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Riff Rundown: Russian Circles' "Arluck"
May 26, 2019
The guitar architect demonstrates how to play the first single off the instrumental-metal band's forthcoming album, Blood Year.
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Russian Circles' Mike Sullivan: How I Create Live Loops
May 12, 2019
The instrumental-metal shaman demonstrates how he builds the bulldozing tones for "Mladek" onstage.
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Riff Rundown: Russian Circles' "Harper Lewis"
March 10, 2019
The instrumental guitar wizard demonstrates how he uses a simple fretting-hand pattern and tapping technique to create a difficult-sounding passage from Station.
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Rig Rundown: Russian Circles [2017]
May 31, 2017
Guitarist Mike Sullivan chronicles the essential guitars, amps, and noisemakers he needs to construct the band’s instrumental post-rock sonic mayhem.
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Top 5 Studio Rig Rundowns
January 21, 2015
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.
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Top 5 Heavy Rig Rundowns
March 31, 2014
We dig deep into our vault to bring you the gear from five boundary-pushing heavy hitters.
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GALLERY: Russian Circles Gear at Electrical Audio in Chicago
September 20, 2013
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.
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Rig Rundown - Russian Circles' Mike Sullivan & Brian Cook
September 5, 2013
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.
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Russian Circles—The Memorial Sessions
September 4, 2013
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.
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Album Review: Russian Circles - "Empros"
November 15, 2011
Empros is the album Russian Circles have been striving to concoct since the band’s inception seven years ago.
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Interview: Russian Circles' Mike Sullivan
January 7, 2010
How Russian Circles does instrumental metal differently, and the gear Mike relies on for achieving his layered sound live.
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