Batterie Magazine went backstage with Russian Circles' Dave Turncrantz. Check out the breakdown of his technique, his walk onstage, and more.

Check out “The Full Story” with Mike Sullivan, an in-depth video interview from Six String Tales. Mike goes into the history of Russian Circles and his fellow bandmates in longform.

Russian Circles will bring their GNOSIS tour live to New Zealand and Australia in early 2024.
Tickets on sale now here.

Jan 31 Auckland, NZ - Tuning Fork
Feb 1 Wellington, NZ - San Fran
Feb 2 Christchurch, NZ - A Rolling Stone
Feb 4 Sydney, AU - Metro Theatre
Feb 5 Adelaide, AU - The Gov
Feb 6 Perth, AU - Rosemount Hotel
Feb 8 Brisbane, AU - The Triffid
Feb 9 Melbourne, AU - Max Watts
Feb 10 Melbourne, AU - Max Watts

Support for the Australian dates: Tangled Thoughts of Leaving

Russian Circles will bring their GNOSIS tour live to New Zealand and Australia in early 2024.
Tickets on sale now here.

Jan 31 Auckland, NZ - Tuning Fork
Feb 1 Wellington, NZ - San Fran
Feb 2 Christchurch, NZ - A Rolling Stone
Feb 4 Sydney, AU - Metro Theatre
Feb 5 Adelaide, AU - The Gov
Feb 6 Perth, AU - Rosemount Hotel
Feb 8 Brisbane, AU - The Triffid
Feb 9 Melbourne, AU - Max Watts
Feb 10 Melbourne, AU - Max Watts

Support for the Australian dates: Tangled Thoughts of Leaving

Mike, Brian, and Dave were all heavily featured in the latest issues of Guitare Xtreme, Bassiste Magazine, and Batterie Magazine, respectively. Click each photo to check out the individual features.

To celebrate 15 years of Russian Circles' Station, the record is getting the re-issue treatment. Two vinyl variants and a t-shirt are up for pre-order right now.

Pre-orders and all tour info available here.

The essay I wrote in my head involved having some kind of revelation while watching Russian Circles— instrumental rock stalwarts and one of my favorite bands in the world—play in Brooklyn after having completed the New York City Marathon in November of last year. That didn’t happen. Instead, I found myself in a bed in a nondescript hotel in Queens, fighting cramps and shivers, eating a burrito that seared the roof of my mouth with every bite because the unseasonable heat and humidity had desiccated my entire body. I looked up the show’s setlist the next day. They played “Youngblood.”

I can’t write that essay, but I can write this one. I grew up in a hockey town in Ohio, a few miles north of Dayton. The kids in my neighborhood turned the streets into rinks, the curbs into boards. Their dads coached them from Mite to Squirt to Peewee to Bantam to Midget. (A 2016 rule change by USA Hockey has since renamed youth hockey divisions by age group, thank goodness.) A kid from the next town over won a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics, and my orthodontist put her picture on the wall. When Sarah Palin gave a strange and fascistic campaign speech at the arena next to my high school in 2008, she greeted the crowd with a braying “Hello, hockey moms!

Full article: daily.bandcamp.com

Russian Circles have announced new UK/EU Summer Shows for 2023. 

Tickets are available here.

Jul 28 Karlsruhe, DE - P8 +
Jul 29 Neuensee, DE - Rock Im Wald Festival 
Jul 31 Budapest, HU - Durer Kert +
Aug 1 Velenje, SL - Metal Days Festival 
Aug 2 Milan, IT - Magnolia +
Aug 3 Feldkirch, AT - Poolbar Festival
Aug 5 Beelen, DE - Krach Am Bach Festival
Aug 6 Tilburg, NL - 013 +
Aug 7 Hamburg, DE - Knust +
Aug 8 Dresden, DE - Beatpol +
Aug 9 Jaromer, CZ - Brutal Assault Festival 
Aug 11 Le Locle, CH - Crock' Alt Festival
Aug 13 Kortrijk, BE - Alcatraz Festival
Aug 14 London, UK - Heaven ^
Aug 15 Newcastle, UK - University ^
Aug 16 Manchester, UK - Band On The Wall ^
Aug 17 Bristol, UK - ArcTanGent  ^
Aug 19 Carhaix, FR - Motocultor Festival 

