Chicago, United States (2003 – present.) Located along the in-betweens of Chicago and Peoria, Illinois, and drawing its nominal inspiration from the Belarusian capital, nestled deep amidst the in-betweens of the East and the West, a city that has been burned to the ground on several occasions only to be rebuilt like a phoenix rising from its ashes, Minsk is an eclectic experience of passion, aggression, rhythm, noise, and trance. The music is as organic as it is other-worldly, infusing the rhythms of the earth and the resonance of the human voice with the synthetic sounds of machines, amplifiers, and effects.

Minsk performed its first show in March of 2003, released a demo CD with Lisa Falzone Recordings later that year, and has spent the last three years performing, writing, and recording. In 2004, they performed at the inaugural Templars of Doom festival in Indianapolis and appeared on a Thinker Thought Records compilation CD, entitled ‘If It Plays…’.

In 2005, they put the finishing touches on their new album with producer Sanford Parker, who joined the band during the recording process. Parker, also known for his play in the band ‘Buried at Sea’ has produced such acts as Pelican, Rwake, Lair of the Minotaur, Unearthly Trance, and Venomous Concept. The band performed at 2005 and 2006’s South by Southwest music festivals in Austin, TX, and Emissions from the Monolith festivals in Youngstown, OH. Minsk’s latest work, The Ritual Fires of Abandonment, was released in Febuary of 2007.

Artist – Minsk
Album – The Ritual Fires of Abandonment ( * * * * * * * * * * )
Release Date – 2007
Genre – Post-metal Sludge-metal, Doom-metal (BEST ONE I’VE EVER HEARD)

Tracklist
1 Embers 13:48
2 White Wings 5:34
3 Mescaline Sunrise 4:43
4 The Orphans of Piety 14:41
5 Circle of Ashes 4:37
6 Ceremony ek Stasis 15:39
Minsk – The Ritual Fires of Abandonment Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Unearthly Trance & Minsk
Album – Split
Release Date – 2009
Genre – Post-metal Sludge-metal, Doom-metal

Tracklist
01 Unearthly Trance – Night of the Vampire – 22:25
02 Minsk – Stand For the Fire Demon – 29:49
Unearthly Trance & Minsk – Split Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Minsk
Album – Out of a Center Which Is Neither Dead Nor Alive
Release Date – 2005
Genre – Post-metal Sludge-metal, Doom-metal

Tracklist
1 Waging War on the Forevers 10:40
2 Narcotics and Dissecting Knives 10:57
3 Holy Flower of the North Star 14:17
4 Three Hours 11:10
5 Bloodletting and Forgetting 8:25
6 Wisp of Tow 9:28
Minsk – Out of a Center Which Is Neither Dead Nor Alive Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Minsk
Album – With Echoes in the Movement of Stone
Release Date – 2009
Genre – Post-metal Sludge-metal, Doom-metal

Tracklist
01 – minsk – three moons
02 – minsk – the shore of transcendence
03 – minsk – almitras premonition
04 – minsk – means to an end
05 – minsk – crescent mirror
06 – minsk – pisgah
07 – minsk – consumed by horizons
08 – minsk – requiem from substance to silence
Minsk – With Echoes in the Movement of Stone Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Recommendations:
TESA
Giant Squid – The Ichthyologist
North
ISIS
Latitudes – Bleak Epiphanies in Slow Motion
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AWESOME SHOUT Brodie / Brendan / CWV… and Geert for the latest.
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