A Russian Circles Australian Tour 2014 has been announced with the post-metal masters returning for another trip Down Under.
Hailing from Chicago, the instrumental trio have been spent the last decade crafting their own niche atmospheric and entrancing take on heavy music, pushing the boundaries of what can be achieved with a guitar, bass, drums and lots of volume.
Last here in 2012 in support of their fourth LP Empros, Russian Circles’ live show is something to behold. Brian Cook has one of the most visceral bass sounds you’ll ever hear. Guitarist Mike Sullivan is a master of the looping, building layer upon layer of dense riffs with what looks like effortless precision. Meanwhile, drummer Dave Turncrantz defines the mood, alternating between controlled precision and rhythmic chaos.
On their fifth record, Memorial, Russian Circles push the polarities of their sound, creating a record that’s as reflective as it is unsettling, and cementing the band’s position as legitimate peers of genre innovators like Isis and Neurosis.
The valleys are deeper and the peaks higher, and with the addition of synthesizers and strings, the three-piece tap into the meditative territory explored by the likes of Mogwai and Godspeed You! Black Emperor.
“Relentlessly unforgiving and completely jaw dropping, Memorial is a serious album of the year contender,” wrote our Tone Deaf reviewer of the album upon its release last November.
If you’ve not experienced Russian Circles in the live arena, there’s no better time to step in for a bout than their Australian Tour 2014 this April/May.
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Russian Circles Australian Tour 2014
Tuesday, April 29 – Crowbar – Brisbane
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Wednesday, April 30 – Fowler’s Live – Adelaide
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Thursday, May 1 – Hi Fi Bar – Melbourne
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Friday, May 2 – Rosemount Hotel – Perth
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Saturday, May 3 – Manning Bar – Sydney
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