{"title":"Russian Circles on Vinyl","description":"\u003cstyle\u003eul.product-grid .card-record-add-to-cart{display:none !important;}.collection-description{max-height:none !important;max-width:1000px !important;width:100% !important;padding:15px 0 !important;text-align:center !important;margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important;}@media (max-width:749px){.product-grid.grid-2-col .grid-item{width:100% !important;max-width:100% !important;}}.evp-rc{background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 30%,#2a2433 0%,#141118 55%,#0a0a0c 100%);border-radius:12px;padding:40px 0 30px;color:#efe9dd;text-align:center;overflow:hidden;}.evp-rc p{color:#cfc6b6 !important;text-align:center;margin:0 auto 10px;max-width:640px;padding:0 16px;text-wrap:pretty;}.evp-rc p.evp-rc-kicker{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.28em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#a99c86 !important;margin-bottom:12px;}.evp-rc p.evp-rc-head{font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:46px;line-height:1.08;color:#efe9dd !important;margin-bottom:14px;}.evp-rc img.evp-rc-hero{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;margin:26px 0 24px;}.evp-rc img.evp-rc-m{display:none;}.evp-rc-chips{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center;gap:8px;padding:0 16px;margin-bottom:22px;}.evp-rc-chip{border:1px solid #5a5048;border-radius:999px;padding:5px 13px;font-size:13px;color:#d9cfbf;}.evp-rc-chip i{display:inline-block;width:10px;height:10px;border-radius:50%;margin-right:7px;vertical-align:-1px;border:1px solid #888;}a.evp-rc-btn{display:inline-block;background:#c9a24a;color:#141118 !important;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.04em;font-size:16px;text-decoration:none !important;padding:14px 34px;border-radius:3px;}a.evp-rc-btn:hover{background:#b08a35;}.evp-rc p.evp-rc-sub{font-size:13px;color:#8f8576 !important;margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0;}main#MainContent{position:relative !important;padding-bottom:96px !important;}.section-main-collection-banner,.section-main-collection-banner *:has(.evp-rc-below){position:static !important;}.evp-rc p.evp-rc-below{position:absolute !important;left:0;right:0;bottom:30px;margin:0 !important;max-width:none !important;text-align:center;padding:0 16px;}.evp-rc p.evp-rc-below a.evp-rc-btn{background:#141118;color:#efe9dd !important;}@media (min-width:990px){.collection-description{max-width:min(1000px,calc((100vw - 2*max(20px,(100vw - 1540px)\/2)) - (max(220px,((100vw - 2*max(20px,(100vw - 1540px)\/2)) - 30px)\/5) + 30px))) !important;margin-left:calc((max(220px,((100vw - 2*max(20px,(100vw - 1540px)\/2)) - 30px)\/5) + 30px) + ((100vw - 2*max(20px,(100vw - 1540px)\/2)) - (max(220px,((100vw - 2*max(20px,(100vw - 1540px)\/2)) - 30px)\/5) + 30px) - min(1000px,calc((100vw - 2*max(20px,(100vw - 1540px)\/2)) - (max(220px,((100vw - 2*max(20px,(100vw - 1540px)\/2)) - 30px)\/5) + 30px))))\/2) !important;margin-right:0 !important;}.evp-rc p.evp-rc-below{left:calc(max(20px,(100% - 1540px)\/2) + max(220px,(100% - 2*max(20px,(100% - 1540px)\/2) - 30px)\/5) + 30px) !important;right:max(20px,(100% - 1540px)\/2) !important;z-index:20 !important;}@supports (anchor-name:--a){ul.product-grid{anchor-name:--evprcgrid;}.evp-rc p.evp-rc-below{position-anchor:--evprcgrid;top:calc(anchor(bottom) + 40px) !important;bottom:auto !important;}}}@media (max-width:749px){.evp-rc{padding:30px 0 24px;border-radius:8px;}.evp-rc p.evp-rc-head{font-size:34px;}.evp-rc img.evp-rc-d{display:none;}.evp-rc img.evp-rc-m{display:block;}.evp-rc-chip{font-size:12px;padding:5px 11px;}.evp-rc a.evp-rc-btn{display:block;margin:0 16px;padding:15px 0;}.evp-rc p.evp-rc-below a.evp-rc-btn{margin:0;}main#MainContent{padding-bottom:110px !important;}}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"evp-rc\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"evp-rc-kicker\"\u003eThree albums · four pressings\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"evp-rc-head\"\u003eRussian Circles\u003cbr\u003eon Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGuidance turns ten with a redesigned gatefold, Blood Year comes back on seaweed and black splatter, and Nine arrives on black and gold galaxy vinyl. Four pressings from Sargent House. Street date December 11, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- HERO: desktop 3000x718 + mobile 1400x1125 go here (alt: Russian Circles Guidance, Blood Year and Nine on colored and black vinyl) --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"evp-rc-chips\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"evp-rc-chip\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"background:#cfd4d6\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eGuidance · Cloudy Clear Splatter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"evp-rc-chip\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"background:#141414\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eGuidance · Black\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"evp-rc-chip\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"background:#5f7d4a\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eBlood Year · Seaweed \u0026amp; Black Splatter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"evp-rc-chip\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"background:#c9a24a\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eNine · Black \u0026amp; Gold Galaxy\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"evp-rc-btn\" href=\"\/cart\/67532369330334:1,67532266012830:1,67532360482974:1,67592956772510:1?storefront=true\"\u003ePre-order all four\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"evp-rc-sub\"\u003eAll four records added to your cart in one click\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"evp-rc-below\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"evp-rc-btn\" href=\"\/cart\/67532369330334:1,67532266012830:1,67532360482974:1,67592956772510:1?storefront=true\"\u003ePre-order all four\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","products":[{"product_id":"russian-circles-guidance-10th-anniversary-black-vinyl","title":"Russian Circles - Guidance (Black 10th Anniversary Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VKJVYQtkPnc?controls=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlack Vinyl LP, 10th Anniversary Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSargent House marks ten years of Guidance with a reissue in a redesigned gatefold jacket finished in metallic gold varnish. This is the standard black pressing, which the label sells through retail only. The anniversary run also includes metallic gold and cloudy clear with black ice pressings for the band's own store, and a cloudy splatter colorway for independent record stores.