Chicago-based musical endeavor Circle of Animals were conceived by multi-instrumentalist and respected producer Sanford Parker (Minsk, Nachtmystium, etc.) and Yakuza vocalist Bruce Lamont, with the goal of paying tribute to that city's celebrated industrial music legacy. To that end, the pair approached a versatile cast of guest drummers, including Sonic Youth's Steve Shelley, Tortoise's John Herndon, Municipal Waste's Dave Witte, Cephalic Carnage's John Merryman, Unearthly Trance's Darren Verni, and others, to contribute their talents to Circle of Animals' debut album, Destroy the Light, released in 2010 by Relapse Records. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia