US/Canadian heavy doom trio CASTLE have released the official video for their new single, “3 Knocks.” The haunted rocker is the fourth and final single from the band’s upcoming album, Carrie Chains, due September 4th via Hammerheart Records.
Filmed in Toronto during CASTLE’s Canadian tour earlier this year, the “3 Knocks” video reunites the band with longtime friend and director Jaan Silmberg, whose credits include Super Duper Alice Cooper, Death By Metal, and the upcoming Voivod documentary. Silmberg also directed CASTLE’s recent video for the quasi-title track, “Carry Chains.”
Guitarist Mat Davis comments:
“3 Knocks is a classic throwback Castle song; a combination of majestic riffs and a driving haunted vocal from Liz. We were inspired by equal parts Sabbath and Mercyful Fate and came up with this crunchy rocker… it’s like the doomed heartbeat of the new record — it screams to be cranked, so what are you waiting for?!”
Carrie Chains finds CASTLE pushing their trademark serpentine riffs into powerful, anthemic hooks, driven by the whiskey-throated vocals of Liz Blackwell. Drawing inspiration from riff-heavy ‘70s and ‘80s heavy metal pioneers such as Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, and Mercyful Fate, the trio maintains a stripped-down attack while channeling that classic metal DNA into something distinctly their own.
Preorders are available in limited-edition and band-exclusive vinyl configurations, alongside a special two-CD longbox edition featuring CASTLE’s all-covers album Double Vision. Originally issued last year exclusively on vinyl through the band’s Black Wren Records imprint, Double Vision joins Carrie Chains in the expanded package. Standard digipak and digital editions will also be available.
Order from Hammerheart here: castlesf.lnk.to/carriechains
Order direct from Castle here: castlesf.bandcamp.com
CASTLE will support the album with an extensive run of live dates beginning in September. The band will tour throughout the United States in September and October before returning to Japan in December for their first tour there since 2016. The Japanese run includes two nights at Tokyo Doom Fest, where CASTLE will perform two unique sets.
CASTLE US Tour Dates:
September 3 – Detroit, MI – Smalls
September 4 – Cleveland, OH – Maple Grove Tavern
September 5 – Montague, MA – RPM Fest
September 6 – Brooklyn, NY – Woodshop
September 7 – York, PA – Collusion Tap Works
September 9 – Washington, DC – Pie Shop
September 10 – Pittsburgh, PA – Poetry Lounge
September 11 – Indianapolis, IN – Black Circle
September 12 – Nashville, TN – Cobra Lounge
September 14 – Dallas, TX – Dusty’s
September 15 – Austin, TX – Valhalla
September 16 – Tulsa, OK – Whittier Bar
September 17 – Des Moines, IA – Locals Bar
September 18 – Chicago, IL – Reggies
September 19 – Madison, WI – Blades Of Steel Fest
October 23 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
October 24 – Portland, OR – High Water Mark
October 25 – San Francisco, CA – Bottom Of The Hill
October 26 – Palmdale, CA – Transplants Brewery
October 27 – Las Vegas, NV – The Griffin
October 28 – Phoenix, AZ – Last Exit
October 29 – Los Angeles, CA – Knucklehead
October 30 – San Diego, CA – Tower Bar
CASTLE Japan Tour Dates:
December 5-6 – Tokyo – Tokyo Doom Fest
December 7 – Tokyo – Moonstep
December 8 – Kyoto – Socrates
December 9 – Kobe – Makeshift
December 10 – Osaka – Hokage
December 11 – Yokohama – El Puente
December 12 – Tokyo – Wall
December 13 – Nagoya – Huck Finn
Advance tickets available at www.heavycastle.com