MINSK: Debut New Track from Upcoming Split Record with ZATOKREV

Revered progressive doom band MINSK and apocalyptic psychedelic metal band ZATOKREV are joining forces for […]

September 24, 2018

Revered progressive doom band MINSK and apocalyptic psychedelic metal band ZATOKREV are joining forces for an record of epic proportions, called Bigod, which will be released on October 5th with Consouling Sounds and Czar of Crickets. Pre-order the record now at https://consouling.be/release/bigod.

Today, MINSK has partnered with DecibelMagazine.com to debut the first of their two songs from the record, "The Chalice And The Dagger."

STREAM MINSK'S "THE CHALICE AND THE DAGGER" AT DECIBELMAGAZINE.COM: https://bit.ly/2xvzUwh

""The Chalice And The Dagger" is a snapshot into the world of paradox. Life is a disgusting grind, yet our experience vibrates with ecstasy and potentiality. This song hopes to present the hymn of the outlier; with the ragged beauty of navigating through the margins of existence. Can one truly love without also fully embracing the inevitability of death? Interpretation is invalid without context, and this song hopes to touch on the uncharted, and the established. While the hordes attempt to bury their sores, others choose to dive into the marrow, and the rewards remaininfinite, and unnoticed." - Minsk

Two bands from two continents, two very different worlds and histories, but in many ways they have occupied parallel universes. Both have forged their own paths forward for over fifteen years. Both have released four albums. Both seek transcendence and deep places in their explorations, uncompromising in their vision, both reveling in their beautiful noise.

On Bigod, MINSK (USA) and ZATOCREV (CH/EU) deliver a joint effort, a deliberative and collaborative intention to reflect their innermost expressions, another search for deeper meaning in the here and now through beautiful psychedelic melancholy paired with the heaviest walls of sound and creative destructiveness. Their shared passion and aesthetics gave rise to the idea for the split album Bigod. The work creates a new spirit, one who unites two dark souls and joins two paths into one. Here, both bands contribute two epic songs, both receiving vocal support from the other.

To complete the work, Parisian artist, Max Loriot, has created an extraordinary visual realization of Bigod's theme, a compelling and interpretive take on the allegorical story of Elijah's fiery chariot. Two horses with their own will, a burning chariot with no horseman, the spirit fire of creation.

BigodTracklisting:
ZATOKREV - Salvatore
ZATOKREV - Silent Gods
MINSK - Invoke/Revive
MINSK - The Chalice and the Dagger
MINSK / ZATOKREV - Bigod Europe Tour:
Oct 18th: BE-Ghent, Café Charlatan
Oct 19th: NL-Leuwaarden, Into The Void Festival Oct 20th: DE-Oldenburg, MTS Records
Oct 21st: PL-Poznan, Klub u Bazyla
Oct 22nd: PL-Krakow, TBA
Oct 23rd: CZ-Prague, Underdogs'
Oct 24th: CRO-Zagreb, Klub MocÌŒvara
Oct 25th: GR-Athens, Kyttaro (Minsk only)
Oct 26th: BG-Sofia, Mixtape 5
Oct 27th: SR-Belgrade, Elektropionir
Oct 28th: HUN-Budapest, Dürer Kert
Oct 29th: SK-Bratislava, Randal Club
Oct 30th: DE-Leipzig, Bandhaus
Oct 31rd: DE-Karlsruhe, Dudefest
Nov 01st: CH-Bulle, Ebullition
Nov 02nd: CH-Basel, Kaserne
Nov 03rd: CH-Winterthur, Gaswerk
Nov 17th: FR-Oignies, Tyrant Fest (Zatokrev only)