"Searing platter of krautrock with scorching doses of The Stooges & Judas Priest. Another ripper from this legendary Finnish horde! CIRCLE is the very definition of genre-defying; a rare feat for any band, but effortlessly achieved by this prolific Finnish collective. CIRCLE's latest album Terminal, confirmed for release June 23rd through Southern Lord, is pure hedonistic pleasure. Never content on staying the same, CIRCLE has created an idiosyncratic cocktail of sonic fusions, conjuring an impulsive, dizzying energy that stirs a spirit of curiosity within the listener, and possesses all who encounter the band. Whilst many would run out of creative steam after more than thirty albums, CIRCLE continue to boldly explore sonic soundscapes, venturing curiously into terrains of Stooges-esque swagger, trance-inducing kraut rock mantras, beautiful electronic ambience, psychedelic rock noodling, arena storming AOR weirdness, '70s prog rock extravagance, glam pop pomp, and of course their core sound, heavy metal, not to mention other peculiar and daring sounds that simply cannot be pigeonholed. CIRCLE's Terminal is gloriously fruitful in tones, shapes, colors, and sounds. Eccentric, accessible, delightful and thrilling. Southern Lord will issue Terminal on June 23rd; preorders are live at the Southern Lord store and Southern Lord Europe, as well as at Bandcamp." 1. Rakkautta Al Dente 00:00 2. Terminal 12:53 3. Saxo 21:09 4. Imperiumi 27:01 5. Kill City 31:17 6. Sick Child 37:30 Buy it https://circlesl.bandcamp.com/album/terminal https://www.southernlord.com/releases/view/terminal Circle is: J. Jääskeläinen – guitar P. Jääskeläinen – guitar J. Lehtisalo – bass, vocals M. Rättö – keyboards, vocals T. Leppänen – drums J. Westerlund – guitar, vocals "Circle from Pori, Finland started in 1991 and at first was mainly influenced by the repetitive guitar riffing of the late 1980's UK indie band Loop. Circle quickly gained cult status as a manic and primitive live act with rumoured connections to shamanism and witnessed connections to exhibitionism. Since the first five year period - including the early 7" releases and the first two albums Meronia and Zopalki - Circle have lived through several metamorphoses in their music. From dark soundtrack landscapes to artsy muzak to kraut-psychedelia to heavy metal to avant-garde, primitive folk, ambient and fusion they have studied many territories far beyond their early indie guitar neighborhood. Now at the band's teen age, Circle have found their identity as an everchanging and everboring rock band with their own "file under" tag: NWOFHM - New Wave Of Finnish Heavy Metal. Just like its music, Circle's line-up has taken nearly a dozen of forms from the original three man group to its present and the most long lasting one: lead singer and keyboardist Mika Rättö, guitarist Janne Westerlund, drummer Tomi Leppänen, sound engineer Tuomas Laurila and the only original member, bassist Jussi Lehtisalo. Within four years' period (2003-2007) they have released twelve (!) albums and toured steadily in Europe, UK and USA collaborating with many of their own heroes and other musical explorers, such as Hans Joachim Irmler (Faust) and Bruce Duff (Jesters of Destiny) and bands like Acid Mothers Temple, Cul de Sac and Sunn 0))). Through the years Circle have maintained their status as a Finnish cult band with very few comparisons in the world of rock music. Like in early days, they still rely on the self-invented language Meronia (along with Finnish and English lyrics) and ascetic pulse that gives the listener space to find his or her own way towards the unknown." "For all coverage/interviews of CIRCLE in North and South America contact dave@earsplitcompound.com and in Europe and beyond contact lauren@rarelyunable.com." If you are a band member or are involved with this record and don't want people to see/hear this, please contact me via comments or Google+ message and I'll remove it. There's no need for flags. I do not own any copyright nor have anything to do with the band or their label. Just spreading their music/job.

• published: 17 Jul 2017
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