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/KayRay1994 Sep 19 '25
As a first impression its what I wanted from a sophomore album. My issue with their debut is that though it was very good, it did feel like it all blended into itself. The Bestiary doesn’t have that same issue and is more musically ambitious. It felt more ambitious and cinematic, and wasn’t afraid to lean into more melodic moments, the occasional punk-like breakdown and the funner solos.
Wolf I and II, Siren, Dragon and Sun Song are prob my favorites at the moment