The wait is over; LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR's fourth full-length Evil Power is in stores today.

From now until 10am PST Thursday (4/15) you can order the record here for onlu $6.99: http://www.shockhound.com/albums/507...p3s-evil-power


Preview 4 tracks from the album, check out the uncensored "Evil Power" video, view the band's tour dates and more at: http://www.earsplitcompound.com/site/?p=446


"So primitive is Evil Power, in fact, that it's like moving from a Bronze Age sword to a straightforward mace, and it just might wind up being the band's masterstroke." - Decibel Magazine


"...grab something heavy and beat the shit out of everything in sight." 4/5 - Mouth For War

"Their sound is still based on some of the most pummeling metal the US has ever produced..." - The Obelisk

"...Lair of the Minotaur is arguably the ultimate catharsis for the vengeful misfit in all of us." - Sleazegrinder


"... the be all, end all, rawest, most virulent slab of metal that I've heard in the past year." - The Ripple Effect

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An Onslaught Of LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR Updates

It's been a hell of a month for LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR...


With the release of their fourth full-length Evil Power just days away -- set for official release on April 13th -- the record is killing at radio, being ranked #1 most added at metal radio its first week out (3/30), at both the CMJ Loud Rock charts and FMQB Metal Detector. The record is still going strong and we urge you to call your local station and demand some Lair!! Check this site for the number to harass in your area: http://www.lairoftheminotaur.com/site/?page_id=64

Last week we premiered LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR's brutal new video for the album's title track "Evil Power." Within record time, YouTube removed it completely. The band re-posted it on their own site and moved on. Days later they posted the new track "Let's Kill These Motherfuckers" on their Myspace page. Again, within minutes, the track was pulled! So once again, they're doing it themselves.

You can check out the insane "Evil Power" video, as well as preview FOUR new tracks from the upcoming release, both at LOTM's own website [http://www.lairoftheminotaur.com] and also at the Earsplit Compond [http://www.earsplitcompound.com/site/?p=446].


In other news, the "Evil Power" video will get a big-screen debut at a local screening at the Sci-Fi Spectacular 4 film fest at Chicago's Music Box Theatre tomorrow, Saturday, April 10th. Films run from noon until 2am and include: They Live, Q The Winged Serpent, Flash Gordon, Them, Planet of the Vampires, Lifeforce and Dark Star. The "Evil Power" video will be shown right before They Live at midnight! Get the full lowdown on the event here: http://www.myspace.com/moviesidefilmfestival.

The band's Spring tour kicks off next week in support of the release as well.


LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR Evil Power Spring Tour:
4/16/2010 Melody Inn - Indianapolis, IN w/ Coffinworm
4/17/2010 Peabody's - Cleveland, OH w/ Solopsist
4/18/2010 Sonar - Baltimore, MD w/ Revolta, Wolfnuke
4/19/2010 M Room - Philadelphia, PA w/ Ludicra, Tombs, Krallice
4/21/2010 The Charleston - Brooklyn, NY w/ The Binary Code, Elks
4/22/2010 Velvet Lounge - Washington DC w/ Ol Scratch, Admiral Browning
4/23/2010 Broadway Joe's - Buffalo, NY w/ Cattle Decapitation, Gaza
4/24/2010 The Summit - Columbus, OH w/ Fools Crown


Set for release April 13th on the band's own The Grind-House Records, Evil Power was recorded by Sanford Parker in the band's Chicago stomping grounds. Comprised of Centurions Steve Rathbone (vocals/bass), Chris Wozniak (drums) and introducing new bassist Nate Olp (Demiricous), LOTM's patented Greek mythology-inspired brutality continues on Evil Power, laying all in its path to waste with a stripped-down approach as heavy as the Kraken, while showing off the band's punk and crossover influences.

"So primitive is Evil Power, in fact, that it's like moving from a Bronze Age sword to a straightforward mace, and it just might wind up being the band's masterstroke." - Decibel Magazine

"Their sound is still based on some of the most pummeling metal the US has ever produced..." - The Obelisk


"...Lair of the Minotaur is arguably the ultimate catharsis for the vengeful misfit in all of us." - Sleazegrinder

"This is one of those albums that you jack up to 11, grab something heavy and beat the shit out of everything in sight." 4/5 - Mouth For War

"... the be all, end all, rawest, most virulent slab of metal that I've heard in the past year." - The Ripple Effect


http://www.lairoftheminotaur.com
http://www.myspace.com/lairoftheminotaur
http://www.thegrind-houserecords.com
http://www.southernlord.com

Tune In: World Premiere Of LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR's Brutal New Video

The world premiere of LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR's brand new, ultra-violent video masterpiece for the title track to their latest full length Evil Power is posted on the Deiblog now! Check it out now, and spread the word: http://decibelmagazine.com/Content.aspx?ncid=363970


More LOTM activities to be announced shortly.

