Russian Circles
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Russian Circles is an American instrumental post-metal band known for its heavy, atmospheric soundscapes and dynamic, guitar-driven compositions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Russian Circles canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10918616 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Russian Circles Context triple: [The Haxan Cloak, hasCollaboration, Russian Circles]
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A.
Lord Huron
Lord Huron is an American indie folk band known for its cinematic, atmospheric sound and storytelling-driven songs such as "The Night We Met."
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B.
A Perfect Circle
A Perfect Circle is an American rock supergroup formed by Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan and guitarist Billy Howerdel, known for its atmospheric, melodic sound and critically acclaimed albums like "Mer de Noms" and "Thirteenth Step."
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C.
Thee Oh Sees
Thee Oh Sees are a prolific San Francisco–formed garage and psychedelic rock band led by John Dwyer, known for their frenetic live shows and fuzz-heavy, experimental sound.
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D.
Hot Water Music
Hot Water Music is an American punk rock band known for its gruff vocals, melodic yet gritty sound, and influential role in the 1990s Gainesville, Florida punk scene.
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E.
Hot Water Music
Hot Water Music is a 1983 collection of gritty, darkly humorous short stories by American writer Charles Bukowski, showcasing his signature themes of alcoholism, marginalization, and raw urban life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Russian Circles Target entity description: Russian Circles is an American instrumental post-metal band known for its heavy, atmospheric soundscapes and dynamic, guitar-driven compositions.
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A.
Lord Huron
Lord Huron is an American indie folk band known for its cinematic, atmospheric sound and storytelling-driven songs such as "The Night We Met."
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B.
A Perfect Circle
A Perfect Circle is an American rock supergroup formed by Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan and guitarist Billy Howerdel, known for its atmospheric, melodic sound and critically acclaimed albums like "Mer de Noms" and "Thirteenth Step."
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C.
Thee Oh Sees
Thee Oh Sees are a prolific San Francisco–formed garage and psychedelic rock band led by John Dwyer, known for their frenetic live shows and fuzz-heavy, experimental sound.
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D.
Hot Water Music
Hot Water Music is a 1983 collection of gritty, darkly humorous short stories by American writer Charles Bukowski, showcasing his signature themes of alcoholism, marginalization, and raw urban life.
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E.
Hot Water Music
Hot Water Music is an American punk rock band known for its gruff vocals, melodic yet gritty sound, and influential role in the 1990s Gainesville, Florida punk scene.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
band
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instrumental rock band ⓘ musical trio ⓘ post-metal band ⓘ |
| album |
Blood Year
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Empros NERFINISHED ⓘ Enter NERFINISHED ⓘ Geneva NERFINISHED ⓘ Gnosis NERFINISHED ⓘ Guidance NERFINISHED ⓘ Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Botch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minsk NERFINISHED ⓘ Sumac NERFINISHED ⓘ These Arms Are Snakes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| debutAlbum | Enter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedInYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| formerMember | Colin DeKuiper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
instrumental rock
ⓘ
math rock ⓘ post-metal ⓘ post-rock ⓘ sludge metal ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ guitar ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Brian Cook
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dave Turncrantz NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livePerformanceStyle | loud dynamic instrumental sets ⓘ |
| namedAfter | a drill used in ice hockey practice ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dynamic guitar-driven arrangements
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heavy atmospheric soundscapes ⓘ instrumental compositions ⓘ |
| origin | Chicago, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Flameshovel Records
NERFINISHED
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Sargent House NERFINISHED ⓘ Suicide Squeeze Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releasedAlbumInYear |
Blood Year, 2019
NERFINISHED
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Empros, 2011 NERFINISHED ⓘ Enter, 2006 ⓘ Geneva, 2009 ⓘ Gnosis, 2022 ⓘ Guidance, 2016 NERFINISHED ⓘ Memorial, 2013 NERFINISHED ⓘ Station, 2008 ⓘ |
| touringHistory | has toured internationally ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Russian Circles Description of subject: Russian Circles is an American instrumental post-metal band known for its heavy, atmospheric soundscapes and dynamic, guitar-driven compositions.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.