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Hey again everyone,

Newstime once again. And once again without much actual news. 

First point of order: Keep your eyes on Bleeding Heart Nihilist for a very special record that might actually come out this very month. It is also possible that we have teased it like.. 3 or 4 times already over the course of 2+ years. And on top of that, we might even have a few of these mysterious records on more than one outdated format with us at the next shows. How exciting!

If you want to see us live this year, there are currently two possibilities to do just that:One of them happens to be this Saturday (yes, on Jesus-weekend!) in Bremen at “Hansemosh” 2023. The other one will be at this year’s Klauefest in Braunschweig on May 13th. 
We may have forgotten to tell anyone about this so far, but who reads these newsletters anyways?

Other than that, we are currently at around 5 new songs, meaning we might actually record the new album this year. Stay tuned for another update in a few months if we don’t forget about it again. 

Love and ughs,

L / T / M / F

MINENFELD

Hi everyone,

not too much news this year it seems, as the last update was from March. Time flies.
We have been pretty inactive over the last few months for various reasons – family, work or just private issues that needed solving. As a result, everyone who ordered stuff from us since the last shows in May might have wondered where their stuff is – the answer is simple, we didn’t rehearse properly for ages and it was still in our room until a week ago. But the positive side to this is that now everything is sent out, you should get it in the coming week. Hurray!

Also, we have recorded a new song which will appear on a split 7″ very soon. And we will do a tour with that split band in October. But more on that once the split is announced or else I’ll run out of newsletter topics.

… And then there is also the split 12″ with HERMANN that might be released this century, but we will see about that one. Vinyl delays are no fun.

Whoever wants to see us live in the coming months can do that right here:

13.08. – Tales Of Wrath Festival, Basel
16.09. – Swamp Fest, Berlin

14. 14.10.- 22.10. – Lil’ EU Tour
    18.11. – Bremen, Friese
    19.11. – Hengelo, Innocent

See ya this weekend in Basel – we will play a somewhat unique setlist with a somewhat unique lineup.

Crush Nationalism!

MINENFELD

Hey there,

time for the first newsletter of 2022.

To start it off, let us begin with the topic that dominates most people’s minds right now – the ongoing offense of Russia against the Ukrainian population.
As anyone who has followed us for a while now will know, we are strictly against war – though it dominates most of our music. It’s an atrocity, nothing to be celebrated or wished for. On the other hand, we have never been quiet on our disdain for Nationalist views, national states and the glorification of political leaders and parties.
As such, our message in this situation is clear – support the Ukrainian refugees, as well as all the other people still fleeing conflicts in their homelands. Support those who stand up and fight oppression in these times – the Ukrainian population, but also all those who resist the Russian government, go out to protest and risk arrests or even their lives.

Here are a few organisations which actively support refugees right now:

Anarchist Black Cross: abcdd.org/en
Seawatch: sea-watch.org/en
Mission Lifeline: mission-lifeline.de/en/

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Since last December, Fucking Kill Records released the vinyl version of our collaboration with NOIR. You can still get a copy here: fuckingkillrecords.bandcamp.com/album/minenfeld-noir-dolchsto-fear

Also, the NIGHT RAID longsleeves that were on preorder have arrived and are available in our shop. The NIGHT RAID LPs and Tapes are completely sold out though – a repress is on its way but could take a few months.

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Finally, these are our upcoming shows:

08.04. – AZ Wuppertal with Prehistoric War Cult + Kriegszittern
09.04. – Sportamt Bremen with Prehistoric War Cult + Kriegszittern

13.05. – Klauefest Braunschweig with Cryptic Brood, Eremit, Alteri, Cyness, …

25.05. – Kassa, Jena with Baerus
26.05. – Chemnitz, TBA with Baerus
27.05. – Koma F, Berlin with Baerus
28.05. – TBA

13.08. – Tales of Wrath Festival, Basel

Crush Nationalism // Fuck War!
MINENFELD

Hello out there,

only two more days are left until NIGHT RAID officially sees the light of day.
And yet, we already have some news for you all:

First and most important: You can now listen to the whole EP on our bandcamp page and also here at DECIBEL magazine:
www.decibelmagazine.com/2021/11/10/ep-premiere-minenfeld-night-raid

If you still want to get an LP or tape, head over to Lycanthropic Chants and snatch one there. Or if you are from the US, Red Nebula tapes are available via our bandcamp page.

