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…

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…

Helms Alee will be back to Europe in June 2023. Tickets on sale now: www.helmsalee.com

Full list:

June 8 - Mystic festival – Gdansk (PL)

June 9 - Blechschloss – Dresden (DE)

June 10 - Meet Factory – Prague (CZ)

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In a windowless white box, a band that hasn’t played a proper gig in two decades is rehearsing in front of me. Their list of tracks…

BOTCH ANNOUNCES MORE US TOUR DATES - 2023 
Tickets on sale FRIDAY, February 17th  
10AM Local time of each city.  
All show links: linktr.ee/botchband

BOTCH LIVE 2023  
BOTCH LIVE 2023 
5 Oct Portland, OR - Revolution Hall 
6 Oct Portland,…

Bill Burr talks about Dave Turncrantz of Russian Circles on the latest episode of Fly on the Wall.

Tacoma, Washington, mathcore/metalcore greats Botch have announced the reissue of their debut album American Nervoso via Sargent House. The release will land on March 24, the 25th anniversary of the album, and follows the reissue of their wildly influential second…