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New Live Video at ArcTanGent & Tour 

 

Russian Circles perform "Arluck" at ArcTanGent on August 15, 2019.

Video by Jordan & Austin Peters

Russian Circles' N American Blood Year tour starts next week. Tickets: russiancirclesband.com 

SEP 11 Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon * 
SEP 12 Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center * 
SEP 14 Bozeman, MT @ Rialto Bozeman * 
SEP 16 Seattle, WA @ Neumos * 
SEP 17 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom * 
SEP 19 San Francisco, CA @ August Hall * 
SEP 20 Ventura, CA @ Discovery Ventura * 
SEP 21 Los Angeles, CA @ The Teragram Ballroom * 
SEP 23 Mesa, AZ @ The Nile * 
SEP 24 Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf * 
SEP 25 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater * 
SEP 28 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall * 
OCT 18 Grand Rapids, MI @ The Pyramid Scheme + 
OCT 19 Detroit, MI @ El Club + 
OCT 20 Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace + 
OCT 21 Montreal, QC @ Theatre Fairmount + 
OCT 23 Portsmouth, NH @ 3S ArtSpace + 
OCT 24 Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair + 
OCT 26 Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw + 
OCT 27 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer + 
OCT 29 Washington, DC @ Union Stage + 
OCT 30 Richmond, VA @ The Broadberry + 
NOV 01 Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall + 
NOV 02 Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre + 
NOV 03 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade + 
NOV 04 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jack's + 
NOV 06 Houston, TX @ The Secret Group + 
NOV 08 Austin, TX @ Levitation (Sargent House show) 
NOV 09 Dallas, TX @ Deep Ellum Art Company w/ Cave In & Helms Alee 
NOV 11 St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall + 
w/ FACS * 
w/ Windhand +

Interview on The Making Of 'Blood Year' // Stereoboard 

Russian Circles have long excelled at creating dynamic prog-rock soundscapes by expertly exploring how live loops, tonal ranges and captivating post-metal melodies can open up a world of musical possibilities for a band. But with each new album comes a loaded question: do you push things even further or pull them back? Russian Circles chose the latter for ‘Blood Year’. 

With the new record you said you wanted to make a more stripped-down and assertive album. Did you achieve that to the extent you intended? 

MS: I feel that we made that happen, yeah. Each song stands alone by itself. We can play the songs live easier, there’s not too much overproduction, throwing all kinds of bells and whistles on the songs. They’re more direct and more immediate. It wasn’t hard to do, we just followed through with it. It was not a conceptual endeavour. 

Once a track is committed to record is that it? Or will you continue to tweak it following developments from live shows? 

MS: Once it’s recorded, that’s when it’s documented and we’ll keep it that way. We might find a little workaround, and things may change a little bit, but once the arrangement is locked in in recording we stay true to that and make sure that’s how we play it live.

full interview by Laura Johnson HERE

Interview on The Making Of 'Blood Year' // Stereoboard 

Russian Circles have long excelled at creating dynamic prog-rock soundscapes by expertly exploring how live loops, tonal ranges and captivating post-metal melodies can open up a world of musical possibilities for a band. But with each new album comes a loaded question: do you push things even further or pull them back? Russian Circles chose the latter for ‘Blood Year’. 

With the new record you said you wanted to make a more stripped-down and assertive album. Did you achieve that to the extent you intended? 

MS: I feel that we made that happen, yeah. Each song stands alone by itself. We can play the songs live easier, there’s not too much overproduction, throwing all kinds of bells and whistles on the songs. They’re more direct and more immediate. It wasn’t hard to do, we just followed through with it. It was not a conceptual endeavour. 

Once a track is committed to record is that it? Or will you continue to tweak it following developments from live shows? 

