Minsk is a doom metal/post-metal band from Peoria, Illinois founded in 2002. They are signed to Relapse Records on which they released their second full-length and most recent relase, the 2007 album The Ritual Fires of Abandonment. Self described as "psychedelic metal", their songs tend to start out as slow and simple, and become heavy and complex towards the end.

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  • Minsk is a doom metal/post-metal band from Peoria, Illinois founded in 2002. They are signed to Relapse Records on which they released their second full-length and most recent relase, the 2007 album The Ritual Fires of Abandonment. Self described as "psychedelic metal", their songs tend to start out as slow and simple, and become heavy and complex towards the end. Their sound draws equally from sludge metal, doom metal, hardcore punk, ambient and noise music, with a highly psychedelic attitude achieved through tribal drum patterns, thick layers of synthesizers and keyboards, and echoing vocals. They are named after the capitol of Belarus, and the idea of survival through suffering is a recurring theme in the lyrics and musical style. In fact, regarding the origin of their name, their official biography states: "Drawing its nominal inspiration from a remote Belarussian city 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" . The sounds and atmospheres they evoke in their songs are complex and psychedelic and have led many critics, and mostly the band members themselves, to describe their music as "deeply spiritual and emotional" .
  • Minsk est un groupe de metal originaire de Peoria, en Illinois et fondé en 2002. Sa musique est définie comme du sludge metal psychédélique, et possède des accents tribaux. Ils sortirent leur second album, Ritual Fires of Abandonment, en 2007 sous le label Relapse Records. Décrivant eux-mêmes leur musique comme du "metal psychédélique", leurs morceaux ont tendance à commencer lentement et dans la simplicité, pour devenir plus heavy et complexes vers la fin. Leur son mêle les influences sludge metal,doom metal, hardcore, ambient et noise, avec un coté psychédélique obtenu via des motifs rhytmiques tribaux, d'épaisses nappes de synthé, et un effet d'écho sur le chant. Ils choisirent comme nom celui de la capital de la Biélorussie, et l'idée de la survie à travers la souffrance est un thème récurrent dans leurs paroles. Les membres du groupe décrivent leur musique comme "profondément spirituelle et émotionnelle".
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    Relapse Records
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  • Minsk is a doom metal/post-metal band from Peoria, Illinois founded in 2002. They are signed to Relapse Records on which they released their second full-length and most recent relase, the 2007 album The Ritual Fires of Abandonment. Self described as "psychedelic metal", their songs tend to start out as slow and simple, and become heavy and complex towards the end.
  • Minsk est un groupe de metal originaire de Peoria, en Illinois et fondé en 2002. Sa musique est définie comme du sludge metal psychédélique, et possède des accents tribaux. Ils sortirent leur second album, Ritual Fires of Abandonment, en 2007 sous le label Relapse Records. Décrivant eux-mêmes leur musique comme du "metal psychédélique", leurs morceaux ont tendance à commencer lentement et dans la simplicité, pour devenir plus heavy et complexes vers la fin.
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