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Lair of the Minotaur Announce New EP and First Show in Five Years

Chaos belches forth once again from Chicago’s windy labyrinth. Lair of the Minotaur, who will play their first show in half a decade at the previously-discussed Scorched Tundra X on Aug. 31, have announced that their return to activity will consist of more than one live date. Much to the chagrin of eardrums everywhere, the three-piece have a new EP recorded and they’ll look to release it presumably sometime soon on their own The Grind-House Recordings imprint. Their last offering was 2013’s Godslayer two-songer, and their last full-length, Evil Power (review here), was issued in 2010.

Do Lair of the Minotaur still hold the level of demolition in their approach that first brought them to such notoriety in their days on Southern Lord? Uh, yeah, probably. At least I don’t know why they wouldn’t.

Therefore! One should look forward to the pummeling to be issued via this new EP, whatever it’ll be called and whenever it’ll arrive. Details, presumably, will patter out over the next weeks and months, but for now here’s a preliminary announcement via the PR wire:

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LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR Crawls Forth Again In 2018; New EP Recorded + Band Confirmed To Play Scorched Tundra Fest 2018

The brutalizing LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR trio rears its gnarled head once again in 2018; the band has just recorded a new EP and announced live plans for late summer.

Following an extensive hiatus sharpening their axes, the Gods have called LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR back to battle. The classic “road dog” lineup of Steven Rathbone (guitar/vocals), Donald James Barraca (bass) and Chris Wozniak (drums) gathered to record a new EP on Memorial Day weekend.

The as-yet-unnamed EP will be released in conjunction LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR’s performance at Scorched Tundra Fest 2018 in Chicago on Friday, August 31st. The Scorched Tundra Fest performance will be an exclusive date for 2018 and will also mark the band’s first show in five years. Tickets are on sale HERE.

LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR Live:
8/31/2018 Empty Bottle – Chicago, IL @ Scorched Tundra Fest w/ Monolord, Telekenetic Yeti

Formed in Chicago in 2003, LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR has released four full-length LPs, and two EPs through Southern Lord as well as their own label, The Grind-House Recordings, all interconnected concept recordings based on the bloodier tales of Greek mythology. The band has toured extensively across North America and Europe, crushing all in their path with their own brand of heavy fucking metal that has been likened to being beat to death with a spiked club.

http://www.lairoftheminotaur.net
https://lairoftheminotaur.bandcamp.com

Lair of the Minotaur, Godslayer EP (2013)

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