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Russian Circles Reveal Disorienting Track 'Kohokia' - Premiere

We've got the exclusive premiere!

New track 'Kohokia' is premiered over on Loudwire. Blood Year is out next Friday, August 2nd on Sargent House. Stream / pre-order: http://smarturl.it/BloodYear

Headlining tour dates // tickets: russiancirclesband.com

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Russian Circles unveil "Milano" from new album Blood Year: Stream

Russian Circles will release Blood Year this August, and they've teamed up with Heavy Consequence for the premiere of the single "Milano".

New track “Milano” out today on Consequence of Sound. “Blood Year” coming August 2nd via Sargent House. Preorder or stream here: https://smarturl.it/BloodYear

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Riff Rundown: Russian Circles' "Arluck"

Russian Circles’ Mike Sullivan demonstrates how to play the first single off the instrumental-metal band's forthcoming album, 'Blood Year'. Russian Circles Rig Rundown: http://bit.ly/RussianCirclesRRPG

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Russian Circles Announce New LP, “Blood Year”+ Track “Arluck”

Chicago-based post-metal trio Russian Circles seem to release nothing but pure, body-moving gold, and their latest track "Arluck" proves once again they dominate the instrumental scene with their unmatched musicianship and songwriting capabilities.

Kicking off with a mighty walloping foundation from drummer Dave Turncrantz, the song quickly opens up into a hypnotizing dance of brain-tickling licks and chugging, staccato riffs. Punctuated snare slams and an unshakeable bass line from the masterful Brian Cook hold down a steady groove while guitarist Mike Sullivan's spaced-out plucking is allowed to explore, leading to an exalted segment where the bottom falls out, drawing focus before bringing back the leaden assault of the trio's combined powers.

Along with this gorgeous track comes the announcement of a new album by the group titled Blood Year, out August 2nd via Sargent House. Pre-orders and digital pre-saves are available at this location.

To gear up for the release, Russian Circles will hit the road this summer for an extensive North American tour alongside acts like Windhand and FACS. See below for dates and the new record's track list.

Blood Year — Track Listing:

1. Hunter Moon 2. Arluck 3. Milano 4. Kohokia 5. Ghost on High 6. Sinaia 7. Quartered

North American Tour Dates: 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 NOV 09 Dallas, TX @ Deep Ellum Art Company + NOV 11 St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall + 
w/ FACS * 
w/ Windhand +

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Russian Circles 2019 UK Shows

Russian Circles have just announced UK tour dates for this August. Tickets on sale at russiancirclesband.com 

AUG 08 Dublin, IRE @ Button Factory  AUG 09 Galway IRE @ Roisin Dubh  AUG 10 Belfast N-IRE @ Limelight 2  AUG 12 Glasgow, SCO @ G2  AUG 13 Manchester, UK @ Gorilla  AUG 14 London, UK @ Earth  AUG 16 Bristol, UK @ ArcTanGent Festival

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Russian Circles at Levitation

Russian Circles will be performing at Levitation 2019 in Austin, TX for a special Sargent House showcase with Deafheaven, Brutus, Emma Ruth Rundle, Jaye Jayle & Lingua Ignota. Tickets HERE.

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Russian Circles have been added to Do Division Street Fest May 31 in Chicago, IL & ArcTanGent August 16 in Bristol, UK. Tickets: russiancirclesband.com

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Riff Rundown: Russian Circles' "Harper Lewis"

Riff Rundown: Russian Circles' "Harper Lewis"

Via Premier Guitar Mike Sullivan of Russian Circles shows us how to play 'Harper Lewis' off of their album, "Station".

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Russian Circles in Australia 2019

Russian Circles will be touring Australia with We Lost The Sea & Tangled Thoughts of Leaving on the following dates:

APR 23 Adelaide, AU @ The Gov APR 24 Perth, AU @ Rosemount Hotel APR 26 Melbourne, AU @ Max Watts APR 27 Sydney, AU @ Manning Bar APR 28 Brisbane, AU @ The Triffid

tickets: russiancirclesband.com

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Russian Circles Announce 2019 US East Coast Tour

Russian Circles will be touring the East Coast with support from Gouge Away on all dates. Tickets at russiancirclesband.com

FEB 15 Indianapolis, IN @ The Hi-Fi FEB 16 Louisville, KY @ Odeon FEB 17 Birmingham, AL @ The Saturn FEB 19 Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon FEB 20 Tampa, FL @ The Crowbar FEB 21 Miami, FL @ Churchill’s FEB 22 Orlando, FL @ The Abbey FEB 23 Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club FEB 24 Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle Tavern FEB 26 Nashville, TN @ Basement East

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Russian Circles Announce More US Tour Dates

Russian Circles announce US shows around co-headline tour with Chelsea Wolfe. See them on the road in September & October on the West Coast / Southwest. Tickets: russiancirclesband.com SEP 21 Reno, NV @ Jub Jub’s SEP 23 San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom * SEP 25 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox * SEP 26 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom * SEP 28 Salt Lake City, UT @ Crucial Fest * SEP 29 Denver, CO @ Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom * SEP 30 Albuquerque, NM @ Sister * OCT 03 San Diego, CA @ The Music Box * OCT 04 Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent * OCT 06 Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl * OCT 07 Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom * OCT 09 Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre *
 OCT 11 El Paso, TX @ The Lowbrow Palace OCT 13 San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger OCT 14 Austin, TX @ Barracuda OCT 15 Dallas, TX @ Deep Ellum Art Company OCT 16 Fayetteville, AR @ George's Majestic Lounge OCT 18 St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall w/ Chelsea Wolfe *

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Russian Circles Working On Their Seventh LP

Russian Circles, arguably one of the best instru-metal bands, is currently working on their seventh full-length album. The record will be the follow-up to their 2016 album Guidance.

