I first found the Russian Circles when they opened for a Coheed and Cambria concert...They were AMAZING live! I went to a Russian Circles concert after that and I love them! They've really something else!
i'm pretty happy these guys are a bit hidden from the mainstream, you don't have to worry about them becoming hot topic-core and sell-outs and what not, they just make great music!
One of the Greatest band in Earth Right now without a doubt. They will be remembered as one of the most Influential Band ever.....music of this Caliber with a totally unique voicing is not a matter of joke. My humble opinion
THANK YOU I'm glad there are still some people in the world that think that speaking like you've at least graduated elementary school is a desirable thing!
It was pretty inspiring seeing them in a record store show back when this ep came out. Really fucking tasteful looping before I had ever seen anyone do that.
It's been 5 years since this comment was made so now that makes it 10 years you've listened to them. Just now listened to them after being plagued with their upcoming show the past 2 weeks. Dig it a lot.
love this band greatly i can relate to it 300% is cool that Mike was using Double cut-away Les paul back in those days i own a Black Double cut LP but man my soul also needs that mighty Custom Black beauty of Honor
I've been looking around at many Russian circles videos now, one thing I've noticed is that none of them come in 1080p ,so i've come to believe any Russian circles played at 1080p will blow your fucking mind.
this song came up on my pandora 3 years back...my friend had the cd. now all i listen too is pure instrumental rock, helps with homework and clearing ones mind of day to day nonsense.
oh god they are playing tomorrow night at the Bowery - saw them live there a couple of years back - was amazing. too bad I have class. maybe i can make it to the show in time ---
Same here, except I saw them at Myrtle Beach. These guys are better than I expected. I just wish I hadn't gotten there late and missed most of their set.
I'm only just now hearing these guys because they're touring with Faith No More, SOAD, and Korn. I had to find out what I was getting in to and needless to say I'm more pumped now
@Cystlib Thank you so much. I've been trying to find a band that I'm actually keen on listening to. I just came across Russian Circles in a BLUNT Magazine and tada! I've fallen in love. Thanks for the other recommendations too :)
I was at Bonnaroo and was walking around Sat while the Boss was playing (think hes overrated). I heard these guys playing at the Troo tent and had to stop by. They were awesome. They had that small stage packed.
I must cofess I was a member! But since the band is no more I wasnt just highjacking this tread to promote them! Another two Dublin Post rock bands you might dig are Parhelia and Refraction. Both are also well worth checking out.
They are just as good as Tides and Red Sparowes. Amazing live performance. Sounds almost as the studio version. I have all their albums and am amazed how good those guys really are. Geneva is awesome. ROCK ON !
these guys are playing a very small stage at Bonnaroo this year... they will be the sleeper act that blows everyone away. Don't miss them if you're going!
Hey there, I didn't incude Isis and similar bands because I was out of characters so I focussed on the instrumental bands. But I agree these bands are still really good. Especially Isis is mindblowing.
The post-rock/post-metal thing has really gotten big recently, hasn't it? It's no wonder these guys are some of the scene darlings. Great drumming, great riffs, jaw-droppingly awesome and clever tapping licks, and they're a lot heavier than I expected them to sound. Not to mention their stuff isn't just experimental, but it manages to be so while still being quite memorable and catchy.
Also. I've thought a few times about why I love these guys. And I think it's the structure and suspense they have. There are plenty of faster or harder bands that make you want to rock out. But Russian Circles sounds so epic and makes me want to rock out, and yet withholds that chaos and keeps me in this beautiful structural progression. Plus not having lyrics allows on to relax part of the brain and enjoy the pure aesthetic beauty of it like nature, like rafting down a river.
This is why RC is touring with Tool in Europe....Most amazing Instrumenatl band I've seen in years. Remind me of a Three Instrumental band I saw open for Don Caballero last week called This Alibi.
I don't really need suggestions for myself but I think it is nice to share good bands and help other people discover them, and I think it gives off a friendly atmosphere which makes me happy. Rosetta is good, don't know why I'd forgotten to list them. You may also like the band Latitudes. Their new album 'Individuation' will come out soon and their previous work is very good post-metal too.
This is the first song that I hear from them. I came here expecting to listen to stoner-ish rock, but this is completely different. I must say I am impressed & amazed... Excellent!!!
These guys killed it, opening for Coheed. Looks like a different bassist in this video from what they have now, but I literally couldn't keep my eyes off that guy during the show. So much talent.
