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Rig Rundown: Russian Circles [2017]
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Rig Rundown: Russian Circles [2017]

Guitarist Mike Sullivan chronicles the essential guitars, amps, and noisemakers he needs to construct the band’s instrumental post-rock sonic mayhem.

Top 5 Studio Rig Rundowns
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Top 5 Studio Rig Rundowns

PG gets personal with Larry Carlton's famous ES-335, Brendan Benson's closet full of stomps and amps, Russian Circles' Custom Shop First Act axes, Brent Mason's Valley Arts T-style, and Vai's unreal guitar collection.

Top 5 Heavy Rig Rundowns
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Top 5 Heavy Rig Rundowns

We dig deep into our vault to bring you the gear from five boundary-pushing heavy hitters.

GALLERY: Russian Circles Gear at Electrical Audio in Chicago
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GALLERY: Russian Circles Gear at Electrical Audio in Chicago

Earlier this year, Premier Guitar went into Steve Albini’s Electrical Audio studio with Russian Circles as they recorded their fifth studio album, Memorial. We give you an inside look at the gear of this legendary music-making space.

Rig Rundown - Russian Circles' Mike Sullivan & Brian Cook
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Rig Rundown - Russian Circles' Mike Sullivan & Brian Cook

Premier Guitar heads into Steve Albini's Electrical Audio Studios in Chicago to catch up with Russian Circles' Mike Sullivan and Brian Cook during the recording of Memorial where the duo shows off their studio rigs and collection of boutique gear.

Russian Circles—The Memorial Sessions
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Russian Circles—The Memorial Sessions

Premier Guitar joined the prog-rockers inside Steve Albini’s Electrical Audio studio in Chicago to watch them create their most experimental album to date. Plus, we look at the drool-inducing boutique and custom gear they used while recording.

Album Review: Russian Circles - "Empros"
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Album Review: Russian Circles - "Empros"

Empros is the album Russian Circles have been striving to concoct since the band’s inception seven years ago.

Interview: Russian Circles' Mike Sullivan
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Interview: Russian Circles' Mike Sullivan

How Russian Circles does instrumental metal differently, and the gear Mike relies on for achieving his layered sound live.