Russian Circles - Gnosis (2022) Page

: These opening tracks set a high-intensity tone, featuring blast-beats and a "colossal" guitar sound that moves the band closer to post-metal and blackgaze.

: The title track serves as the album's centerpiece and produced the band’s first-ever official music video. It follows a slow-build "krautrock" methodology—utilizing drones and hypnotic drum patterns—before exploding into a wall of sound. Russian Circles - Gnosis (2022)

The album’s structure emphasizes a "two halves" narrative, moving from unrelenting heaviness to more nuanced, Dream-like passages. : These opening tracks set a high-intensity tone,

: Members wrote and recorded full songs independently before sharing them with the rest of the trio. The album’s structure emphasizes a "two halves" narrative,

: Despite writing separately, the trio recorded the album together at Electrical Audio in Chicago and GodCity Studio in Salem to maintain their signature live feel. The Sound of Gnosis