Minsk Completes New Album

Minsk has completed work on their Relapse Records debut full-length, titled "The Ritual Fires of Abandonment."

The Chicago/Peoria, IL quartet (bassist/vocalist Sanford Parker, drummer Anthony Couri, guitarist/vocalist Chris Bennett and vocalist/synth player Tim Mead) recorded "The Ritual Fires of Abandonment" at Parker's Volume Recording studio (Pelican, Unearthly Trance) in Chicago. The finished track listing for the hour long effort is as follows: "Embers", "White Wings", "Mescaline Sunrise", "The Orphans of Piety", "Circle of Ashes", and "Ceremony Ek Stasis."

The album art for The Ritual Fires of Abandonment, designed by artist Orion Landau (Alabama Thunderpussy, High On Fire), can be previewed online here. The album is set for a February 20th, 2007 North American release date, February 26th internationally.

Source: Lambgoat