Fitting the occasion, we also have a NIGHT RAID longsleeve up for preorder in our shop. These will be Stanley/Stella high quality, fairtrade and organic:
minenfeld.com/product/night-raid-longsleeve/

To close this short update, we will play two more release shows to celebrate the new EP:

19.11. – Innocent, Hengelo with Kriegszittern
20.11. – AZ Mülheim with Kriegszittern & Gvla

See you all around – stay healthy, stay safe!

Cheers,

L / T / M / F
MINENFELD

Hey everyone,

long time no Updates. Mostly because not much has happened, but still, here’s what’s been going on lately:

MINENFELD / NOIR
Fucking Kill is doing a vinyl version of our collaboration with NOIR. Head over there and get one if you fancy vinyl over tapes. On the other hand, BLACK TAPES still has a few copies of the 2nd tape edition available.
(Note: The vinyl artwork will be a new one and is currently wip)

fuckingkillrecords.bandcamp.com/album/minenfeld-noir-dolchsto-fear
tapeordie.bigcartel.com/product/bt08-minenfeld-noir

OTHER RELEASES
A new EP will see the light of day rather soon, around November – if pressing plant delays are on our side. A proper announcement and all that will follow. Hopefully soon!

The TRIBUTE TO STATE OF FEAR compilation is still ongoing and we don’t quite know yet when the LPs will be ready. Keep an eye on:
diykolorecords.bandcamp.com/album/tribute-to-state-of-fear-compilation-lp

LIVE SHOWS
Due to the ongoing situation, touring is still not quite an option. Nevertheless, we will play a few shows here and there:

25.09. POTSDAM, Archiv – also a live streaming show! Watch us being drunk and playing wrong notes somewhere on youtube.

26.09. LEIPZIG, somewhere. Ask a punk!

06.11. WEIMAR, Gerber 3. Sort of our 5 year anniversary show. There might be cake and candles.

A few more are being planned right now. If you feel like we should play in your area for whatever reason, don’t be afraid to hit us up.

MERCH
Pretty much everything is sold out, new stuff is on the way. As always, available only on minenfeld.com. Those servers don’t pay themselves!

Unless I forgot something, that’s it.
See ya!

L / T / M / F
MINENFELD

Heyho everyone,

welcome once again to a quick news update. 

CDs & Tapes:

We just received the CD version of “The Great Adventure”, released by Memento Mori. For all of you who always wanted one, here it finally is:
https://minenfeld.com/product/the-great-adventure-cd/

Also, Black Tapes just released the second edition of the MINENFELD // NOIR collaboration tape which sold out super fast last time. They only have a few left in stock and we just received our copies, so grab one while they last here:
https://minenfeld.com/product/noir-tape/

For all of you who have ordered a hoodie, they are currently in production and we will notify you once they are ready to ship out. 
Apart from all that, ‘Rona still successfully keeps us from rehearsing in full. Still, we’re not completely lazy – next Sunday, we will start recording a cover song for a not-quite-yet announced tribute LP we are part of, alongside many other great bands (!).Also, the two other releases we promised a while ago are shaping up nicely and should see the light of day in late Summer or early August. 

And last but not least – while waiting for new stuff from us, feel free to check out some of the other projects that some of us have been working on during the last perma-lockdown months:

SECRET TONGUES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T864VHO2Qho
PREHISTORIC WAR CULT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgZI6mzn7Bs
SADOGHOUL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRv7IpiPwlE

Cheers and ugh
L / T / M / F
MINENFELD

Hey, internet people,

It’s been a while since the last newsletter and there is quite some news this time! 

