rat have announced their impending second album \u003cem\u003eThe Bestiary\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince their formation in 2019, Castle Rat have created a vivid labyrinth of fantasy lore led by \"The Rat Queen\" aka Riley Pinkerton. Together with \"The Count\", \"The Plague Doctor\" and \"The All-Seeing Druid\", the group has carried out countless battles against \"The Rat Reaperess\" with riffs, swords and spells on stages across the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded by Randall Dunn (Sunn O))), Wolves in the Throne Room, Björk) and mixed by Jonathan Nuñez (Torche, Restless Spirit), the band's latest odyssey features 13 spellbinding tracks of epic carnage and mystical metal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCommenting on the album, The Rat Queen states: “\u003cem\u003eThe Bestiary\u003c\/em\u003e is a conceptual book of beasts containing a collection of mystical creatures from a world forgotten. The last remaining souls of each have been gathered and preserved by ‘The Wizard’. Cautionary tales of each beast and The Wizard himself are woven through the power of traditional heavy metal song and spell.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhoenix I: Ardent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWolf I: Tooth \u0026amp; Blade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWizard: Crystal Heart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSiren: The Pull of Promise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnicorn: Carnage and Ice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePath of Moss\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrystal Cave: Enshrined\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSerpent: Coiled Figure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWolf II: Celestial Beast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDragon: Lord of the Sky\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSummoning Spell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSun Song: Behold the Flame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhoenix II: Cinerous\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Loma Vista","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54208418480474,"sku":"7277599","price":14.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1481\/5374\/files\/castle-rat-bestiary.jpg?v=1779971578","url":"https:\/\/freebirdrecords.com\/products\/castle-rat-the-bestiary-cd","provider":"Freebird Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}