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A.V. Club
The closest thing to a true metal album that Russian Circles has made. That alone doesn’t make it great, but the mastery and subversion of metal dynamics, astral melody, and deep wells of light and dark certainly does
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9.0
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PopMatters
There have been signs that the band would reach its peak, and all indications point toward Empros being just that
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9.0
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AU Review
Quite possibly one of the best instrumental albums in recent memory
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8.0
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8.0 |
musicOMH
A bold step forward for Russian Circles, and one that finds them evolving and creating their best work to date
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8.0
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Drowned In Sound
An album which gives the instrumental rock/post-rock/call-it-what-you-will genre a thorough kick up its collective behind. Empros is consistently epic and life-affirming without ever delving into over-emotional cliché
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8.0
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musicOMH
A bold step forward for Russian Circles, and one that finds them evolving and creating their best work to date
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8.0
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No Ripcord
Seamlessly threads together a mire of unmitigated sonic emanations with a consciously utilized sensitivity to sound and beauty
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8.0
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The Skinny
When the unnervingly pleasant Praise Be Man finally arrives to close the album, it becomes apparent just how far these six tracks have travelled
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8.0
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8.0 |
Prefix
It's guitarist Mike Sullivan's time to shine, and it comes on their most fierce set of tracks so far
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The Digital Fix
After the comparative dip in form of Geneva, Russian Circles are back to near their best with this expertly crafted study in mood and emotion. Empros is a joyous venture through the outer regions of psychedelic adventures
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7.7
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Pitchfork
Bigger, stranger, and just plain heavier than any Circles disc before it
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7.0
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7.0 |
Spin
Though crunching at their heaviest, the band still shines brightest when they edge toward indie-rock approachability
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