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Russian Circles

 

Post Rock/Math rock

4.06 | 210 ratings

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Mellotron Storm
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4 stars I'm always amazed at how poweful a trio can be. I've said that about RUSH for years, but there are many bands now that fit this description.These guys are from Chicago and at times recall another Chicago band named PELICAN. I was actually quite surprised to find out how heavy parts of this record really are. The drumming was another pleasant surprise. This guy can lay down some crazy intricate patterns when he wants to, or just flat out pound away.

"Carpe" is the first song and the heaviness arrives 1 1/2 minutes in and it comes and goes. A catchy melody follows with some excellent drumming before I am wowed by the guitar work in between the riffs. The song settles to a calm 6 minutes in before a galloping rhythm signals a return to the original soundscape. "Micah" opens with a guitar/drum melody that starts slowly and gradually accellerates. There is a great melody with crazy drumming 2 1/2 minutes in. The sound is full 3 minutes in before a calm a minute later settles in. The tempo continues to change like shifting sands. "Death Rides A Horse" is my favourite track on the record.This one hits the ground running with steller IRON MAIDEN-like guitar melodies. Nice. The amazing guitar continues as the song then becomes very fast paced after 3 minutes. The drum work is tremendous before 5 minutes.

"Enter" the title track opens with a cool drum pattern and it's hard not to tap your foot to this one. Heaviness arrives after 3 minutes as we are hit hard ! The spotlight is on the drummer again 4 minutes in and screaming guitar follows. "You Already Did" starts off a little slow until 2 1/2 minutes in as drums and guitar fight to be heard over each other. This sounds incredible ! 5 minutes in the song becomes quiet until it starts up again, giving us 3 minutes of an absolutely amazing sound. "New Macabre" is an uptempo tune with some prominant bass work,not heavy though. Some scorching guitar 2 1/2 minutes in, now it's heavy !

There are no weak songs, and there is some complexity and variety. I am a huge fan of the way they combine different styles on this album. Is this Post-Rock or Post-Metal or Prog-Metal ? Yes it's all of these, and it's all done so incredibly well.

Mellotron Storm | 4/5 |

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