Russian Circles
Russian Circles is an American instrumental post-metal band based in Chicago, Illinois. The band was originally formed by childhood friends Mike Sullivan and Dave Turncrantz after their previous musical projects dissolved. After parting ways with their original bass player Colin DeKuiper in 2007, the trio was rounded out by Brian Cook. The band has gained widespread recognition based on a series of critically acclaimed albums and extensive international touring. Their name is taken from a drill exercise used in ice hockey, a sport Sullivan and Turncrantz grew up playing in their original hometown of St. Louis.
How Critics See Russian Circles
Chorus pulls the clearest critic-consensus signals out of this discography: the highest-rated record, the tightest agreement, the sharpest split, and the best place to start.
Nine
2026
Highest ChoruScore in this discography at 82/100 across 3 reviews.
Russian Circles's Nine arrives as a confident statement of craft, a record where riff-focused composition and pummelling grooves push the trio's palette toward both brute force and...
Nine
2026
Best balance of score, review depth, and critic agreement for a first listen.
Russian Circles's Nine arrives as a confident statement of craft, a record where riff-focused composition and pummelling grooves push the trio's palette toward both brute force and...
