Minsk Completes Work On Relapse Records Debut

Minsk has completed work on their Relapse debut full-length entitled 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 Ritual Fires of Abandonment is set for a February 20th, 2007 North American release date, February 26th internationally.