US/Canadian heavy doom band Castle releases new single and music video »3 Knocks«; new album »Carrie Chains« out September 4th via Hammerheart Records!

San Francisco, California based heavy/doom metal band Castle premiere new single and music video »3 Knocks« taken from their upcoming album, »Carrie Chains«, scheduled for release on September 4th, 2026 via Hammerheart Records.

Tracklist:
01. Fooled Again
02. 3 Knocks
03. Carry Chains
04. Evil Nun
05. Truckgrinder
06. Orb Weaver
07. Goat Vision
08. Burn The Messenger

Courtesy of Hammerheart Records:

US/Canadian heavy doom trio Castle have released a video for the haunted rocker – »3 Knocks« from the upcoming album »Carrie Chains«. »3 Knocks« is the fourth and final single in advance of the full album release on September 4th via Hammerheart Records worldwide.

Filmed in Toronto while on tour in Canada earlier this year, »3 Knocks« sees Castle team up with their long time friend/director, Jaan Silmberg – whose credits include work on Super Duper Alice Cooper, Death By Metal and the upcoming Voivod Doc – and also filmed Castle’s most recent video for the quasi-title track »Carry Chains«.

Guitarist Mat Davis states:

“»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?!”

Preorders are available for limited edition and band exclusive vinyl, plus a special two-cd longbox edition that includes Castle’s all-covers album »Double Vision« – released last year as a vinyl only on the band’s own Black Wren Records imprint – in addition to regular digipack and digital versions.

Pre-order »Carrie Chains« here:
Hammerheart Records | direct from Castle

»Carrie Chains« shows Castle at new heights of constructing their trademark serpentine riffs into powerful anthemic hooks while the whiskey throated vocals of powerhouse singer Liz Blackwell fill every spooky nook and cranny to intoxicating effect. Taking influence from the 70s/80s riff-heavy maestros like Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and Mercyful Fate and keeping a stripped down attack sound, Castle channel that classic heavy metal DNA into something leaner, meaner, and unmistakably their own.

Castle have also announced a new Japan tour, their first since 2016 and includes a 2 night headline stint at the Tokyo Doom Fest that will feature 2 unique sets. In addition the band have previously announced a US run, scheduled for September and October 2026. A full list of confirmed dates can be found below.

Castle US Tour:
9/3 Detroit, MI – Smalls
9/4 Cleveland, OH – Maple Grove Tavern
9/5 Montague, MA – RPM Fest
9/6 Brooklyn, NY – Woodshop
9/7 York, PA – Collusion Tap Works
9/9 Washington D.C. – Pie Shop
9/10 Pittsburgh, PA – Poetry Lounge
9/11 Indianapolis IN – Black Circle
9/12 Nashville, TN – Cobra Lounge
9/14 Dallas, TX – Dusty’s
9/15 Austin, TX – Valhalla
9/16 Tulsa, OK – Whittier Bar
9/17 Des Moines, IA – Locals Bar
9/18 Chicago, IL – Reggies
9/19 Madison, WI – Blades Of Steel Fest
10/23 Seattle, WA – El Corazon
10/24 Portland, OR – High Water Mark
10/25 San Francisco, CA – Bottom Of The Hill
10/26 Palmdale, CA – Transplants Brewery
10/27 Las Vegas, NV – The Griffin
10/28 Phoenix, AZ – Last Exit
10/29 Los Angeles, CA – Knucklehead
10/30 San Diego, CA – Tower Bar

Castle Japan Tour
12/5-6 Tokyo (JP) – Tokyo Doom Fest
12/7 Tokyo (JP) – Moonstep
12/8 Kyoto (JP) – Socrates
12/9 Kobe (JP) – Makeshift
12/10 Osaka (JP) – Hokage
12/11 Yokohama (JP) – El Puente
12/12 Tokyo (JP) – Wall
12/13 Nagoya (JP) – Huck Finn

Castle upcoming
03/13 Písek (CZ) – Heavy Metal Thunder Fest

Advance tickets available at heavycastle.com

Castle is:
Liz Blackwell – Bass, Vocals
Mat Davis – Guitar, Vocals

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well