Carnage (Lair of the Minotaur album)

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Carnage
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 23, 2004
Recordedat Volume Studio, Chicago, Illinois [1]
Genre Thrash metal, sludge metal
Length37:41
Label Southern Lord Records [2]
Lair of the Minotaur chronology
Lair of the Minotaur
(2003)
Carnage
(2004)
Cannibal Massacre
(2005)

Carnage is the debut full-length album by the Chicago-based thrash/sludge metal band Lair of the Minotaur. The album was released in CD form by Southern Lord Records, along with a red vinyl version with a gold and black screenprinted cover limited to 666 copies. [1]

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Track listing

  1. Carnage Fucking Carnage - 3:32
  2. The Wolf - 4:54
  3. Lion Killer - 3:22
  4. Caravan of Blood Soaked Kentauroi - 5:58
  5. Enemy of Gods - 3:46
  6. Warlord - 5:34
  7. Demon Serpent - 3:53
  8. Burning Temple - 5:53

Personnel

Adapted from Discogs. [1]

Production and design

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Carnage @ discogs.com
  2. Carnage @ southern.net Archived June 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Lair of the Minotaur - Carnage". AllMusic .
  4. "Lair of the Minotaur - Carnage". Scene Point Blank. 2004-11-21.