Australian Guitar

OH BOY, THE CIRCUS IS IN TOWN!

Three years after bringing the Australian prog scene to a standstill with Aesthesis, the frenetic fretboard masters in Dead Letter Circus have returned with what might just be their magnum opus. The self-titled fourth album shines a rawer, more honest light on the fivesome, highlighting virtuosic interplay between axemen Luke Palmer and Clint Vincent, with frontman Kim Benzie belting out some of his most striking vocal performances to date.

The decision to self-title the LP came early in the mix, when the band decided that, as they reach their 14th year of time-signature defiant riffery, they were due for a minor rebirth. It’s their first record on a major label, and the

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