Dynamic and dark, Battle Circus pummels the senses with stunningly dramatic ferocity. The four-piece’s reputation for explosive performances and bold, ambitious musical arrangements has led to numerous shows around the world supporting Amanda Palmer, Gary Numan, and Karnivool. No strangers to the international festival circuit, the band have appeared at SxSW, CMJ Music Marathon, New Zealand’s Big Day Out, FILTER Magazine’s Culture Collide, and Taiwan’s infamous Spring Scream Festival. Following...
Dynamic and dark, Battle Circus pummels the senses with stunningly dramatic ferocity. The four-piece’s reputation for explosive performances and bold, ambitious musical arrangements has led to numerous shows around the world supporting Amanda Palmer, Gary Numan, and Karnivool. No strangers to the international festival circuit, the band have appeared at SxSW, CMJ Music Marathon, New Zealand’s Big Day Out, FILTER Magazine’s Culture Collide, and Taiwan’s infamous Spring Scream Festival.
Following the release of two radio singles and accompanying music videos, the band entered the studio to record its debut: a compelling, concept-driven EP, The Half-Light Symphony. Its four movements–forged amidst a forty-two minute barrage of apocalyptic sonic bliss–carry the listener through a veritable cinematic narrative fusing ferocious guitars, soaring piano, intricate rhythms, stirring string arrangements and eerie subterranean soundscapes.
Having garnered critical acclaim for its intriguing debut, Battle Circus spent the next year-and-a-half recording its first full-length album in a sea barn on New Zealand’s rugged west coast. Unashamedly grandiose in both scale and ambition, the new record explores the full breadth of the musical ability the band’s live performances deliver. From the driving rock of early singles Send In The Clones and Utopium to the ambient, sweeping Dischord and relentless fan favorite, Much Like Mescaline.
Having relocated to the US at the close of 2010, Battle Circus is now set for rigorous touring of the American continent.
“It’s conceptual, rewarding listening that leaves [one] in awe after every play; quite where Battle Circus will head with the next release only adds to the excitement.” – Real Groove
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