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LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR Gory Video Premiere Details; Tour Update

One week from today -- on Thursday, April 1st -- the new LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR video will be unleashed via a special premiere on Decibel Magazine's "Deciblog." The video is for "Evil Power," the title track to the band's menacing upcoming fourth full-length release.


Directed by Ryan Oliver of cult horror cinema company Deathblow Productions, the video features more blood, gore, violence and nudity in under three-and-a-half minutes than some full-length slasher films, and shall prove to be one of the most cruel videos in the history of heavy metal. Watch innocent virgins being offered up to the massive minotaur for sacrifice. Reel in horror during the evisceration and dismemberment of these beauties while your head bangs uncontrollably to LOTM's thunderous soundtrack.

Stop by the Deciblog on April Fool's Day to witness the carnage!!!
http://decibelmagazine.com/blog/

And stop by the Earsplit Compound to check out the graphic flyer for the video, artwork and more: http://www.earsplitcompound.com/site/?p=318


Set for release April 13th on the band's own The Grind-House Records, Evil Power was recorded by Sanford Parker in the band's Chicago stomping grounds. Comprised of Centurions Steve Rathbone (vocals/bass), Chris Wozniak (drums) and introducing new bassist Nate Olp (Demiricous), LOTM's patented Greek mythology-inspired brutality continues on Evil Power, laying all in its path to waste with a stripped-down approach as heavy as the Kraken, while showing off the LOTM's punk and crossover influences.

Evil Power will be in stores and available via digital download on iTunes, Amazon mp3, eMusic, Lala, Shockhound, Napster, Zune, Rhapsody, LimeWire, IMVU and Myspace Music on April 13, 2010, and the CD will also be available direct from the band/label Thursday, April 1st, in conjunction with the video premiere. 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.

The first leg tour promoting the release will kick off the week of the album's release as well, with plenty more to be announced throughout the year.

LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR Evil Power Spring Tour:
4/16/2010 Melody Inn - Indianapolis, IN w/ Coffinworm
4/17/2010 Peabody's - Cleveland, OH w/ Solopsist

4/18/2010 Sonar - Baltimore, MD w/ Revolta, Wolfnuke
4/19/2010 M Room - Philadelphia, PA w/ Ludicra, Tombs, Krallice
4/21/2010 The Charleston - Brooklyn, NY w/ The Binary Code, Elks
4/22/2010 Velvet Lounge - Washington DC w/ Ol Scratch, Admiral Browning
4/23/2010 Broadway Joe's - Buffalo, NY w/ Cattle Decapitation, Gaza
4/24/2010 The Summit - Columbus, OH w/ Fools Crown

"So primitive is Evil Power, in fact, that it’s like moving from a Bronze Age sword to a straightforward mace, and it just might wind up being the band’s masterstroke." - Decibel Magazine


"It's good to see a band of their stature looking to expand their audience the old fashioned way - by starting up their own label and putting out a solid as fuck record." - Stonerrock.com

"Their sound is still based on some of the most pummeling metal the US has ever produced, but several of their tracks show an affinity for hard rock riffing that reminds of Entombed..." - The Obelisk

"Celebrating bloody violence in ways your average videogame designer would never dare, Lair of the Minotaur is arguably the ultimate catharsis for the vengeful misfit in all of us." - Sleazegrinder


http://www.lairoftheminotaur.com
http://www.myspace.com/lairoftheminotaur
http://www.thegrind-houserecords.com
http://www.southernlord.com

LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR Launch Record Label; Announce Album, Video, Tour

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, Motorhead) with a death breath of fresh air, and spitting gas on the flames.


The Greek mythology-inspired carnage continues on LOTM'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. Check out the Scott Jackson cover art, and hear the track "We Are Hades" at the band's MySpace page now: http://www.myspace.com/lairoftheminotaur.

Evil Power CD tracklist:
1. "Attack the Gods"

2. "Let’s Kill These Motherfuckers"
3. "Riders of Skullhammer, We Ride the Night"
4. "Evil Power"
5. "Goatstorm"
6. "Hunt and Devour"
7. "Metal Titans"

8. "Blood From the Witch’s Vein"
9. "We Are Hades"
10. "Death March of the Conquerors"
11. "The Violent Iron Age of Man"

The album 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" video and head of Chicago based Deathblow Productions. His credits include The Toolbox Murders and Among the Dead. 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/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:

4/16/2010 Melody Inn - Indianapolis, IN
4/17/2010 Peabody's - Cleveland, OH
4/19/2010 M Room - Philadelphia, PA

4/20/2010 Sonar - Baltimore, MD
4/21/2010 The Charleston - Brooklyn, NY
4/22/2010 Velvet Lounge - Washington DC
4/23/2010 Broadway Joe's - Buffalo, NY
4/24/2010 The Summit - Columbus, OH

http://www.lairoftheminotaur.com
http://www.myspace.com/lairoftheminotaur
http://www.thegrind-houserecords.com

http://www.southernlord.com