LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR Launches Record Label; Announces Album, Video, Tour

February 9, 2010

Emerging from the caustic burrows of Chicago comes the monolith of metal known as LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR, a sonic "fuck you" to the current trends and sub-genres of metal who carry the torch of metal's roots (CELTIC FROST, SLAYER, MOTÖRHEAD) with a death breath of fresh air, and spitting gas on the flames.

The Greek mythology-inspired carnage continues on LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR's upcoming fourth full-length, "Evil Power". The CD and digital download will be released on April 13, 2010 on The Grind-House Records, an independent record label started by Steve Rathbone, Chris Wozniak (both from LOTM) and Josh Diebel (former head of Alleysweeper Records). The record will be distributed by Southern Lord Records, who have released the band's previous three albums on CD and vinyl, two EPs and DVD.

"Evil Power" lays all in its path to waste with an approach as heavy as the Kraken, while showing off the band's heavy rock and punk influences. A deluxe LP version will be released in late summer 2010, featuring a bonus track not available on CD or digital download.

"Evil Power" track listing:

01. Attack the Gods
02. Let's Kill These Motherfuckers
03. Riders of Skullhammer, We Ride the Night
04. Evil Power
05. Goatstorm
06. Hunt and Devour
07. Metal Titans
08. Blood From the Witch's Vein
09. We Are Hades
10. Death March of the Conquerors
11. The Violent Iron Age of Man

Check out the track "We Are Hades" at the band's MySpace page.

"Evil Power" was recorded in the dead of winter in Chicago at Semaphore Studios by Sanford Parker, and mastered by Scott Hull. Rathbone states, "If 'War Metal Battle Master' was the war, 'Evil Power' is the party after a bloody victory."

The album features new bassist, Nate Olp (vocalist/bassist of DEMIRICOUS) and guest backing vocals by General Diabolical Slaughter (USURPER),bringing mucho mayhem to the fold.

A new video for the title track, "Evil Power", will be released with the album. Rathbone warns, "There will be blood! This video is unrelentingly brutal." Directed by Ryan Oliver, the special-effects master behind the "War Metal Battle Master" clip and head of Chicago-based Deathblow Productions, the video's horror theme graphically details the torment of some unlucky virgins, sacrificed to the mighty MINOTAUR. An uncut version will be available on the web (also in HD),and a TV edit will be shown on MTV2's "Headbangers Ball", Fuse and On Demand.

Coinciding with the release, the band is headlining a U.S. tour through the Midwest and East Coast in April:

April 16 - Melody Inn - Indianapolis, IN
April 17 - Peabody's - Cleveland, OH
April 19 - M Room - Philadelphia, PA
April 20 - Sonar - Baltimore, MD
April 21 - The Charleston - Brooklyn, NY
April 22 - Velvet Lounge - Washington DC
April 23 - Broadway Joe's - Buffalo, NY
April 24 - The Summit - Columbus, OH

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