MINENFELD // NOIR – COLLABORATION

Today – more precisely right now! – marks the release of the first of what shapes out to be four new releases this year: MINENFELD // NOIR. It is our first collaboration with an artist not hailing from the whole “Metal” genre we’re usually in and about. Since I’m bad at promo texts, here’s a quote from Nino (Endurance to hell, transcended music blog):

“Dolchstoß // Fear is a collaboration track between the well known german underground death metal band MINENFELD and noise artist NOIR. This exclusive work is no traditional split. It merges the filthy and brutal death metal of MINENFELD with the noisy electronic sound-scapes of NOIR. Both artists have come together for the first time to give you relentless audio terror to add more depth to MINENFELD’s sound than ever in the band’s entire history. In summary Dolchstoß meets Fear!”
The collaboration is now available as a limited run of 100 tapes via BLACK TAPES, printed black on black with much love and dedication. Get a tape here:

https://tapeordie.bigcartel.com/product/bt08-minenfeld-noir

And give it a listen here (or on our bandcamp page):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGxTSlhkUP4&ab_channel=EnduranceToHell

A huge THANK YOU to Matze from Black Tapes and Nino for their support!!! And of course to Hannah // NOIR for doing this with us!

While this may seem like enough of a reason for a newsletter, there are actually two more things to announce:
WEBSITEWe’ve decided to move away from bandcamp as our main merch shop and instead go for a more DIY approach – we made our own webstore. All current and future merch articles can be found there, as well as some memorabilia and archive pictures (which will be expanded in the future).
Check it out!

–> minenfeld.com

And last but not least:

HOODIE PREORDER

To “celebrate” the new website, the first release in 2 years and all that, we’ve added a preorder for our first ever hoodie to the shop. It will feature a front and back print of our logo and the classic “Nazistecher” motive (Death to the fascist beast!). 
If you want one, there are now 3 weeks for preordering it:

https://minenfeld.com/product/fascist-beast-hoodie/

Let us know what you think – about the record, about the whole website thing and if you run into any complications with it (we didn’t hire anyone to do that, so some things might still be a bit whacky!)

Cheers and hugs,
L / T / M / FMINENFELD

Hey there, internet people,
Nearly two months since our last newsletter have passed and we thought it time for yet another one. Currently, German Covid regulations once again keep us from rehearsing which also means that none of us regularly visits our rehearsal room. As this is also the place where we keep most of our merch, please be patient with your orders in the coming weeks. We will figure out a way to speed things up, but currently it can take quite a while until we get everything together. So if you are worried if your order was lost or forgotten – we are just slow. Sorry!
As far as real news are concerned, to no one’s surprise our show with EREMIT on the weekend of December 4th and 5th has been postponed. It is now scheduled to take place on February 20th and 21st, same lineup and everything. Since we already prepared for these shows by ordering new merch, we have now decided to simply sell it online instead. So if you are interested in new patches, DIY hand-etched metal plaques or new shirts, have a look at minenfeld.bandcamp.com as usual.

Just yesterday, we received what might just be the final mix for our upcoming releases. One of these might already see the light of day in early 2020 with the rest following in the months after. For one of these yet untitled releases we can now announce that none other than Jan Buragay, who already did the amazing artwork for THE GREAT ADVENTURE, is at it again and currently working on a new piece for us. More updates on the new stuff once we can actually show you something. And we really can’t wait to do that!
Since last time a few people reported that our newsletter ended up in their spam, I will give it a try and send out this one via the bandcamp follower-thingy as well. So if you get two, that’s probably why 🙂
Once again, stay safe and healthy out there. Hopefully, we will see you all at a show again in the not so far future…
CRUSH NATIONALISM!
L / T / M / F
MINENFELD

Hi folks,
another quick one today. First, a huge thank you to all the maniacs who bought tickets to our shows with EREMIT – both sold out within a day and we can’t wait, as these will most likely be our only shows this year. 
On to the main reason for today’s newsletter: Our split LP with RATFEAST is out now! Get it at Fucking Kill Records here:https://fuckingkillrecords.bandcamp.com/album/minenfeld-ratfeast-minenratten-split

Check it out if you haven’t already! And last but not least – less than two weeks until we will record new stuff for the first time in what feels like ages. Arrgh!
Stay safe & healthy
L / T / M / F

MINENFELD