In case you like your heavy metallic bands to be extra groovy, medieval and sword-swinging pleasure than crush-your-skull-in heavy, you may need to try the fantasy heavy metallic outfit Fort Rat. They’ve bought a brand new album popping out this September titled The Bestiary and earlier right this moment they unleashed their newest single, “Serpent”.
Now, in case you’ve been following the band together with us, you not these guys are cool as hell. Sure, they’ve bought the kind of Dungeons & Dragons aesthetic that might have thrilled the shit out of Dio, however don’t let that look idiot you. These guys peddle in some down and soiled heavy metallic, replete with fuzzy riffs and lore-laden lyricism.
Talking of the brand new single, guitarist and vocalist Riley Pinkerton (The Rat Queen) defined what went into the brand new monitor:
“With ‘SERPENT’, we wished to discover the iconography of the snake—not simply as a logo of hazard or deceit, however as a tragic determine, misunderstood and forged out. There’s a tantalizing high quality to the tune; it’s seductive and sympathetic . The drums are bombastic, the tempo pushes towards this near-march that’s as danceable as it’s headbang-worthy. We leaned into synth textures extra prominently this time, including a layer of eerie class to the chaos. It’s slithering, it’s sharp—it’s the serpent’s facet of the story.”
The Bestiary can be launched on September 19 through King Quantity Information. In case you’d prefer to preorder the album, you are able to do so right here in case you’re within the U.S. or Blues Funeral Recordings within the U.Okay. and Europe.
As for his or her upcoming tour dates, they’ll start enjoying venues throughout the U.S. plans on September 5 in Boston, with that specific run of reveals coming to an finish on October 5 in Brooklyn, New York. A pair weeks later, they’ll start a tour in Europe. So in case you’d prefer to catch Fort Rat reside, be sure you try the checklist of dates beneath.
THE BESTIARY TRACKLIST
- PHOENIX I: Ardent
- WOLF I: Tooth & Blade
- WIZARD: Crystal Coronary heart
- SIREN: The Pull of Promise
- UNICORN: Carnage and Ice
- PATH OF MOSS
- CRYSTAL CAVE: Enshrined
- SERPENT: Coiled Determine
- WOLF II: Celestial Beast
- DRAGON: Lord of The Sky
- SUMMONING SPELL
- SUN SONG: Behold The Flame
- PHOENIX II: Cinerous
Fort Rat tour dates
Fall US tour 2025
Sep 5 – Boston, MA – Sonia
Sep 6 – Elizabethtown, NY – Otis
Sep 7 – Montreal, QC – Piranha Bar
Sep 8 – Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
Sep 9 – Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups
Sep 10 – Chicago, IL – Reggies
Sep 12 – Kansas Metropolis, MO – The Ship
Sep 13 – Colorado Springs, CO – What’s Left Fest
Sep 14 – Salt Lake Metropolis, UT – City Lounge
Sep 16 – Seattle, WA – Clockout Lounge
Sep 17 – Portland, OR – Star Theater
Sep 18 – Austin, TX – Unbelievable Fest
Sep 20 – Berkeley, CA – Cornerstone
Sep 21 – Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon
Sep 22 – San Diego, CA – The Casbah
Sep 23 – Phoenix, AZ – Final Exit
Sep 24 – Albuquerque, NM – Sister
Sep 27 – Houston, TX – Final Live performance
Sep 28 – New Orleans, LA – Gasa Gasa
Sep 30 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl
Oct 1 – Asheville, NC – Eulogy
Oct 2 – Raleigh, NC – Chapel of Bones
Oct 3 – Charlottesville, VA – Southern Cafe
Oct 4 – Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
Oct 5 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Corridor of Williamsburg
European Tour Dates
Oct 16 – Prague, CZ – Cafe V Lese
Oct 17 – Leipzig, DE – Werk 2
Oct 18 – Arnhem, NL – Willemeen
Oct 19 – Antwerp, BE – Desertfest
Oct 21 – Cologne, DE – Volta
Oct 22 – Aschaffenburg, DE – Colos-saal
Oct 23 – Berlin, DE – Lido
Oct 24 – Copenhagen, DE – Copenhell Metallic Cruise
Oct 25 – Copenhagen, DE – Copenhell Metallic Cruise
Oct 27 – Hamburg, DE – Indra
Oct 28 – Karlsruhe, DE – Stadtmitte
Oct 30 – Barcelona, ES – Add
Oct 31 – Lyon, FR – Les Subs
Nov 1 – Vellet, FR – Westill Pageant
Nov 2 – Lille, FR – La Bulle Cafe
Nov 4 – Brighton, UK – Concorde 2
Nov 5 – Bristol – Misplaced Horizon
Nov 6 – London, UK – Electrical Ballroom
Nov 7 – Nottingham, UK – Bodega
Nov 8 – Manchester, UK – Damnation Pageant
