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• Empros is the fourth studio album by Russian Circles, released on October 25, 2011. The album delivers a striking blend of ambient expansiveness and post-metal weight, executed with precision and power. Every transitionfrom soaring melodies to crushing riffsis confidently composed, creating a dynamic underground instrumental epic that feels both meticulously crafted and emotionally resonant. Critics praised its refined evolution, highlighting a new level of compositional ambition and heavier sonic impact compared to earlier work.

  This album marks a defining moment in the bands trajectory, where light and dark, serenity and ferocity, coalesce with effortless dramatic effect. Russian Circles achieve a seamless flow across its six tracks, crafting immersive atmospheres as effortlessly as they deliver heavy, rhythmic pulses. Empros showcases their mastery of instrumental storytellingraw, nuanced, and immersivecementing its status as a landmark release in modern post-metal.

  Reviews

  “A balancing act on a cosmic scale, Empros marries light to dark, order to chaos.” Paul Thompson, Pitchfork

  “Empros swings from the exceedingly beautiful to the punishingly physical in seconds flat.” Paul Thompson, Pitchfork

  “Forsaking subtlety in favor of immediacy, Empros is the album that fully realizes Russian Circles’ potential.” Ignimbrite, Sputnikmusic

  “Empros is the album Russian Circles have been striving to concoct since the bands inception seven years ago.” Chris Kies, Premier Guitar

  “Russian Circles transitions are seamless, their set-ups patient. The coupling of Schipol and Atackla centralize the bands lush instrumentals and heightened sounds.” No Ripcord

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  AllMusic rating: AllMusic users: (189 votes) Read the AllMusic.com review

• Artist: Russian Circles Label: Sargent House Format: LP Units: 1 Country: US Genre: Punk & Alternative Style: Post Rock

• A1 309
  A2 Mldek
  A3 Schiphol
  B1 Atackla
  B2 Batu
  B3 Praise Be Man