Karnivool - Asymmetry (2013) [orig Sound Awake - (2009)]

[j]

*resurrects thread*

How the fuck is this band not huge?  One of my favorites for the past couple months: both of their albums are pure gold.

-J

[Zantera]

Only heard Sound Awake, but it surely has some brilliant stuff.
There are some songs that hasn't grown to me a lot yet, but songs like:
Umbra and The Caudal Lure are masterpieces, and lets not forget other amazing songs like: Simple Boy, Goliath and New Day.

[YtseBitsySpider]

i have this one and the previous....great discs...just awesome stuff...I thank nick for pimping them mercifulessly

[King Postwhore]

I love a band that lets it's sound breath and Karnivool does this.  Sound Awake gets played at least twice a week.

[SoundscapeMN]

I thank nick for pimping them mercifulessly

well the posts I've made about them over the last 3 years speak for themselves, although I will not hold back the fact I regard this album as a pretty big disappointment overall. But that doesn't change the fact I am a supporter of them (and how they stand out so much over so many of the tool/chevelle clones that keep popping up from down under and other parts).

[PixelDream]

Every song on Sound Awake is amazing. It was my first Karnivool album, and now I'm getting to know 'Themata'. Less layered and complex, but more direct and hard-hitting. Loving this stuff as well!

[bodiesinflight]

https://benfyffereviews.blogspot.com/2010/03/karnivool-highbury-garage-monday-15th.html

Shameless plugging but this relevant. Review of their London show the other week, absolutely incredible and cemented their position as one of my favourite bands

[SoundscapeMN]

North American Tour

https://www.karnivool.com.au/tours.php

A lot of links there to buying tickets as well.

Aug 6 2010     8:00P
   Venue    Vancouver, BC    
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   Stage 54    Spokane, WA    
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   Roseland Side Room    Portland, OR    
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   El Corazon    Seattle, wa    Find Tickets
Aug 11 2010    8:00P
   Avalon    San Jose, CA    
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   Brick By Brick    San Diego, CA    
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   Martini Ranch    Scottsdale, AZ    
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   The Loft    Dallas, TX    
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   Emo's    Austin, TX    
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   Scout Bar    San Antonio, TX    
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   Scout Bar    Houston, TX    
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   State Theater    Tampa, FL    
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   Firestone Club    Orlando, FL    
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   Masquerade    Atlanta, GA    
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   Jaxx    Springfield, VA    
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   The Chance    Poughkeepsie, NY    
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   Bowery Ballroom    New York, NY    
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   Crocodile Rock    Allentown, PA    
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   Harpers Ferry    Boston, MA    
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   Machine Shop    Flint, Mi    
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   The Intersection    Grand Rapids, MI    
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   BOBBY McGEE’S    Chicago Ridge, Illinois    
Sep 3 2010    8:00P
   Karnivool @ Station 4    St Paul, Minnesota    
Sep 4 2010    8:00P
   Vnuk's Lounge    Cudahy, Wisconsin    
Sep 5 2010    12:00P
   Taste of Madison    Madison, WI    
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   Pops    East St Louis, MO    
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   Bottleneck    Lawrence, KS    
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   Marquis    Denver, CO    
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   Black Sheep    Colorado Springs, CO    
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   Troubadour    West Hollywood, CA    

St.Paul, MN just had a date added for September 3rd.

[zxlkho]

This band is so awesome. I was thinking about making a thread for them the other day.

[tri.ad]

Sound Awake is a really good album. There are one or two tracks that are filler, but the rest ranges from good to amazing.

[zxlkho]

New Day, Umbra, and Deadman are the best them.

[tri.ad]

Pretty much, yeah. Simple Boy is great as well.

I'm a bit disappointed of Change, to be honest. The intro to it at the end of Deadman sounds so promising, and then it goes into a totally different (and imo disappointing) direction. Also, it sort of goes pretty much nowhere towards the end, it doesn't work that well as a closer, unfortunately.

[zxlkho]

Yeah, I completely agree. Also, I wasn't very impressed with the singles on this album.

But overall it's an excellent album.

[bodiesinflight]

They were great at Sonisphere yesterday. Opened up the stage really well and impressed a lot of people I think.

[shadowfex]

Pretty much, yeah. Simple Boy is great as well.

I'm a bit disappointed of Change, to be honest. The intro to it at the end of Deadman sounds so promising, and then it goes into a totally different (and imo disappointing) direction. Also, it sort of goes pretty much nowhere towards the end, it doesn't work that well as a closer, unfortunately.

The intro is the final track on themata called change (part one).

To be honest, Change is my favourite track on the album with set fire to the hive, deadman and new day not far behind. Great band!

[zxlkho]

These guys need more recognition around here. Sound Awake is a masterpiece.

[wolfking]

Being fellow Aussies, I really should check these dudes out.

[zxlkho]

Being fellow Aussies, I really should check these dudes out.

NEW DAY NAO

[wolfking]

Being fellow Aussies, I really should check these dudes out.

NEW DAY NAO

Call me slow, but I think you are trying to give me a recommendation. 

[zxlkho]

Being fellow Aussies, I really should check these dudes out.

NEW DAY NAO

Call me slow, but I think you are trying to give me a recommendation. 

DEADMAN NEXT

[wolfking]

Being fellow Aussies, I really should check these dudes out.

NEW DAY NAO

Call me slow, but I think you are trying to give me a recommendation. 

DEADMAN NEXT

*shuts mouth very quickly*

What would their genre be classified as??  I've never heard anything by them. *ducks for cover*

[zxlkho]

Hmm... I can't really classify them, but I can say they certainly have a lot of Tool influence.

[wolfking]

*stands to attention*

Tool???  I fucking like Tool??

[zxlkho]

Yeah seriously, check them out. The Tool influence shines on "Deadman".

[tri.ad]

Pretty much, yeah. Simple Boy is great as well.

I'm a bit disappointed of Change, to be honest. The intro to it at the end of Deadman sounds so promising, and then it goes into a totally different (and imo disappointing) direction. Also, it sort of goes pretty much nowhere towards the end, it doesn't work that well as a closer, unfortunately.

The intro is the final track on themata called change (part one).

To be honest, Change is my favourite track on the album with set fire to the hive, deadman and new day not far behind. Great band!

I know. I actually purchased Themata before SA, and Change Pt. 1 sounded very promising, but I still like it better in the SA version.

[shadowfex]

Being fellow Aussies, I really should check these dudes out.

NEW DAY NAO

Call me slow, but I think you are trying to give me a recommendation. 

DEADMAN NEXT

*shuts mouth very quickly*

What would their genre be classified as??  I've never heard anything by them. *ducks for cover*

I'm very surprised you haven't heard of them being from Australia. The vocalist (Ian kenny) is also the vocalist of Birds of Tokyo who are currently experiencing a lot of hype.

Their sound owes a lot to Tool but their genre is more similar to The Butterfly Effect I would say.

[PixelDream]

Great band! If I had to pick a favorite song it would be 'New Day'.

[bodiesinflight]

UK Tour for December 

Pre-Sale:
https://www.artistticket.com/link/?e=karnivool


Portsmouth, London and maybe Birmingham for me.

[bodiesinflight]

*MAJOR THREAD RESURRECTION*

They were awesome as ever at their London show last night. Any band that persuades me to crowd surf must be pretty good!

[pain of occupation]

i hadnt heard of these guys until a few weeks ago when sound awake (incorrectly) made someone's top 10 of 2010 on this forum...then i started noticing it like crazy when some others were comparing their 2010 lists to their 2009 lists.

so i decided to check it out, and...wow! i've probably spun it 35 or 40 times already. great album from top to bottom. im already eager to hear the follow-up.

[j]

Yeah I haven't listened to either of these albums for several months, but I played the hell out of 'em when I did.  Great stuff on both of them.

I look forward to their next follow up too.

-J

[LCArenas]

THIS THREAD IS REBORN
Just to say these guys are awesome. Been spinning their two albums since December/January of this year and they deserve a lot more attention. I agree with you all... Sound Awake is amazing. Umbra, Deadman, New Day, All I Know =

But hey, we are forgetting about Themata... Another excellent album. Title track, Shutterspeed, and MOTHERFUCKING MAUSEUM are great, great songs.

[Riceball]

Karnivool are legitimately an awesome band. As in, they inspire awe - I was almost drooling when I saw them in Perth last year (me n my bro got right up front slightly to the left of centre of the stage).

Ian Kenny (I think I've said this before) is one of the world's leading heavy music vocalists right now, anyone who hasn't heard him should track down some live tracks immediately.

Sound Awake has been in my rotation for 2 years plus and I regularly spin the whole thing.

PLUS, they started in the same town as me! (Gosnells, WA ).

Not nearly enough can be said about this band, or about Sound Awake.

[zxlkho]

Sound Awake has grown on me so much. It's certainly one of my favorite albums ever. This band is incredible, as I've posted in this thread before.

[Jirpo]

Karnivool are awesome, plus they come from my home town!