CASTLE (Heavy Metal – USA 🇺🇸) – Release “Burn the Messenger” Official Lyric Video – Taken from the album “Carrie Chains” due out on August 24, 2026 via Black Wren Records & Hammerheart Records #Castle #heavymetal
Taken from the upcoming album ‘Carrie Chains’. Preorder limited and band exclusive vinyl and bundles, 2 cd longbox edition, digipack and digital now;
Direct from Castle: https://castlesf.bandcamp.com
Via Hammerheart: https://castlesf.lnk.to/carriechains
Release date Sept 4, 2026 on Hammerheart Records worldwide.
Still photos and video shot by Jarrett ‘Jroc’ Lowrey
Video manipulation and assembly by Black Arts Studio
Recorded and mixed at RainCity Recorders, Vancouver by Jesse Gander
Previous single/video:
From an overgrown fortress, high above the cliffs of black, the spellcasters of Doom are back with “Carrie Chains” their seventh album and second for Hammerheart Records. Raw, epic riff Heavy/Doom abounds on Castle’s catchy-as-hell “Carrie Chains”.
Pre-order: https://castlesf.lnk.to/carriechains
Pre-order direct from Castle: https://castlesf.bandcamp.com
“Truckgrinder” recorded at RainCity Recorders by Jesse Gander
Studio drums by Mike Cotton
A Black Arts Studio Production
Previous single/video:
From an overgrown fortress, high above the cliffs of black, the spellcasters of Doom are back with “Carrie Chains” their seventh album and second for Hammerheart Records. Raw, epic riff Heavy/Doom abounds on Castle’s catchy-as-hell “Carrie Chains”.
Pre-order: https://castlesf.lnk.to/carriechains
Pre-order direct from Castle: https://castlesf.bandcamp.com
Directed and edited by Jaan Silmberg for Pistoltrixx
Live filming by Ryan Hilton and Bill Kole (Black Throne Productions)
Location filming at Thirsty And Miserable, Toronto ON (Thanks to Katy)
Additional footage by Joe Turner
Live drums by Andrew Suarez
“Carry Chains” recorded at RainCity Recorders by Jesse Gander
Studio drums by Mike Cotton
A Black Arts Studio Production
Release date: September 4th 2026; on a beautiful digi-CD.
From an overgrown fortress, high above the cliffs of black, the spellcasters of Doom are back with “Carrie Chains” their seventh album and second for Hammerheart Records.
Castle release new lyric video; announce Japan Tour
US/Canadian heavy doom trio Castle have released a lyric video for “Burn the Messenger”, the closing track from the upcoming album “Carrie Chains” – scheduled for release Sept 4th on Hammerheart Records. “Burn the Messenger” is now the third single from the record and follows the quasi-title track “Carry Chains” and the more recent “Truckgrinder”.
Watch “Burn the Messenger” here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g3-WtjtZsM
Using stills and video from the album recording session at RainCity Recorders in Vancouver earlier this year, Castle flexes their might on another riff driven anthem of doom. Lyrically centered on protagonist Joan Of Arc and tied to the modern day with the current war on art/artists/seers – will the circle close in on the heroes of the night?
Before – the dawn, they’re going to burn you alive…
Singer and bassist Liz Blackwell states;
“”Burn the Messenger” was the last song to be written for the record and also the last track on the album. After spending months writing and crafting the songs this came as a sudden inspiration to summarize the need to continue sharing music, to be a voice when others have none, to use music as a vessel to commune with the unknown greater power. It also is a warning that to speak truths and pursue a life outside the norm has consequences. The messenger is about visionaries viewed as heretics and the journey to truth and the beyond”.
Preorders are available for limited edition and band exclusive vinyl, plus a special two-cd longbox edition that includes Castle’s all-covers album Double Vision – released last year as a vinyl only on the band’s own Black Wren Records imprint – in addition to regular digipack and digital versions.
Preorder from Hammerheart here: https://castlesf.lnk.to/carriechains
Preorder direct from Castle here: https://castlesf.bandcamp.com
Carrie Chains shows Castle at new heights of constructing their trademark serpentine riffs into powerful anthemic hooks while the whiskey throated vocals of powerhouse singer Liz Blackwell fill every spooky nook and cranny to intoxicating effect. Taking influence from the 70s/80s riff-heavy maestros like Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and Mercyful Fate and keeping a stripped down attack sound, Castle channel that classic heavy-metal DNA into something leaner, meaner, and unmistakably their own.
Castle have also announced a new Japan tour, their first since 2016 and includes a 2 night headline stint at the Tokyo Doom Fest that will feature 2 unique sets. In addition the band have previously announced a US run, scheduled for September and October, 2026. A full list of confirmed dates can be found below.
Track List:
1. Fooled Again
2. 3 Knocks
3. Carry Chains
4. Evil Nun
5. Truckgrinder
6. Orb Weaver
7. Goat Vision
8. Burn The Messenger
• Castle has a U.S. tour in September/October, a Japan tour in December and a Europe tour in March 2027
Castle have simultaneously announced a new US run, scheduled for September 2026. A full list of confirmed dates can be found below.
Castle US tour:
9/3 Detroit, MI – Smalls
9/4 Cleveland, OH – Maple Grove Tavern
9/5 Montague, MA – RPM Fest
9/6 Brooklyn, NY – Woodshop
9/7 York, PA – Collusion Tap Works
9/9 Washington D.C. – Pie Shop
9/10 Pittsburgh, PA – Poetry Lounge
9/11 Indianapolis IN – Black Circle
9/12 Nashville, TN – Cobra Lounge
9/14 Dallas, TX – Dusty’s
9/15 Austin, TX – Valhalla
9/16 Tulsa, OK – Whittier Bar
9/17 Des Moines, IA – Locals Bar
9/18 Chicago, IL – Reggies
9/19 Madison, WI – Blades Of Steel Fest
10/23 Seattle, WA – El Corazon
10/24 Portland, OR – High Water Mark
10/25 San Francisco, CA – Bottom Of The Hill
10/26 Palmdale, CA – Transplants Brewery
10/27 Las Vegas, NV – The Griffin
10/28 Phoenix, AZ – Last Exit
10/29 Los Angeles, CA – Knucklehead
10/30 San Diego, CA – Tower Bar
Castle shows:
12/05-06 Tokyo (JP) – Tokyo Doom Fest
03/13 Písek (CZ) – Heavy Metal Thunder Fest
Castle Japan Tour
12/05-06 Tokyo (JP) – Tokyo Doom Fest
12/7 Tokyo (JP) – Moonstep
12/8 Kyoto (JP) – Socrates
12/9 Kobe (JP) – Makeshift
12/10 Osaka (JP) – Hokage
12/11 Yokohama (JP) – El Puente
12/12 Tokyo (JP) – Wall
12/13 Nagoya (JP) – Huck Finn
Advance tickets available at www.heavycastle.com
• Recorded at RainCity Recorders in Vancouver B.C. by producer Jesse Gander (Anciients, 3 Inches Of Blood, Brutus)
• Follow up album to 2024’s Evil Remains
• Castle has shared the stage with bands like The Obsessed, Anvil, The Skull, Pentagram, The Sword, Goatsnake and more!
Line up:
Liz Blackwell – Bass, vocals
Mat Davis – Guitar, vocals
Mike Cotton – Drums
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