: 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 album’s structure emphasizes a "two halves" narrative, moving from unrelenting heaviness to more nuanced, Dream-like passages. Russian Circles - Gnosis (2022)
Working again with producer , Russian Circles lean into their heaviest inclinations, described by critics as "jacked" and "harrowing". : These opening tracks set a high-intensity tone,
: This remote process allowed each member's initial creative spark to remain intact throughout the arrangement phase. Dream-like passages. Working again with producer
: Members wrote and recorded full songs independently before sharing them with the rest of the trio.