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Title: can russian circles really be classified as metal?
Post by: FreshJive787 on 06 Jul 2006, 01:26

today jeph was saying that he was listening to alot of metal, one of the bands was russian circles but i dont really believe that the band can exactly be classified as metal. is there something im missing here that makes them metal?

Title: can russian circles really be classified as metal?
Post by: Storm Rider on 06 Jul 2006, 01:27

I'm not familiar with them, but Jeph also once referred to Helmet as metal, when I've always considered Helmet to be a grunge band.

Title: can russian circles really be classified as metal?
Post by: Johnny C on 06 Jul 2006, 01:44

So they're Gretal?

Title: can russian circles really be classified as metal?
Post by: ForteBass on 06 Jul 2006, 01:52

Depends
Is there a hansel band?

Title: can russian circles really be classified as metal?
Post by: KharBevNor on 06 Jul 2006, 02:43

I'd always considered them to heavy-ish post-rock.

I mean, there are actually heavier post-rock bands, MONO for instance.

Title: can russian circles really be classified as metal?
Post by: Kai on 06 Jul 2006, 11:02

I always considered Helmet to be in that whole "proto-grunge" bullshit with The Melvins.

Title: can russian circles really be classified as metal?
Post by: Kai on 06 Jul 2006, 11:07

I don't listen to Helmet much, but I do love The Melvins.

Title: can russian circles really be classified as metal?
Post by: KharBevNor on 06 Jul 2006, 11:15

Both Helmet and the Melvins are a bit off to the fringes of metal, but still, I would say, part of the metal canon.

Also, I was just checking on metal archives, and when the hell was Kurt Cobain in Earth!?

EDIT: He sung on one early song. Well well.

Title: can russian circles really be classified as metal?
Post by: Aneurhythmia on 06 Jul 2006, 15:13

Quote from: KharBevNor

Both Helmet and the Melvins are a bit off to the fringes of metal, but still, I would say, part of the metal canon.

Also, I was just checking on metal archives, and when the hell was Kurt Cobain in Earth!?

EDIT: He sung on one early song. Well well.

Weird.

Title: can russian circles really be classified as metal?
Post by: El Opium on 06 Jul 2006, 15:41

Kurt appears on a live release by Earth entitled "Sunn Amps and Smashed Guitars". Most of the opinions of it I've seen say it's not particularily interesting.

Title: can russian circles really be classified as metal?
Post by: ShreddingMyNotes on 06 Jul 2006, 17:34

Hey everyone.  I work for Russian Circles' label, Flameshovel, and I can definitely say they don't really classify themselves as metal, though they do get tied in with bands like Pelican a fair bit, who are definitively an instrumental metal band.  I'd say they're on the heavy end of the prog spectrum, with a little bit more driving weight than a lot of post-rock bands.  Plus, they're a three piece with a really thick sound, which I think is worth distinguishing from bands like Godspeed!, for instance, who have many more members to achieve the sort of thick sound they create.  I'm definitely glad Jeph gave them a shout-out, and I hope you all pick up the record and check them out when they come through your town.  They put on a killer live show.