Minsk, With Echoes In The Movement Of Stone

The new Minsk album, entitled The Ritual Fires of Abandonment, is done and scheduled for release on Relapse Records on Feb. 20, 2007. It is available for pre-orders now directly through the Relapse website. Expect some previews of the artwork and songs soon.

Also coming soon are both the Emetic Records compilation, For the Sick - A Tribute to Eyehategod, and the vinyl version of last year's Minsk release, Out of a Center Which is Neither Dead Nor Alive, on Original Sound Recordings. This debut full length was originally released on At A Loss Recordings and will now be presented as a gatefold double LP featuring fresh artwork from Tony Wyioming and Zedekron.

In the coming months, Minsk will also be teaming up with friends and label mates, Unearthly Trance, for a split 7" featuring both bands' versions of songs from the one and only Roky Erickson. This vinyl only offering will be released on Parasitic Records.