![There's something to be said for having something sound gnarly”: Russian Circles' Mike Sullivan on old-school death metal, Kurt Ballou's pedal collection and his enormous Hiwatt rig There's something to be said for having something sound gnarly”: Russian Circles' Mike Sullivan on old-school death metal, Kurt Ballou's pedal collection and his enormous Hiwatt rig](https://guitar.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/mike-sullivan-pedalboard@2160x1443.jpg)
There's something to be said for having something sound gnarly”: Russian Circles' Mike Sullivan on old-school death metal, Kurt Ballou's pedal collection and his enormous Hiwatt rig
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There's always a risk with collaborations” Converge's Kurt Ballou on teaming up with Chelsea Wolfe for new album, Bloodmoon
![There's something to be said for having something sound gnarly”: Russian Circles' Mike Sullivan on old-school death metal, Kurt Ballou's pedal collection and his enormous Hiwatt rig There's something to be said for having something sound gnarly”: Russian Circles' Mike Sullivan on old-school death metal, Kurt Ballou's pedal collection and his enormous Hiwatt rig](https://guitar.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/russian-circles-mike-sullivan@2560x1625.jpg)
There's something to be said for having something sound gnarly”: Russian Circles' Mike Sullivan on old-school death metal, Kurt Ballou's pedal collection and his enormous Hiwatt rig
![Kurt Ballou: “Keeping an eye on the big picture, what's exciting about music, is really crucial” | MusicRadar Kurt Ballou: “Keeping an eye on the big picture, what's exciting about music, is really crucial” | MusicRadar](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DHQyWY5BfNbbTMvxL5EMZ3.jpg)
Kurt Ballou: “Keeping an eye on the big picture, what's exciting about music, is really crucial” | MusicRadar
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God City Jugendstil - Crazy fuzz with an HM-2 based eq - designed by Kurt Ballou of Converge | Reverb
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GCI God City Instruments Brutalist Jr junior Kurt Ballou PCB Business Card Distortion Pedal PCB | Reverb
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