Bands that are kinda similar to Russian Circles: Pelican, Red Sparrowes, Cloudkicker, Maybeshewill, If These Trees Could Talk, Barrows, Beware Of Safety, Oak (in order to find the band, search for Oak - I'm not dying) and Snipers!! (Exclamation marks are part of the name. To find band, search for Snipers - There Is An Adversary). These bands are great and a must-hear for people that want music somewhat similar to Russian Circles so if you are one of them, give them a listen and spread the word!
ooo ! i play this kind of GIG ALLthe time! Ohh its weird to see it!! GooD band ! yeah ! J'ai vraiment l'impression de me voir jouer c'est bizzard comme feeling !
@opiiatee Your welcome, I'm glad you like it. The artist behind Cloudkicker is Ben Sharp, if you search for "BM Sharp" on youtube you'll get more music made by him.
(Part 2) This Is Your Captain Speaking, Yndi Halda, A Silver Mount Zion and Mastodon. I could add to that list; Omega Massif, Meniscus, Kokomo, Exxassens, Mooncake, Laura, Lights Out Asia, Mogwai, Crippled Black Phoenix, Jakob. I do realise we are now more talking about post-rock/metal/experimental in general so some of these bands won't sound that similar to Russian Circles. However, I'd like to recommend you guys one of my personal favorite post-rock acts at the moment, The Ascent Of Everest.
I'm not sure if you need any more suggestions as you are sporting quite a list haha but Rosetta is one of my absolute favourite bands and I think are doing something really awesome in the post metal world :)
I've seen post rock bands on MTV.... 4 a.m. in the morning... ¡And I'm from Mexico (that means... MTV LatinAmerica)! But I know what you mean. Long live to Post Rock!
Thanks everybody for the kind responses and good recommendations! The post-rock community is truly something special :3 I'm sorry I haven't responded to any responses for some time, since I have been very busy. I'll list all of the recommendations made by you guys in one or two comments in order to keeps things organised and such. Have a nice day, Cystlib.
Thanks for the info. Here are some more post-rock bands (others may have mentioned them in comment below, but it helps to keep promoting them ;) : Caspian, Do Make Say Think, Explosions in the Sky, God is an Astronaut, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Mono, This Is Your Captain Speaking, This Will Destroy You, Yndi Halda, A Silver Mt. Zion
yeah, last night was my first to hear of them. i met him by accident i was in the front watching coheed but i couldnt see anything cuz i was getting knocked around and stepped on so i went to the merch and he was there chillen. i wish i could have gone to see them in red7 in austen but that was today...
i totally saw them last night at the house of blues and met the bass and got his signature!!! they are totally rad!!!
I first found the Russian Circles when they opened for a Coheed and Cambria concert...They were AMAZING live! I went to a Russian Circles concert after that and I love them! They've really something else!
Probably my favorite Russian Circles song. The drumming is amazing.
the bass is what makes this band so much better!!!! everything is amazing and then you hear that bass chugging along, its fantastic!
"enter" is the best instrumental rock album ever, regardless of Genre classification.
i'm pretty happy these guys are a bit hidden from the mainstream, you don't have to worry about them becoming hot topic-core and sell-outs and what not, they just make great music!
Got in to them a month or so back and fucking love the tunes they bang out now.
That drummer is otherworldly.
Brian Cook is a beast of war with that bass.
Watching these guys live is probably a great efn experience..
One of the Greatest band in Earth Right now without a doubt. They will be remembered as one of the most Influential Band ever.....music of this Caliber with a totally unique voicing is not a matter of joke. My humble opinion
THANK YOU I'm glad there are still some people in the world that think that speaking like you've at least graduated elementary school is a desirable thing!
@Cystlib gracias ... no había escuchado esas bandas.... asombroso ... sobre todo pelican
Bringing finger tapping back! I saw them with Pelican in Nashville...awesome show!
It was pretty inspiring seeing them in a record store show back when this ep came out. Really fucking tasteful looping before I had ever seen anyone do that.
Song is great. Drummer is completely awesome. Camera work... ...song is great.
first heard this band 5 years ago, been listening to ever since
It's been 5 years since this comment was made so now that makes it 10 years you've listened to them. Just now listened to them after being plagued with their upcoming show the past 2 weeks. Dig it a lot.
Russian Circles show in Toronto was amazing!!! These guys are soo tight!!
love this band greatly
i can relate to it 300%
is cool that Mike was using Double cut-away Les paul back in those days
i own a Black Double cut LP
but man my soul also needs that mighty Custom Black beauty of Honor
I've been looking around at many Russian circles videos now, one thing I've noticed is that none of them come in 1080p ,so i've come to believe any Russian circles played at 1080p will blow your fucking mind.
this song came up on my pandora 3 years back...my friend had the cd. now all i listen too is pure instrumental rock, helps with homework and clearing ones mind of day to day nonsense.
oh god they are playing tomorrow night at the Bowery - saw them live there a couple of years back - was amazing. too bad I have class. maybe i can make it to the show in time ---
Same here, except I saw them at Myrtle Beach. These guys are better than I expected. I just wish I hadn't gotten there late and missed most of their set.
