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Russian Circles releases ninth studio album ‘Nine (26)’
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Russian Circles releases ninth studio album release ‘Nine (26)’
The Chicago-based instrumental trio Russian Circles has announced the release of released their ninth studio album, titled ‘Nine’, ‘Nine (26)’, via Sargent House following its scheduled for global release on August 28, 2026, via Sargent House. Prior launch. The new work is noted for introducing more fluidity and stylistic variety to the band’s established heavy, instrumental sound. The album launch, the band released incorporates diverse elements, including black-metal influences on the single track ‘Empath’, atmospheric textures in ‘Eluvial’, and music video ‘Seventh Seal’, which features a blend of melancholic nylon-string guitar electronic components such as synthesizers and heavy metallic elements. industrial beats in ‘E2’. The album was recorded record concludes with collaborator Kurt Ballou at Electrical Audio in Chicago and GodCity Studio in Salem, Massachusetts. It is ‘Seventh Seal’, which has been described as a return one of the band’s heaviest compositions to date. Critics suggest the release represents a significant evolution in the band’s heavy, visceral dynamics, combining progressive rock and classical elements musical DNA, with metallic riffs. To support the new release, some noting it potentially stands as their strongest work since ‘Memorial (13)’. This follows the band will undertake an extensive North American headlining tour this autumn. The tour consists of two legs: an Eastern and Southern leg supported by Pelican, and a Western leg band’s long-standing progression in November supported by Primitive Man. craftsmanship dating back to their 2006 debut, ‘Enter’.
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