Chicago trio Russian Circles return with not only their fourth and heaviest album to date -- but also with Empros they're poised to take the crown as innovators reinvigorating the staid trappings of genre. Empros picks up where the anthemic riffs and melo
Pelican has always been a band that's not just from Chicago, but distinctly of Chicago. These songs take as much inspiration from titanic '90s post-hardcore, space-rock, and emo as they do traditional metal.
Traversing themes including queer love, feminine sensuality, and the transformative power of intentional relations to the earth, Malegría spotlights narratives often pushed to the margins and offers them a sonic homeland.