Amen to that, my hat off to you gentlemen, keep the awsome jams comming.
Their show in Montreal was epic! We can see they are truly dedicated and passionate musicians.
saw them tonight at the middle east in cambridge and they were unbelievable
I just saw them with Coheed last night. These guys blew my mind!
I'm only just now hearing these guys because they're touring with Faith No More, SOAD, and Korn. I had to find out what I was getting in to and needless to say I'm more pumped now
Going right NOW to see them live...
@Cystlib Thank you so much. I've been trying to find a band that I'm actually keen on listening to. I just came across Russian Circles in a BLUNT Magazine and tada! I've fallen in love. Thanks for the other recommendations too :)
love that snare and hi hat!
I believe that is the best explanation of why Russian Circles is such an amazing band i have ever heard.
Outstanding musicians. Awesome.
Saw these in Wolverhampton the other week with Red Fang and Mastodon and I thought they were brilliant. Definitely getting their stuff.
Just saw them live couple hours ago. Was worth it.
these guys are incredible live!
Oct 2021. I’m watching them tonight in Ca with System of a Down and Korn.
I was at Bonnaroo and was walking around Sat while the Boss was playing (think hes overrated). I heard these guys playing at the Troo tent and had to stop by. They were awesome. They had that small stage packed.
Very great, especially the drummer !
I must cofess I was a member! But since the band is no more I wasnt just highjacking this tread to promote them! Another two Dublin Post rock bands you might dig are Parhelia and Refraction. Both are also well worth checking out.
recording an album in december...cant wait.
these guys are genuises.
great band. saw then at the underworld in camden supporting high on fire. excellent.
1st experience with Russian Circles. 2 thumbs up. Friggin awesome.
amazing band
Good one, I didn't know these guys yet but I've listened to a few songs by them and they sound good.
They are just as good as Tides and Red Sparowes. Amazing live performance. Sounds almost as the studio version. I have all their albums and am amazed how good those guys really are. Geneva is awesome. ROCK ON !
holy shit! this is my first time hearing this band. why didn't i hear of them sooner? this is amazing!
what an explosive ending! Great!
The ending of this song makes me smile a smile I only used to smile while listening to Hum.
these guys are playing a very small stage at Bonnaroo this year... they will be the sleeper act that blows everyone away. Don't miss them if you're going!
Yes... It was a great show... First time hearing Phantom and YW... all the bands were great.
Thanks man, I'm glad more people are enjoying these bands. And I'm male, in case you wondered.
One of the best outros ever.
Hey there, I didn't incude Isis and similar bands because I was out of characters so I focussed on the instrumental bands. But I agree these bands are still really good. Especially Isis is mindblowing.
Just saw these guys live. They finished up with this song, and by god it was the most enormously rad shit I have ever seen.
The post-rock/post-metal thing has really gotten big recently, hasn't it? It's no wonder these guys are some of the scene darlings. Great drumming, great riffs, jaw-droppingly awesome and clever tapping licks, and they're a lot heavier than I expected them to sound. Not to mention their stuff isn't just experimental, but it manages to be so while still being quite memorable and catchy.
This song kicks so much ass, this band is amazing. So many sweet riffs in this song
got home 20 minutes ago from seeing them open for Coheed/BTBAM :P
Best opener ever.
Also. I've thought a few times about why I love these guys. And I think it's the structure and suspense they have. There are plenty of faster or harder bands that make you want to rock out. But Russian Circles sounds so epic and makes me want to rock out, and yet withholds that chaos and keeps me in this beautiful structural progression.
Plus not having lyrics allows on to relax part of the brain and enjoy the pure aesthetic beauty of it like nature, like rafting down a river.
Russian Circles, Explosions in the Sky and God is an Astronaut; favourite post-rock bands ever =D
this song is amazing
This is why RC is touring with Tool in Europe....Most amazing Instrumenatl band I've seen in years. Remind me of a Three Instrumental band I saw open for Don Caballero last week called This Alibi.
Just found out about these guys, they fucking rock! Definetly going to spread the word about these guys, they are incredible!
these guys are a mixture of all the music i love great band
seeing them live man...
it's a fucking experience stoned or sober.
such a good bass line!!!!!!!!
