LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR: Metal Injection Premieres “Prowler Twin Sister” Video; Chicago Henchmen To Release First Album In Sixteen Years With I HAIL I May 1st On The Grind-House Records

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“Across ten tracks in under thirty minutes, I HAIL I promises a blast of mythologically drenched violence…” – Metal Injection

Metal Injection is hosting the video premiere for “Prowler Twin Sister,” the decapitating new single from Chicago’s ultimate destroyers, LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR, the latest harbinger of the band’s I HAIL I full-length, nearing May 1st on their own The Grind-House Records.

LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR’s first album since 2010’s acclaimed Evil Power, I HAIL I sees founding guitarist/vocalist Steven Rathbone (7000 Dying Rats) reunited with longtime drummer Chris Wozniak (Cöküs, Vanishment) and joined by new bassist Sanford Parker (Twilight, Minsk, Black Cross Hotel). I HAIL I dispatches ten tracks in barely thirty minutes, including a monstrous reenvisioning of Ethel Cain’s “Family Tree.” The album was recorded and mixed by Sanford Parker (Yob, Eyehategod, Darkthrone) at Jamdek Studios and Hypercube in Chicago and completed with stark cover art by Dieofsuffering666.

The second single from I HAIL I, “Prowler Twin Sister” is the Summer banger of 2026. A violent scroll about Apollo and his twin sister Artemis out for revenge. Rathbone says, “‘Prowler Twin Sister’ is for the headbangers, like opening a can of whoop-ass on your ears. Turn it up and hit the gas!”

The music video is directed by Justin Denton and Ryan Oliver, with cinematography and editing by Justin Denton and additional camera by Damien Denton. Justin Denton is the madman who directs the Fatality cut-scenes for Mortal Kombat games and the visual effects artist for big Summer movies (Prometheus, John Carter, Terminator Salvation, G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra). He is a Texas-born director, writer, and artist, currently living in the caustic burrows of Chicago. Ryan Oliver is the director of the “Evil Power” video and special effects artist on LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR’s MTV VMA Viewers Choice-nominated “War Metal Battle Master” video. He is also an award-winning, independent, horror filmmaker from Chicago. He is the author of several genre scripts with a background in special effects, acting, stunts, and camera tech. Operating under his organization, Deathblow Productions, Oliver has directed music videos, experimental shorts, and two mid-length films; Air Conditions (2012) and Restoration (2014).

Watch LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR execute “Prowler Twin Sister” first at Metal Injection RIGHT HERE.

LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR will independently release I HAIL I digitally on May 1st, with physical versions to follow. Preorder the record on Bandcamp where the title track is streaming HERE.

LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR is making their second appearance at Maryland Deathfest, on Thursday, May 21st, performing at Nevermore Hall with Bongzilla, Rwake, Avernus, and Black Lung. The band has also just been confirmed to play the Motoblot Festival After Party June 20th with High On Fire and Barren Heir, and has booked a hometown record release show on July 10th with Primal Code, Inoculation, and Motherless. Additional tour dates will be announced shortly.

LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR Live:
5/21/2026 Nevermore Hall – Baltimore, MD @ Maryland Deathfest w/ Bongzilla, Rwake, Avernus, Black Lung
6/20/2026 Ramova Theater – Chicago, IL @ Motoblot Festival After Party w/ High On Fire, Barren Heir
7/10/2026 The Hideout – Chicago, IL *Record Release Show w/ Primal Code, Inoculation, Motherless

Formed in 2003 and signed to Southern Lord Recordings just one month after their first show, the death-doom metal warriors LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR have released four LPs, three EPs, and an array of singles, all interconnected with concepts based on the bloodier tales of Greek mythology. The band has toured extensively across North America and Europe, crushing all in their path with their own brand of heavy fucking metal that has been likened to being beat to death with a spiked club.

LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR’s monstrous fifth album I HAIL I marks the second album released independently on the band’s The Grind-House Records. The label’s first release was LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR’s Evil Power, the band’s best-selling album, and features their most popular and most streamed song, “Let’s Kill These Motherfuckers,” hailed by Henry Rollins as, “One of the greatest songs I have ever heard.”

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