MS: Once it’s recorded, that’s when it’s documented and we’ll keep it that way. We might find a little workaround, and things may change a little bit, but once the arrangement is locked in in recording we stay true to that and make sure that’s how we play it live.

full interview by Laura Johnson HERE

Russian Circles "Blood Year" The Best Metal on Bandcamp: August 2019 

Russian Circles 
Blood Year

Russian Circles are survivors of two scenes that dominated heavy music in the mid-’00s but have waned in cultural capital since: instrumental post-rock and Isis-style post-metal. The Chicago trio quickly rose to the top of the heap in both subgenres with their first two records, Enter and Station, and have been steadily cranking out excellent work on a regular basis since. Blood Year is an affirmation of their continued greatness. They’ve always been able to ride a groove better than most of their peers, and on Blood Year’s first proper track, “Arluck,” they lock into one of the best of their career. They don’t let up from there. The rest of the album is full of the kind of heady, propulsive instru-metal they specialize in, with plenty of dark nooks and crannies to get lost in.

(Full list via Bandcamp)

Russian Circles "Blood Year" The Best Metal on Bandcamp: August 2019 

Russian Circles 
Blood Year

Russian Circles are survivors of two scenes that dominated heavy music in the mid-’00s but have waned in cultural capital since: instrumental post-rock and Isis-style post-metal. The Chicago trio quickly rose to the top of the heap in both subgenres with their first two records, Enter and Station, and have been steadily cranking out excellent work on a regular basis since. Blood Year is an affirmation of their continued greatness. They’ve always been able to ride a groove better than most of their peers, and on Blood Year’s first proper track, “Arluck,” they lock into one of the best of their career. They don’t let up from there. The rest of the album is full of the kind of heady, propulsive instru-metal they specialize in, with plenty of dark nooks and crannies to get lost in.

(Full list via Bandcamp)

Album Review: Russian Circles – Blood Year // New Noise Magazine 

Album Review: Russian Circles – Blood Year

(via New Noise Magazine)

Russian Circles have been coasting on a surprising level of consistent excellence for a band now on their seventh release. Their previous record, Guidance, was a lovely marriage of impressive songwriting and impeccable production. I said that Russian Circles had finally delivered the album I always wanted them to write – not like they actually listened to me or anything, but these ears were particularly pleased with the results. So imagine my surprise when, nearly three years later, the trio deliver an even better record.

Read more

Album Review: Russian Circles – Blood Year // New Noise Magazine 

Album Review: Russian Circles – Blood Year

(via New Noise Magazine)

Russian Circles have been coasting on a surprising level of consistent excellence for a band now on their seventh release. Their previous record, Guidance, was a lovely marriage of impressive songwriting and impeccable production. I said that Russian Circles had finally delivered the album I always wanted them to write – not like they actually listened to me or anything, but these ears were particularly pleased with the results. So imagine my surprise when, nearly three years later, the trio deliver an even better record.

Read more

INTERVIEW: Brian Cook – Russian Circles // Distorted Sound 

(via Distorted Sound)

INTERVIEW: Brian Cook – Russian Circles

After more than a decade of work, RUSSIAN CIRCLES have created six album of highly atmospheric, weighty post metal. Since Guidance back in 2016, there’s been some a growing anticipation of new material, with fans relishing the three years of almost constant touring about the US and with various stints in Europe. Now, RUSSIAN CIRCLES return with their latest album, Blood Year. Coming off the back of that highly acclaimed back catalogue and prior to the release of their new album, we spoke to Brian Cook about the changes in the band’s tonal temperament, their changing lifestyles and what that all means for greater coherency going forward. 

Read more

INTERVIEW: Brian Cook – Russian Circles // Distorted Sound 

(via Distorted Sound)

INTERVIEW: Brian Cook – Russian Circles

After more than a decade of work, RUSSIAN CIRCLES have created six album of highly atmospheric, weighty post metal. Since Guidance back in 2016, there’s been some a growing anticipation of new material, with fans relishing the three years of almost constant touring about the US and with various stints in Europe. Now, RUSSIAN CIRCLES return with their latest album, Blood Year. Coming off the back of that highly acclaimed back catalogue and prior to the release of their new album, we spoke to Brian Cook about the changes in the band’s tonal temperament, their changing lifestyles and what that all means for greater coherency going forward. 

Read more

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