Minsk recording new album

Official press release: Minsk have begun work on their third full-length and follow-up album "The Ritual Fires Of Abandonment." The album, titled With "Echoes In The Movement Of Stone," is being recorded at Volume Studios with the band's Sanford Parker producing the effort. "With Echoes In The Movement Of Stone" is expected to see a summer 2009 release date via Relapse Records. Additionally, Minsk have announced a number of regional shows for late-February, touring alongside Sweet Cobra. The band will also be performing as part of Roadburn 2009 in the Netherlands in April. Minsk will appear along with Neurosis, Baroness, Saint Vitus, Cathedral, Mono and many more at this already-sold-out festival. A complete listing of Minsk tour dates can be found below with more to be announced soon. 02/26 Lansing, MI @ Mac's w/ If He Dies He Dies 02/27 Creve Coeur, IL @ American Legion w/ Sweet Cobra 02/28 Chicago, IL @ Cobra Lounge w/ Sweet Cobra, Yakuza 02/29 Indianapolis, IN @ Melody Inn w/ Sweet Cobra, The Gates Of Slumber 04/23 Tilburg, Netherlands @ Roadburn Festival