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The result is Asymmetry, the most compelling and organic Karnivool album to date. Once more they flattened the safety net, and jumped. They would hold onto their shared vision and spirit while turning away from so many of the building blocks that had been integral to their journey thus far. Karnivool.”Īnd why not hold on to those idiosyncrasies? Those intangible qualities that can only be found between the light and shade of Karnivool’s music have garnered them a uniquely fervent and dedicated fan-base, moving over a quarter of a million albums along the way.True to their word and reputation, the band again strove to redefine themselves in the construction of this new opus. “It needed to be more honest and raw, sound wise and song wise, exploring unchartered territory for the band while holding true to the things that make Karnivool. “We wanted this record to be a natural evolution from Sound Awake,” adds guitarist, Drew Goddard. Each time we switch the light on again we are a different band." “We want to open the door to our musical basement, switch the light off and tumble down the stairs into god knows what.

“I think each time Karnivool walk into another record we all want to explore new ground,” explains vocalist, Ian Kenny of the band’s writing process. This expansive new work was designed in the band’s Perth studio over two years, before in late 2012, the Karnivool caravan headed across the continent to bunker down with legendary producer, Nick DiDia (Rage Against The Machine, Mastodon) at Byron Bay’s Studios 301. Now a major international draw, appearing at festivals such as The Big Day Out, Sonisphere (France), Download (UK), SXSW (US) and Hurricane (Germany), and gaining high praise from international press titans such as Rolling Stone, Billboard Magazine, Kerrang! and Rocksound, Karnivool have belied expectation again with album number three, the brazen and introspective, Asymmetry. With their acclaimed 2005 debut, Themata, and 2009’s ground breaking follow-up, Sound Awake, Karnivool established themselves as one of the most vital forces in progressive modern music. These truths are as vital in art as they are in any other realm, and it is within these redefining upheavals that Australian hard-rock architects, Karnivool thrive. It challenges the state of things, and for those who revolt against the status quo, it bears both great risk and reward.

Revolution is a chaotic and unbalanced affair.