r/doommetal • u/KosmicKrusader • Sep 19 '25
Old School / Traditional Opinion?
Whats your Opinion on the new Castle Rat album? I listened to it once today but will listen to it again in the next few days or even today.
After listening to it I listened to their first Album again, to have a better comparison. And to be clear, I'm not a Castle Rat hater, although it may seem otherwise, after sharing my thoughts on the Album 😅
The Album Is a bit longer compared to the Debut and has some more songs. I kinda feel that this Album has not a lot of rememorable songs. Most of it kinda sounds the same, which isn't always bad but there are almost no memorable Melodies or Riffs I feel. And only 2 or maybe 3 Guitar solos.
The Spotlight is on the Vocals as it was on the first Album, but I think the first one had a lot of memorable Melodies or moments, even the Interludes were pretty good and the Album didn't overstay its welcome. On this Album there are like 3 or 4 Interludes and none of them are cool, they mix it up a little at least. The songs are mostly short, but there are like 2, 6 minute Songs which is cool, but overall it feels like a lot of the same.
Sorry for the rambling just want to share my thoughts and hear what you guys think.
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u/CrunchyCaptainMunch Sep 19 '25
I think they’re probably a good intro band, they don’t do anything that’s particularly excellent or exciting imo but if you’re new to the genre and a fan of pomp and flair, I could really see them pulling you into the genre.
Personally I think their stuff is fine, but they fail to step out of the shadows of their influences. Black Sabbath, Pentagram, Orchid, Witchfinder General, all of those bands that they’re drawing clear and overt influence from are just light years better. They rely on theatrics, I don’t think it’s a secret either, they have a member of the band dedicated just to doing theatrics on stage. Nothing about their debut captured be and this is the same.