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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