Lair of the Minotaur

Lair of the Minotaur is a thrash/sludge metal band from Chicago, Illinois. 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. He enlisted fellow 7000 Dying Rats bandmate Donald James Barraca on bass and long-time friend Larry Herweg as drummer (of post-metal band Pelican). Wasting no time, Lair Of The Minotaur recorded thei... more

Lair of the Minotaur is a thrash/sludge metal band from Chicago, Illinois. 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. He enlisted fellow 7000 Dying Rats bandmate Donald James Barraca on bass and long-time friend Larry Herweg as drummer (of post-metal band Pelican). Wasting no time, Lair Of The Minotaur recorded their self-produced 6-track debut EP in 2003, eventually finding its way into the hands of Southern Lord Records. Immediately impressed, Southern Lord signed up LotM, releasing debut full-length Carnage in 2004, and the follow-up, The Ultimate Destroyer, released in 2006. In between Carnage and The Ultimate Destroyer, the second EP, Cannibal Massacre, was released in 2005, also under Southern Lord Records. Lair of the Minotaur also has the dubious honor of having a burger named after them at Chicago's famed Kuma's Corner, frequently cited as home... less