War Metal Battle Master

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War Metal Battle Master
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 25, 2008
RecordedOctober 2007 [1]
StudioVolume Studios
Genre Sludge metal, doom metal, thrash metal
Length39:31
Label Southern Lord Records (SUNN91)
Producer Sanford Parker
Lair of the Minotaur
Lair of the Minotaur chronology
The Ultimate Destroyer
(2006)
War Metal Battle Master
(2008)
Evil Power
(2010)
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War Metal Battle Master is the third studio album by 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. [3]

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics and music written by Steven Rathbone. [1]

  1. Horde of Undead Vengeance - 4:42
  2. War Metal Battle Master - 3:28
  3. When the Ice Giants Slayed All - 3:08
  4. Slaughter the Bestial Legion - 5:04
  5. Black Viper Barbarian Clan - 3:35
  6. Assassins of the Cursed Mist - 5:18
  7. Doomtrooper - 9:45
  8. Hades Unleashed - 4:31

Note

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Hunt, Seldon (2008). War Metal Battle Master (CD booklet liner notes). Lair of the Minotaur. Southern Lord Records. pp. 1–20. sunn91.
  2. Rivadavia, Eduardo. War Metal Battle Master review allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2010-03-23.
  3. LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR: 'War Metal Battle Master' Listening Party Announced - News @ blabbermouth.net
  4. War Metal Battle Master @ Southern Lord Records official site