Vancouver's Minoton are a band that managed to hit my soft spot before I even heard a single note. The name itself is taken from the 1977 film, Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger. While the film boasted John Wayne's son Patrick (in one of his only roles) it failed miserably in terms of plot in acting. What made the film magical were the stop-motion monsters of legendary animator Ray Harryhausen. I grew up on his mystical creations and any group of guys that names their band after the golden, rob...