Support Bands:
+ Crouch
^ Wiegedood

Last year, Russian Circles unleashed Gnosis, their heaviest album yet. But even by those standards, Audiotree’s Chicago studio had no idea what was in store when the trio dropped by for a three-song live session.

Interspersed with interview segments, the 25-minute video offers a rare intimate look at Mike Sullivan, Brian Cook and Dave Turncrantz’s apocalyptic post-metal onslaughts, delivered across three Gnosis tracks: Betrayal, Conduit and Gnosis itself.

The musicianship is jaw-dropping, but Sullivan’s tone even more so: a spiritually aggressive tone that maintains clarity without ever losing its doom-metal edge.

Full article: www.guitarworld.com

From the moment they stepped out of their multiple Uhauls, fresh off a half-completed US tour, it was clear how seasoned the men in Russian Circles were to the rigorous load-in load-out process. It was still warm in Chicago, despite it being October. Maybe it was the weather, or maybe the fact they weren’t loading into a venue, but the cheerful nature of this band was palpable. It felt odd, in a way, to hear a band that is known for being instrumental, be so vocal. Their guitarist, Mike Sullivan, was quick to share tour stories, talk about gear, and crack jokes that invigorated his band and the room. The humans behind this loud, heavy, powerful music turned out to be (in many ways) total goofballs.

During soundcheck, the amplification literally shook the studio. It’s difficult to translate how loud this band actually is without standing directly in the room. What was most impressive was their precision without the use of a click-track—a common tactic for louder bands—how clear it was that this band were masterful at listening to themselves and each other simultaneously. One breathing unit in harmony with itself.

To be this seasoned, have nearly 20 years in the game, and still be able to push the bar with this repetitive loud rock music is a feat. There’s a lot of derivative that has stemmed from this band’s sound, and a lot of new sounds that have been inspired by it. Russian Circles continues to be the force to be reckoned with in post-metal, and demonstrates exactly what it takes to stay in and be the absolute best band they can be.

Check out Russian Circles on Audiotree From Nothing!

 

 

 

 

RUSSIAN CIRCLES & CULT OF LUNA 

CO-HEADLINE TOUR 2023 

+ Svalbard supporting 

 

March 17 Copenhagen, DK - Store Vega 

March 18 Berlin, DE - Huxleys (SOLD-OUT)

March 19 Wiesbaden, DE - Schlachthof 

March 20 Utrecht, NL - Tivoli Ronda 

March 21 Brussels, BE - AB (SOLD-OUT)

March 22 Paris, FR - Olympia 

March 23 Stuttgart, DE - Wizemann 

March 24 Lausanne, CH - Les Docks 

March 25 Ljubljana, SI - Kino Siska 

March 27 Vienna, AT - Arena 

March 28 Munich, DE - Muffathalle 

March 29 Prague, CZ - Roxy 

March 30 Krakow, PL - Studio

March 31 Warsaw, PL - Progresja 

 

UK SHOWS

w/ WIEGEDOOD:

August 14 London, UK - Heaven

August 15 Newcastle, UK - University

August 16 Manchester, UK - Band On The Wall

August 17 Bristol, UK - Arctangent festival

 

EU FESTIVALS 2023: 
August 3 Poolbar festival Feldkirch (AT)

August 5 Krach Am Bach festival - Beelen (DE) 
August 9 Brutal Assault - Jaromer (CZ) 

August 13 Alcatraz Festival - Kortrijk (BE) 
August 19 Motocultor Festival 2023 - Carhaix-Plouguer (FR)

Tickets: russiancircles.com