Weathered by Rat King
This record is born from collapse. In 2024, I went through hell and it very nearly ended me. Working on these songs is what kept me alive through it.
This album is raw and unfiltered. It is heavy music written out of survival. Some tracks are so personal I’d rather never revisit them, but they exist because I had to put the pain somewhere.
Should the demand call for it, Rat King will bring this to physical formats — vinyl, CDs, whatever makes sense. I'm working on new shirt designs to support this release. But waiting for perfection never felt right with this one. It had to come out now.
My hope is that this album finds you when you need it most. If it helps you carry your own struggles the way creating it carried mine, then it’s already done its job.
Tracklist
| 1. | Fair | 3:42 |
| 2. | Weathered | 5:06 |
| 3. | Helltrodden | 3:24 |
| 4. | Congratulations | 3:02 |
| 5. | Gatekept | 5:34 |
| 6. | Abyss | 6:40 |
| 7. | Holding Our Own | 7:08 |
| 8. | Derelict | 8:52 |
| 9. | Writing My Wrongs | 5:50 |
Credits
Written and recorded by Lord Scud in The Abyss
Performed by Rat King
Lead guitar/solos by Andrei Stirbu
Co-lead vocals on “Gatekept” by Addison Norrington
Mixed & mastered by Jason Roach at Ice Fall Recordings
Artwork by Addison Norrington
