News: Russian Circles Announce New Album

Russian Circles announce their new album Nine, out August 28 via Sargent House, and a North American tour. Alongside the announcement, they present a new single/video, “Empath.”

“The music we make is a collective process of reconciliation, navigation, and reflection upon aging both as individuals and as a creative entity. Life has created very real distances between us, but the band continues to be at the center, and this creative collaboration is a way of charting the passage of time while also giving us a reason to look to the future,” the band say about the new release.

Today’s “Empath” launches the band into a ferociously concise overview of metal battle tactics—where a Godflesh-style bass crunch and tornado siren drone ushers in trash-inspired guitars, venomous black metal attacks, d-beat forays, a deliciously knuckleheaded hardcore breakdown, and a final scorched earth war metal riff, all in just under five minutes. The accompanying video was made by Madeline Hampton.

This fall, Russian Circles will bring their “pure metallic catharsis” (Guitar World) across North America. A full list of dates can be found below and tickets go on sale this Friday at 10am local time.

Russian Circles Tour Dates
Fri. Sept. 25 – Whitefish Bay, WI @ The Argo *
Sat. Sept. 26 – Chicago, IL @ Bohemian National Cemetery *
Mon. Sept. 28 – Detroit, MI @ El Club *
Tue. Sept. 29 – Toronto, ON @ The Opera House *
Wed. Sept. 30 – Montreal, QC @ Club Soda *
Thu. Oct. 1 – Boston, MA @ Royale *
Sat. Oct. 3 – Queens, NY @ Knockdown Center *
Sun. Oct. 4 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer *
Mon. Oct. 5 – Baltimore, MD @ Soundstage *
Wed. Oct. 7 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle *
Thu. Oct. 8 – Charleston, SC @ The Music Farm *
Fri. Oct. 9 – Orlando, FL @ The Beacham Theater *
Sat. Oct. 10 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse *
Mon. Oct. 12 – Nashville, TN @ The Basement East *
Tue. Oct. 13 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Hi-Fi *
Wed. Nov. 4 – St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall $
Fri. Nov. 6 – Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves $
Sat. Nov. 7 – Austin, TX @ The Far Out Lounge $
Mon. Nov. 9 – Phoenix, AZ @ Walter Studios $
Wed. Nov. 11 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco $
Thu. Nov. 12 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall $
Sat. Nov. 14 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom $
Sun. Nov. 15 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox $
Mon. Nov. 16 – Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Hall $
Tue. Nov. 17 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall $
Thu. Nov. 19 – Englewood, CO @ The Gothic Theatre $
Fri. Nov. 20 – Omaha, NE @ Slowdown $
Sat. Nov. 21 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater $