US psychedelic stoner/doom/prog metal outfit The Cult Ov Crowley presents new album »Rise Ov The Rat King«; out now via Smoove Brain Records!

Akron, Ohio based psychedelic stoner/doom/progressive metal outfit The Cult Ov Crowley is back with their new album, »Rise Ov The Rat King«, which was just released on November 14th, 2025 via Smoove Brain Records.

»Rise Ov The Rat King« is available now on all major streaming services!

Tracklist:
01. Rise Ov The Rat King
02. Lesser Key
03. Temple Ov Silence
04. Cunt Dracula
05. Burn The VVitch
06. Barren Land
07. The High Priestess
08. Blood Moon

“Formed at the Dawn of the New Aeon of Horus as a splinter group of the Abbey of Thelema, The Cult Ov Crowley is here to make sure you enjoy these end times! Come on out to a show for an unparalleled experience full of haunting melodies and strange encounters! From our humble beginnings at the most crucial and historic moment in all of human existence to our struggles today, The Cult Ov Crowley has been working hard to make sure that you have the optimum soundtrack for your decaying mental state!”

»Rise Ov The Rat King« is The Cult Ov Crowley’s bleak, bombastic sermon on the anatomy of ruthless ambition. This is not a rock opera; it is a grand, ugly testament to power gained through pure, unapologetic deceit. Forget the melodrama; this record delivers the surgical precision ov an inevitable downfall, orchestrated by a magnificent, grotesque rat.

The Rat King’s ascent – from sewer filth to self-crowned royalty – is scored by a sound that is both monstrously heavy and unsettlingly polished. The heavy riffs are colossal, tectonic plates of sound that shift and grind with the weight ov absolute authority. Yet, the album is haunted by melodies that are tragically beautiful, serving as a chilling counterpoint: the siren song of corruption. And the vocal harmonies? They are the deceptive whispers of faith and loyalty that shroud the Rat King’s true, callous nature, lending a liturgical grace to his systemic cruelty.

This is a meditation on control, pain, and the opulent terror of a kingdom built on nothing but self-interest. It’s a mandatory document for anyone who understands that true evil is often disguised not in cackling madness, but in icy, self-serving calm.

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