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGuidance is the band's sixth album, first issued on August 5, 2016. Guitarist Mike Sullivan, drummer Dave Turncrantz and bassist Brian Cook recorded it in November 2015 at God City Studio in Salem, Massachusetts, with Kurt Ballou engineering and mixing, and Carl Saff mastered it. It was their first album with Ballou, a partnership the band kept for Blood Year, Gnosis and Nine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn release it reached No. 4 on Billboard's Vinyl Albums chart and No. 3 on Heatseekers Albums. \"Vorel,\" the official audio above, is the second of its seven tracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAsa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVorel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMota\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfrika\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverboard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCalla\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLisboa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eComplete the Collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso from Russian Circles, making three titles with this one: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/russian-circles-blood-year-indie-exclusive-transparent-seaweed-black-splatter-vinyl?variant=67532360482974\"\u003eBlood Year\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/russian-circles-nine-indie-exclusive-black-gold-galaxy-vinyl?variant=67592956772510\"\u003eNine\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 634457248427\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sargent House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.11.26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Sargent House","offers":[{"title":"NEW \/ NEW","offer_id":67532266012830,"sku":"EVP-79B641D8-NEW-NEW-NONE0000","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/8801\/1422\/files\/SH159-10SB_black.jpg?v=1793034266"},{"product_id":"russian-circles-blood-year-indie-exclusive-transparent-seaweed-black-splatter-vinyl","title":"Russian Circles - Blood Year (Indie Exclusive Transparent Seaweed \u0026 Black Splatter Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/79btD88nFbY?controls=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIndie Exclusive Transparent Seaweed \u0026amp; Black Splatter Vinyl LP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSargent House is repressing Blood Year for December 11, 2026, with two new colorways. This one is transparent seaweed green splattered with black, sold through record stores as well as the band's own store; the other, black ice with gold, is a band-store exclusive, and a standard black LP goes to retail only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlood Year is the band's seventh album, first released in 2019. After touring Guidance across North America and Europe, guitarist Mike Sullivan, drummer Dave Turncrantz and bassist Brian Cook set out to capture the feel of a live show: the label notes that they tracked the songs' foundations together in one room, as complete takes and without click tracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKurt Ballou recorded and produced it, with sessions at Electrical Audio in Chicago, the studio where the band had made Enter, Geneva and Memorial, and at his GodCity Studio in Salem, Massachusetts. The album entered the Swiss chart at No. 40. \"Arluck,\" in the official audio above, follows the short opener \"Hunter Moon.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHunter Moon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArluck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMilano\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKohokia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGhost on High\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSinaia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuartered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eComplete the Collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso from Russian Circles, making three titles with this one: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/russian-circles-guidance-10th-anniversary-black-vinyl?variant=67532266012830\"\u003eGuidance\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/russian-circles-nine-indie-exclusive-black-gold-galaxy-vinyl?variant=67592956772510\"\u003eNine\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\u003cp\u003e*** Indie Exclusive ***\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 634457279995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sargent House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.11.26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Sargent House","offers":[{"title":"NEW \/ NEW","offer_id":67532360482974,"sku":"EVP-8B67D615-NEW-NEW-NONE0000","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/8801\/1422\/files\/Blood_Year_Seaweed_BlackSplatter.jpg?v=1793034267"},{"product_id":"russian-circles-guidance-indie-exclusive-cloudy-clear-black-silver-splatter-vinyl","title":"Russian