There are instrumental rock bands, and then there is Russian Circles.
This Chicago-based trio has raised the bar incredibly high with
the release of their first full-length Enter. The band charges out of the gate on this debut with a potent forcefulness
that leaves many of their more seasoned, contemplative, and mathy
peers sounding a bit hesitant and flaccid in comparison. This strength
of spirit has quickly earned Russian Circles considerable recognition
as a formidable live band, to such an extent that they are being
requested as openers by high-profile acts such as Tool.
It all comes down to the fact that Russian Circles has the inspiration
to carve fresh material from a bedrock of spacious melody and crushing
heaviness, the energetic dexterity to steer songs as big as mountains
through hairpin rhythmic changes, and the superb musicianship necessary
to deliver all of this with an elegant precision and natural momentum
that plows straight into the listener’s ears, causing a rapid
back-and-forth swaying of the head, commonly known in medical terminology
as rocking the fuck out.
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