Artist page · 07/07/2026
About
Two studio LPs issued on King Volume label; original limited editions show wide price variations.
Castle Rat crafts a distinctive form of doom metal characterized by medieval fantasy elements and traditional heavy metal influences. Their debut album, Into The Realm (2024), released on King Volume, was issued as a limited edition vinyl with several pressings, some commanding high collector interest. Their sophomore LP, The Bestiary (2025), continues in the heavy and doom rock tradition with a rich tracklist of 13 songs, also released as a limited edition LP with multiple variant pressings.
The band is known for evocative theatrical live shows and a strong connection to fantasy imagery reminiscent of classic genre artwork.
Discography
Studio albums, EPs and notable live records, from newest to oldest. Drag the timeline to browse.
Playlist
The tracks that sum up Castle Rat's career.
The essentials
Our pick, validated by the editorial team.
Debut album with a focused selection of 9 tracks blending doom and heavy metal, originally issued by King Volume with limited vinyl pressings that reached prices over €160 to €1760.
Second studio album featuring 13 tracks with a doom metal and hard rock sound, released as limited edition LPs on King Volume with eight variant pressings known.
Go further
Artists who share part of Castle Rat's musical DNA.
Collectors
The hidden side of the catalogue: rare pressings, sought-after matrices, Discogs values.
For each reference edition, these cards summarise the state of the global Discogs market. Market position places the average price of a copy between the observed min and max prices. Average price is the price seen for a mint-condition copy. Copies available counts listings currently for sale. Collectors who want it is the number of Discogs users who added it to their wantlist without owning it — a good signal of upcoming demand.
Face B
Studio secrets, touring anecdotes and B-sides worth the whole album.
"Not just doom, but medieval fantasy doom metal with theatrical shows and a nod to classic fantasy art."— Band description
Into The Realm was released in 2024 as a limited edition vinyl LP on King Volume label with several pressings. Some copies reached prices as high as €1760, indicating collector demand and rarity.
The Bestiary album, issued in 2025 on King Volume, is available in at least eight vinyl versions with limited editions. Pricing ranges from about €24 to €88 depending on the pressing and condition.
Castle Rat's style combines doom metal, traditional doom, stoner metal, and occult rock with hard rock elements, shaping a medieval fantasy doom metal aesthetic since their 2019 formation in Brooklyn.
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T-shirts, posters, accessories and limited editions.
FAQ
The most common questions about pressings, reissues and limited editions.
Castle Rat's main vinyl releases are Into The Realm (2024) and The Bestiary (2025), both limited edition LPs issued by King Volume.
The band's albums are available as limited edition vinyl LPs, often issued in multiple pressings with collectible variants.
Castle Rat was formed in 2019 in Brooklyn, New York, specializing in doom metal with fantasy-themed elements.
The band fuses doom metal, traditional doom, occult rock, and hard rock to create a theatrical medieval fantasy doom metal sound.
Yes, Castle Rat is known for theatrical live shows featuring fantasy characters and storytelling aligned with their medieval doom metal themes.
Price for vinyl originals range from roughly €24 for some pressings of The Bestiary to up to €1760 for rare limited editions of Into The Realm.
French collectors can find Castle Rat vinyl through international distributors and online marketplaces, but availability varies with limited editions.
All known vinyl releases to date have been issued through King Volume, a label specialized in hard and doom metal acts.
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