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Guidance is the sixth studio album by American instrumental rock band Russian Circles, released on August 5, 2016 through Sargent House. The album was recorded and produced at GodCity Studio by Kurt Ballou.[1]

Guidance
Studio album by Russian Circles
Released	August 5, 2016
Studio	GodCity Studio
Genre	Post-metal instrumental rock post-rock
Length	41:10
Label	Sargent House
Producer	Kurt Ballou
Russian Circles chronology
Memorial (2013) Guidance (2016) Live at Dunk! Fest (2017)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Consequence of Sound	B[4]
Drowned in Sound	9/10[5]
Exclaim!	9/10[6]
The Guardian	[7]
musicOMH	[8]
Pitchfork	7.5/10[9]
PopMatters	[10]

Guidance was met with critical acclaim. The album received an average score of 81/100 from 15 reviews on Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim".[2] AllMusic writer Paul Simpson praised the album's combination of heavy music and melodic ambience, saying, "Rough and explosive yet perfectly controlled, Guidance is yet another powerful statement from the heavy instrumental rock behemoths."[3] Writing for Exclaim!, Trystan MacDonald hailed the album as "another prophetic portrait conjuring apocalyptic dimensions in the minds of those who listen".[6] Kate Hutchinson of The Guardian wrote that "doom has never sounded so good."[7] Jason Heller of Pitchfork said, "There's an organic and unforced feel to the latest album by Chicago-based post-rock trio Russian Circles, as if songs were allowed to grow wild rather than carefully cultivated."[9] Brice Ezell of PopMatters wrote a slightly less glowing review, saying that the album occasionally stumbles, but that "when [it] hits, it hits hard."[10]

Track listing

Personnel

Russian Circles

• Brian Cook – bass
• Mike Sullivan – guitar
• Dave Turncrantz – drums

Technical personnel

• Kurt Ballou – recording, engineering, production
• Ben Chisholm – design
• Robert Cheeseman – engineering
• Carl Saff – mastering

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[11]	17
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[12]	6
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[13]	3
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[14]	12
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[15]	22
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[16]	71
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[17]	17
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[18]	4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19]	55

References

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