Circles - Guidance (Indie Exclusive Cloudy Clear with Black \u0026 Silver Splatter Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/poxA4_e-j5A?controls=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIndie Exclusive Cloudy Clear With Black \u0026amp; Silver Splatter Vinyl LP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf the colorways Sargent House pressed for the tenth anniversary of Guidance, this cloudy clear disc splattered with black and silver is the one reserved for independent record stores. It ships in the anniversary jacket, a reworked gatefold with a metallic gold varnish, and arrives on December 11, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cover photographs reached the band secondhand: a veteran passed an envelope of war photos to the spouse of a band member, showing a man being led to his execution, with no context attached. Russian Circles have said the dignity of that figure's march gave the album its art and its outlook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKurt Ballou produced the record at his God City Studio in Salem, Massachusetts. Metacritic averaged its reviews at 81 out of 100, and it charted at No. 6 on Billboard's Top Hard Rock Albums. \"Afrika,\" heard above, sits at the center of the running order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAsa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVorel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMota\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfrika\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverboard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCalla\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLisboa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eComplete the Collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso from Russian Circles, making three titles with this one: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/russian-circles-blood-year-indie-exclusive-transparent-seaweed-black-splatter-vinyl?variant=67532360482974\"\u003eBlood Year\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/russian-circles-nine-indie-exclusive-black-gold-galaxy-vinyl?variant=67592956772510\"\u003eNine\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\u003cp\u003e*** Indie Exclusive ***\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 634457248267\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sargent House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.11.26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Sargent House","offers":[{"title":"NEW \/ NEW","offer_id":67532369330334,"sku":"EVP-D7FB67A8-NEW-NEW-NONE0000","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/8801\/1422\/files\/SH159-10CS_cloudyclearwblackandsilversplatter.jpg?v=1793034267"},{"product_id":"russian-circles-nine-indie-exclusive-black-gold-galaxy-vinyl","title":"Russian Circles - Nine (Indie Exclusive Black \u0026 Gold Galaxy Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qrb64_QFetU?controls=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIndie Exclusive Black \u0026amp; Gold Galaxy Vinyl LP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA black and gold galaxy pressing of Nine for independent record stores, in a gatefold jacket, due December 11, 2026. Nine first came out on August 28, 2026; this colorway follows that first run.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNine is the band's ninth album. Kurt Ballou engineered and mixed it, with tracking at Electrical Audio in Chicago and GodCity in Salem, Massachusetts, in March 2026, and \"Arletta,\" a nylon-string guitar piece by Mike Sullivan, recorded by Dave Catching at Rancho De La Luna in Joshua Tree. Alan Douches mastered it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cover photographs Snowpile for Chicago, a Tony Tasset sculpture of a mound of dirty city snow, cast in bronze, brass, fiberglass and resin, that has sat in the windows of the Chicago Public Library's West Town Branch since 2004, the year Russian Circles formed. The band's notes trace the opener, \"Borehole,\" to Russia's abandoned Kola Superdeep Borehole, and describe \"Empath,\" the official video above, as a run through thrash, black metal and hardcore in just under five minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBorehole\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmpath\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEluvial\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eE2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeridian\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArletta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeventh Seal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eComplete the Collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso from Russian Circles, making three titles with this one: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/russian-circles-guidance-10th-anniversary-black-vinyl?variant=67532266012830\"\u003eGuidance\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/russian-circles-blood-year-indie-exclusive-transparent-seaweed-black-splatter-vinyl?variant=67532360482974\"\u003eBlood Year\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\u003cp\u003e*** Indie Exclusive ***\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 634457280687\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sargent House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.11.26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Sargent House","offers":[{"title":"NEW \/ NEW","offer_id":67592956772510,"sku":"EVP-51D46DC8-NEW-NEW-NONE0000","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/8801\/1422\/files\/4549109-3734463.jpg?v=1792126867"}],"url":"https:\/\/evergreenvinyl.com\/collections\/russian-circles-vinyl.oembed","provider":"Evergreen Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}