Minsk and Kowloon Walled City @ The Underworld Camden

MINSK
Minsk is a doom metal and post-metal band from Peoria, Illinois, United States founded in 2002. Self described as "psychedelic metal", their songs tend to start out as slow and simple, and become heavy and complex towards the end. Their sound draws equally from sludge metal, doom metal, hardcore punk, ambient and noise music, with a highly psychedelic attitude achieved through tribal drum patterns, thick layers of synthesizers and keyboards, and echoing vocals. They are named after the capital of Belarus. The idea of survival through suffering is a recurring theme in the lyrics and musical style. In fact, regarding the origin of their name, their official biography states: "Drawing its nominal inspiration from a remote Belarusian city nestled deep amidst the in-betweens of the East and the West, a city that has been burned to the ground on several occasions only to be rebuilt like a Phoenix rising from its ashes." The sounds and atmospheres they evoke in their songs are complex and psychedelic .

KOWLOON WALLED CITY
Kowloon Walled City is a sludge metal / noise rock band from San Francisco, formed in 2007. They take their name from a (now demolished) densely-populated, autonomous region of Hong Kong known for its brothels, casinos and opium dens.

All releases are available on vinyl and CD, and for free download from the band's website: inthewalledcity.com/ and their bandcamp page: kowloonwalledcity.bandcamp.com/