The lyrics are reflective "maybe I'm just too proud to stand in your defense, still I feel the pull of hidden wires, I'm never gonna try again to speak my mind." This song is more radio friendly and accessible, certainly a welcome change after the high strangeness previous. It feels like a transition, a real oddity, and leads to 'Eidolon' with a pleasant bassline and gentle guitar joined by crystalline vocals. 'Asymmetry' is a short sharp burst of prog that loops a sequenced keyboard and is joined by distant vocals and distorted improvised guitar as heavy as the sound of Sunn O))). I was reminded of The Mars Volta once the time sig became chaotic and then it settles into spacey passages and lyrics about chemical fires "will I breathe again, will my lungs fill with fire, when the smoke clears who will still remain here." It builds from reverberated tremolo guitar to strong synth lines and the rhythm section of drums and bass. 'Aeons' is a more lengthy track at 7:18 and feels like a Porcupine Tree song in the opening, especially in the vocals. 'The Refusal' features booming guitar distortion and some screamo vocals over relentless drum crashes and bass runs that are a constant presence, very much like Oceansize or A Perfect Circle. This is a more FM alternative sound but the album needed some commercial sounds after the previous tracks, and this became the single deservedly. I must admit I loved this battle of the instruments complete with its beautiful chaos.įollowing this brilliant track is 'We Are' that is also very riff heavy and features Kenny's exceptional vocals and Goddard and Hosking going ballistic on guitars. At one stage when the tempo gets fast it is hard to locate the actual rhythm as it competes so dissonantly with the other instruments. War' to hear one of the most chaotic time sigs in years! It is unbelievable and must have really shaken up old Karnivool fans. I was surprised as there was nothing like this on their previous album and it is a change for the better. There are many switches of tempo throughout the album but this track takes so many twists and turns it is veritably spellbinding. The drums are incredible on this track reminding me of the intricate work of The Cardiacs. The time sig is so fractured it wakes up the ear on every listen and has an unsettling effect with its broken cadence. War' that is one of their outstanding tracks. The guitars are executed with inventive relish and blast with a distorted machine grinding ferocity check out the intro to 'A.M. The deep resonance of the bass synth gives this an industrial metal feel and the guitar riffs are as exploratory as Tool. From the outset on the drones of 'Aum' the band have adopted a darker sound with definite influences of Tool, especially in the off kilter rhythms and odd time sigs of 'Nachash'. The artists present are Ian Kenny on vocals, Andrew "Drew" Goddard on guitar, Mark "Hoss" Hosking on guitar, Jon Stockman on bass and Steve Judd on drums. The vocals remind me of Tool or Soundgarden on this latest release "Assymetry". This latest release is actually heavier in every department with very strong emphasis on distorted rhythm guitar with a metal sound and pounding percussion and a deep resonating bass. "Themata" released in 2005 seemed to buzz by without raising too much of a stir outside of Perth, but 2009's "Sound Awake" was hailed as an Aussie classic and really made the country aware of how great Karnivool are. Karnivool are an Australian band that I had heard of, being Australian, some years back when there was quite a fuss over their rise to fame in this country. Thanks to Stooge for the addition and tupan for the updates Buy KARNIVOOL - ASYMMETRY music A deluxe version of the album will also be offered up overseas and will come with a bonus live DVD capturing a professionally filmed set the band played at The Forum in Melbourne, Australia.
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