Circles - On My Way

     Another day, another new video to share with all of you. The universe just seems to keep dropping tasty tidbits into me lap. Thanks universe!

     The Australian djentlemen in Circles have been somewhat busy over the last few months, partly because they've been trekking around the world on one tour or another, and partly because they've been working on a couple of things. Thing One: perhaps earning the ire of early purchasers and pre-orderers, the guys have worked up a new, deluxe edition of the debut full-length Infinitas, with some extra tracks and some fancy pants packaging. Curse my impatience!

     Thing Two: a new music video to go along with the Infinitas re-release (or for said re-release to accompany, take your pick), this time around for the song "On My Way". It's not a straight performance video, but it's not a tour/behind the scenes-type video either. It's got a little bit of both going on, and the song is just as groovey and snakey as you could want too. Initially I was definitely a bigger fan of Circles debut EP The Compass than their debut LP, but "On My Way" is making me think I should give Infinitas a revisit or three. You should probably join me in doing so, for your own good.

Circles - Erased

     There's a decent chance you're getting tired of this whole djent thing by now. If, however, you're still interested in such things, you've no doubt spent some time with Circles' new record Infinitas by now, and discovered for yourself that there's still some quality water in the djenty well.

     Circles don't necessarily bring to the party any of the usual bits of extra flavour metal bands typically use to differentiate themselves from the rest of the pack -- blistering speed, super bizarre time signatures, that sort of thing -- but the bits they do bring to the table are as solidly done as they come. Big riffs, even bigger vocal melodies and harmonies, good production values, Infinitas has it all in spades. Circles' debut EP The Compass is a pretty big pair of metaphorical shoes to fill, but Infinitas is definitely growing on me with every listen.

     This evening I'm going with Infinitas opener "Erased" as your song, because it does exactly what a good album opener should: it gives the listener a thorough sampling of what's in store for them over the next however many tracks. "Erased" does this nicely, aptly demonstrating that, as I've said many times before, you don't have to reinvent the wheel to come up with something that rolls (and rocks) pretty damn hard.

Song of the Day: Circles - Responses

     With each passing day of the waning month of September, the month of October is shaping up to be a really solid month of releases for fans of metal and all its heavy music subgenres. I've mentioned a few already, and in the coming days I'm sure I'll mention a few more.

Song of the Day: Circles - The Design

     Still no word yet on when Australian band Circles' debut LP Infinitas will hit our earholes, so for the time being you'll have to settle for today's song.

Song of the Day: Circles - Another Me

     If you've been following along, you know that a little less than a week ago, I featured a song by rising Australian djentlemen Circles in honour of the impending release of the first single from their forthcoming full-length debut. Of course then Circles would have to go and mess with my shit by putting out a video for this new single just a couple of days later.

Song of the Day: Circles - Clouds Are Gathering

     Hey everybody, got another quick one before bed again, dealing today with up and coming Australian prog-metallers Circles. I've written about these guys before, but now they're hard at work on the first full-length, and have just debuted the first single. I haven't heard it yet, but that's no reason not to check out something from their 2011 EP The Compass.

     So your song today is "Clouds Are Gathering". Check it out and then go get stoked up for the new album.