Minotauri
Encyclopedia
Minotauri was a doom metal
band from Finland
. Alongside Reverend Bizarre
and Spiritus Mortis
they were one of the most important bands in the Finnish true doom metal movement. The band was formed in 1995 and disbanded in 2007.
Doom metal
Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...
band from Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. Alongside Reverend Bizarre
Reverend Bizarre
Reverend Bizarre was a doom metal band from Finland. They played slow and heavy traditional doom with dramatic vocals, following in the footsteps of bands such as Saint Vitus, Pentagram and Black Sabbath....
and Spiritus Mortis
Spiritus Mortis
Spiritus Mortis is a doom metal band from Finland. The band was formed in 1987 as Rigor Mortis, founding members were Teemu Maijala , Jussi Maijala and VP Rapo . Because in the USA were also band called Rigor Mortis, they changed their name to Spiritus Mortis.Spiritus Mortis recorded four demos as...
they were one of the most important bands in the Finnish true doom metal movement. The band was formed in 1995 and disbanded in 2007.
Discography
- 2000 - Pain of Life/Violence (7") - Iron Bonehead Productions
- 2000 - Devil Woman (demo) - self-released
- 2002 - Doom Metal Invasion (EP) - Iron Bonehead Productions
- 2002 - Funeralive (live album) - self-released
- 2004 - Minotauri/Reverend BizarreReverend BizarreReverend Bizarre was a doom metal band from Finland. They played slow and heavy traditional doom with dramatic vocals, following in the footsteps of bands such as Saint Vitus, Pentagram and Black Sabbath....
(split 7") - Metal Coven - 2004 - Satan In Man/Sex Messiah (7") - I Hate Records
- 2004 - Minotauri (album) - Black Widow RecordsBlack Widow RecordsBlack Widow Records is an Italian record label founded Genoa in 1990 and taking its name from the British progressive rock act Black Widow. It was originally a rarities shop focusing on collectable records and reissues...
- 2007 - II (album) - Firebox RecordsFirebox RecordsFirebox Records is a Finnish record label based in Seinäjoki, Southern Ostrobothnia. The label is well known in the underground heavy metal scene. They specialize in doom metal....
External links
- http://minotauri.not4free.com/ - Official site (not updated since disbanding)
- http://www.blackwidow.it/ - Black Widow label