Russian CirclesBest Russian Circles Albums Ranked
7.8
Avg Score
12
Opinions
7
Albums
3
Reviewers
Summary from 12 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated Russian Circles's catalog across 7 albums from 12 opinions, with an overall average of 7.8/10. The top-rated Russian Circles album is Memorial (2013) with a 8.3/10 average from 2 ratings, followed by Empros and Geneva. The discography on Wavelength spans 2006 to 2022.
Gnosis
“Gnosis, the eighth album from instrumental metallers Russian Circles, is well-named. Derived from Gnosticism, the term refers to spiritual knowledge, specifically the esoteric means through which humans can glimpse the true nature of the divine. The Chicago band are veterans of expressing these kinds of expansive, portentous themes through their music. The trio utilise dense textures, mesmeric gr”
Memorial
“Chicago instrumental trio Russian Circles' fifth album, Memorial, builds off 2010's Empros, but these songs, one featuring Chelsea Wolfe, feel bigger and more polished, and somehow more intimate.”
Geneva
“Chicago post-rock band makes its best album yet, both in structure and execution.”
Empros
“The fourth LP from this mostly instrumental Chicago trio swings from exceedingly beautiful to punishingly physical in seconds flat. Russian Circles' ever-more-legit metal chops and well-realized compositional ambitions leave Empros feeling bigger and stranger than its predecessor.”
Gnosis
“On its dauntless and electrifying eighth album, the post-metal trio recharges its familiar sound.”
Guidance
“There's an organic and unforced feel to the latest album by Chicago-based post-rock trio Russian Circles, as if songs were allowed to grow wild rather than carefully cultivated.”
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