Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher photo: Chelsea Wolfe in Chicago in 2014 (more by James Richards IV) Chelsea Wolfe will follow 2013's Pain Is Beauty this summer with Abyss on Sargent House. The album has Chelsea joined by frequent collaborators Ben Chisholm,... more info

Stereogum — Red Sparowes were an excellent instrumental post-rock band in the vein of Russian Circles or Pelican, but they had one unusual structural flaw: Their guitarist Emma Ruth Rundle was also a fucking great singer. Who knew? I mean, I guess the members of... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Photo: Mutoid Man and Little Punk Person Elliott Fullam Converge/Cave In side project Mutoid Man recently wrapped up a short Northeast tour with Russian Circles, which hit NYC on December 11 at Music Hall of Williamsburg. Backstage at that... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Russian Circles at Bowery Ballroom in February (more by Di Lynn Ring) Post-metallers Russian Circles are going out on a short tour with their Cave In/Converge-related labelmates Mutoid Man this December. The Sargent House acts are playing shows in Ca... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Chicago's Pink Avalanche are the group led by Chicago sound engineer Che Arthur (who's worked with Russian Circles, Bob Mould, Shellac, Pelican and more, and was also in Atombombpocketknife) with Adam Reach (The Poison Arrows), Kortland Chase (ex-Cha... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Ian Chainey Former Isis singer -- AND NOT A TERRORIST -- Aaron Turner has formed a new band with Baptists drummer Nick Yacyshyn and bassist Brian Cook (Botch, These Arms Are Snakes, Russian Circles). The trio have named themselves... more info

Nialler9 —   Skip to day: Tues | Wed | Thurs | Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon Tuesday August 26 Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s (9pm, €6) [Acoustic] John Francis / Edisons / Ian O’Doherty (FOTLrecords) / Craig Gallagher  Wednesday August 27 Sargent House: And So I ... more info

Metalsucks — Jam the debut album by this atmospheric hardcore band. (FFO: Russian Circles, If These Trees Could Talk, etc). The post Echoes of a [Not so]-Distant Tide appeared first on MetalSucks. more info

Chicago Tribune — Russian Circles works in a relatively esoteric area – an instrumental trio that finds the sweet spot at the intersection of metal, hard rock, progressive and experimental music. Its five albums, culminating with last year's elegiac "Memorial" (Sarg... more info

Stereogum — Winnipeg’s KEN mode released one of our favorite metal albums of 2013 — the career highlight Entrench — which they toured the fuck out of all year long. They’re gonna spend plenty of 2014 on the road, too, including their current jaunt with H... more info