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Aug 4, 2016Doom has never sounded so good.
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Aug 17, 2016Guidance is not only Russian Circles' best album yet, but a standard-bearer for heavy, guitar-based instrumental music.
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Aug 4, 2016Guidance is a masterpiece in the art of emotional communication through musicianship, an album which ultimately, despite its darkness, serves to inspire and uplift--a true reflection of the human experience.
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Aug 3, 2016Compared to Memorial, the band's previous release, Guidance plays it straight and heavy, granting the listener fewer moments of mercy from the onslaught of Russian Circles' music.
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UncutSep 23, 2016Russian Circles display a welcome eagerness to cut to the chase whether they're crafting gentler soundscapes like "Overboard" or hurtling through the doomy mathcore of "Vorel." [Nov 2016, p.37]
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Aug 15, 2016Brief moments of respite and apparent simplicity allow the more aggressive and expansive moments to really resonate.
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Aug 5, 2016Rough and explosive yet perfectly controlled, Guidance is yet another powerful statement from the heavy instrumental rock behemoths.
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Aug 5, 2016Russian Circles deliver seven glorious cuts of cinematic elegance and regal thunder. Not to mention what might be its best album yet.
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Aug 5, 2016Although Guidance may have a few minor shortcomings, the Chicago trio’s sixth LP is yet another example of its ability to examine and depict multifaceted emotions without needing to utter a word.
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Aug 4, 2016Though Russian Circles haven’t eclipsed their best work, Guidance is more a subtle nod to the coexistent depths and heights that have defined and run through the band’s music from the very outset.
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Aug 3, 2016Even when Guidance gets complicated, there’s a more organic and unforced feel to it, as if songs were allowed to grow wild rather than carefully cultivated.
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MagnetAug 11, 2016The result is the most dynamic LP of Russian Circles' career. [No. 134, p.61]
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Aug 3, 2016Guidance has parts where Russian Circles deliver on the promise of their astounding career, and instances where one is reminded of their greatest hits. The latter may be less appealing to those acquainted with the Russian Circles discography, but the former is still a thing to behold.
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Aug 19, 2016