If you're itching to hear something else from Russian Circles, maybe give their Live At Dunk! Fest live album a spin. It sounds awesome.

(via Metal Injection)

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Russian Circles “Mota” // CME Tone Tours

In this CME Tone Tour, Mike Sullivan and Brian Cook of Russian Circles give a run through of their pedals and effects used on the song Mota off of their critically acclaimed album Guidance.

Mike Sullivan's Board: Xotic AC Booster Xotic EP Booster Digitech JamMan Stereo Looper/Phrase Sampler Akai Head Rush Strymon Flint Reverb & Tremolo Strymon DIG Dual Digital Delay Pedal Source Audio One Series Nemesis Delay MXR M133 Micro Amp Bogner Wessex Overdrive Pedal Bogner Burnley Distortion Pedal Digitech Drop Polyphonic Drop Tune Pitch-Shifter Dunlop Volume (X) Pedal

Brian Cook's Board: Akai Head Rush Dunlop DVP4 Volume X Mini Pedal Way Huge WHE401S Swollen Pickle Jumbo Fuzz TSVG Hard Stuff Bass Dwarfcraft Devices Eau Claire Thunder Digitech Bass Whammy Tronographic Rusty Box Bass Preamp Pedal Dwarfcraft Devices Pitchgrinder Sequenced Pitch Shifter Pedal KMA Astrospurt Phaser Source Audio One Series Nemesis Delay Moog Taurus

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Chelsea Wolfe And Russian Circles 2018 Tour

Chelsea Wolfe & Russian Circles will be touring together this Fall - tickets on sale now.

Dates:

SEP 23 San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom SEP 25 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox SEP 26 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom SEP 28 Salt Lake City, UT @ Crucial Fest SEP 29 Denver, CO @ Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom SEP 30 Albuquerque, NM @ Sister OCT 03 San Diego, CA @ The Music Box OCT 04 Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent OCT 06 Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl OCT 07 Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom OCT 09 Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre OCT 12 – 14 Perris, CA @ Desert Daze (CW Only)

chelseawolfe.net/shows russiancirclesband.com/shows

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Russian Circles @ CRUCIALFEST

Russian Circles will be headlining CRUCIALFEST 8 – this September in SLC. Early bird tickets available HERE // Full tour info russiancirclesband.com

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Russian Circles & King Woman Live Review at Echoplex, Los Angeles // MXDWN

Full review by Matt Matasci via MXDWN

When it comes to instrumental metal, there are few peers to Russian Circles. To perform music within this genre is to be teetering on the edge of tediousness. There is beauty to be found in groups like the Chicago trio and their ability to hold listeners’ attention not just over the course of a full-length album, but an entire hour and a half headlining live set. Russian Circles’ set at Echoplex, with the large club filled with a mix of indie-leaning hipsters and metalheads, was proof positive of their skills. Through 10 songs and well over an hour on stage, they alternately pummeled and dazzled with their hypnotic, churning, pounding post-metal.

Opening the set was tourmates King Woman, the project of Kristina Esfandiari. Their sound aligned well with what the headlining act would be presenting, offering a dark, doomy, altogether unique take on alternative metal. Partially because of her visual aesthetic and partially because of her affiliation with Sargent House, King Woman call to mind a heavier, riffier Chelsea Wolfe. Esfandiari sings over the doomgaze instrumentals in a deep, passionate baritone. Every emotion could be felt through each note she sang, as she writhed around the stage. Highlights of their set included “Shame” and the enthralling “King of Swords.”

After a quick break, Russian Circles wordlessly took the stage. Considering nobody was mic’d up for vocals, the band kept the on-stage banter to an extreme minimum. They opened with the title track of their sophomore album, “Station,” One of the more lengthy songs in their discography, it alternated between a menacing riff that chugged with the zeal of a hardcore band. Though there was a moment of twinkling respite during “Station,” it wasn’t long before guitarist Mike Sullivan was back to shredding away.

The band continued to bounce around their discography, never playing a song from the same album twice until “Vorel” and “Mota” from their latest, Guidance, were played back-to-back. Every LP in their discography besides their debut was represented during the performance, making it an excellent sampler for the uninitiated to Russian Circles.

The second song of the set, “Geneva,” was the title track of their third album, beginning with a more melodic introduction before erupting into a cascading wall of sound, pounding the eardrums of everyone in the spacious Echoplex. With only three members, the band made the most of what they had to create such a massive sound. They have a hardcore/metal icon in bassist Brian Cook (Botch, These Arms Are Snakes) who led the way on several of the songs as Sullivan’s guitar was layering sound on the higher end of the register.

Russian Circles are a band in their prime, as the standout songs of the set were certainly when they touched upon Guidance. Between “Vorel” and “Mota,” the trio (which also features founding member and drummer Dave Turncrantz) offered the audience over 10 minutes of proof that they seem to have perfected their sound. Seeing these three superb musicians weave a fascinating tapestry of heavy and beautiful sounds over such a lengthy period of time without losing interest is something that any metal lover should witness.

Russian Circles Set List

“Station” “Geneva” “Afrika” “Harper Lewis” “309” “Ethel” “Vorel” “Mota” “Deficit” “Mlàdek”

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Russian Circles Photos @ The Biltmore Cabaret

All photos by LUKAS HOLT // HOLT PRODUCTIONS via Concert Addicts

Chicago based instrumentalist’s Russian Circles sold out the Biltmore Cabaret in Vancouver on a Monday night. The venue has a low stage, barely a foot off the ground and viewing angles from all around, if you can get to the front. The trio came on to a dark, back lit stage ready to awe the crowd. Their sonic intensity rumbled the venue opening with their head-banging 2008 track ‘Station‘.