Russian Circles "Gnosis" 2022-12-30 in the United States by

in the United States by Epitaph Records

It has been a worrying and scary time for all of us as the Western empire and the natural world

Marking a departure from the sound the band had established on their first two releases

As lockdown approached in 2020

Russian Circles "Gnosis" 2022-12-30 in the United States byRussian Circles latest album, Gnosis, eschews the varied terrain of their past work and bulldoze a path through the most tumultuous and harrowing territory of their sound. As was the case for so many artists in the age of COVID, the obstacles of geography and isolation forced Russian Circles to reevaluate their writing process. Rather than crafting songs out of fragmented ideas in the practice room, full songs were written and recorded independently