I don't really need suggestions for myself but I think it is nice to share good bands and help other people discover them, and I think it gives off a friendly atmosphere which makes me happy. Rosetta is good, don't know why I'd forgotten to list them. You may also like the band Latitudes. Their new album 'Individuation' will come out soon and their previous work is very good post-metal too.
This particular song (and many others) has been on RUclips for years, as evidenced by the upload date. I first watched it here years ago.
This is the first song that I hear from them. I came here expecting to listen to stoner-ish rock, but this is completely different. I must say I am impressed & amazed... Excellent!!!
real men listen to the music that they want. real men enjoy what they listen to, not caring what everyone else thinks.
I just saw them live last night. AMAZING.
These guys killed it, opening for Coheed. Looks like a different bassist in this video from what they have now, but I literally couldn't keep my eyes off that guy during the show. So much talent.
I don't think it's Brian Cook. But I know it was a while ago so I could be wrong
these guys were fucking incredible!!!
i saw them with YOUNG WIDOWS and HELMS ALEE.
a great musical performance by all three.
Bands that are kinda similar to Russian Circles: Pelican, Red Sparrowes, Cloudkicker, Maybeshewill, If These Trees Could Talk, Barrows, Beware Of Safety, Oak (in order to find the band, search for Oak - I'm not dying) and Snipers!! (Exclamation marks are part of the name. To find band, search for Snipers - There Is An Adversary). These bands are great and a must-hear for people that want music somewhat similar to Russian Circles so if you are one of them, give them a listen and spread the word!
ooo ! i play this kind of GIG ALLthe time! Ohh its weird to see it!! GooD band ! yeah !
J'ai vraiment l'impression de me voir jouer c'est bizzard comme feeling !
First time I heard these guys. Impressive!
my band is opening for them thursday night in columbia, MO.
Ashes and Iron, nice. Not too many people know about them but they are great! East of the Wall is also one of my favorite bands
wow, first time ive heard this band, and i really like it
superb ending! amazing :)
@opiiatee Your welcome, I'm glad you like it. The artist behind Cloudkicker is Ben Sharp, if you search for "BM Sharp" on youtube you'll get more music made by him.
just wanted to say your comment gave me a good laugh lol bravo sir, good show :P
(Part 2) This Is Your Captain Speaking, Yndi Halda, A Silver Mount Zion and Mastodon. I could add to that list; Omega Massif, Meniscus, Kokomo, Exxassens, Mooncake, Laura, Lights Out Asia, Mogwai, Crippled Black Phoenix, Jakob. I do realise we are now more talking about post-rock/metal/experimental in general so some of these bands won't sound that similar to Russian Circles. However, I'd like to recommend you guys one of my personal favorite post-rock acts at the moment, The Ascent Of Everest.
I'm not sure if you need any more suggestions as you are sporting quite a list haha but Rosetta is one of my absolute favourite bands and I think are doing something really awesome in the post metal world :)
who one earth could dislike this?!
I've seen post rock bands on MTV.... 4 a.m. in the morning... ¡And I'm from Mexico (that means... MTV LatinAmerica)!
But I know what you mean.
Long live to Post Rock!
Great Band!
I also recomend SHORA, the album "Malval".
Very similar and very good too!
The drummer is awesome......
Yeah!, we are supporting this band in inverness
@Cystlib you forgot to mention Baroness another great band. Was at the Russian Circles gig last night at the Bakery which was fully enjoyable
Such an amazing song and amazing band. Love this shit!
Thanks everybody for the kind responses and good recommendations! The post-rock community is truly something special :3 I'm sorry I haven't responded to any responses for some time, since I have been very busy. I'll list all of the recommendations made by you guys in one or two comments in order to keeps things organised and such.
Have a nice day, Cystlib.
the drummer made the show. super entertaining to watch.
@Cystlib Hey thanks for recommending Cloudkicker they're great!
Thanks for the info. Here are some more post-rock bands (others may have mentioned them in comment below, but it helps to keep promoting them ;) : Caspian, Do Make Say Think, Explosions in the Sky, God is an Astronaut, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Mono, This Is Your Captain Speaking, This Will Destroy You, Yndi Halda, A Silver Mt. Zion
they are sooo amazing live!!! =DDDD
i didnt even know about them until i saw them live
its was crazy haha
yeah, last night was my first to hear of them. i met him by accident i was in the front watching coheed but i couldnt see anything cuz i was getting knocked around and stepped on so i went to the merch and he was there chillen. i wish i could have gone to see them in red7 in austen but that was today...
incredible band
this has to be the best post rock band ive ever heard
because it is a music video... they record the shots live from multiple cameras and then they record over the audio with the track from the cd