War Metal Battle Master
Encyclopedia
War Metal Battle Master is the third studio album by the Chicago
-based sludge
/thrash metal
band Lair of the Minotaur
. There was a music video recorded for the title track, which was directed by Gary Smithson.
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
-based sludge
Sludge metal
Sludge metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that melds elements of doom metal and hardcore punk, and sometimes incorporates influences from southern rock, stoner rock and grunge. Sludge metal is typically abrasive; often featuring shouted vocals, heavily distorted instruments and sharply contrasting...
/thrash metal
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...
band Lair of the Minotaur
Lair of the Minotaur
Lair of the Minotaur is a thrash/sludge metal band from Chicago, Illinois.-History:Lair Of The Minotaur was formed by vocalist/guitarist Steven Rathbone in 2003 due to his other band, 7000 Dying Rats, becoming solely a studio project, giving up playing live...
. There was a music video recorded for the title track, which was directed by Gary Smithson.
Track listing
All lyrics and music written by Steven Rathbone.- Horde of Undead Vengeance - 4:42
- War Metal Battle Master - 3:28
- When the Ice Giants Slayed All - 3:08
- Slaughter the Bestial Legion - 5:04
- Black Viper Barbarian Clan - 3:35
- Assassins of the Cursed Mist - 5:18
- Doomtrooper - 9:45
- Hades Unleashed - 4:31
- The LP version of this album includes a bonus track at the end of side one (after Track 4), called "Terror Tyrannus".
Line-up
- Steven Rathbone - Vocals, guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
and mixingAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may... - D.J. Barraca - BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Chris Wozniak - DrumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Credits
- Sanford Parker - Mixing, executive production
- Jeremy Mohler - Illustrations
- Erica Barraca - Photos
- Seldon Hunt - Layout
- Scott Hull - MasteringAudio masteringMastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced...