Karnivool Interview 2023
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- čas přidán 21. 02. 2023
- Interview with Karnivool singer Ian Kenny before their concert in Roxy, Prague/CZE. We spoke about new music, pandemic, first European shows and many more.
Camera: Jan Hrubeš
Editor: Pavol Martaus
Big thank you to NoD Theater for providing us premises for interview recording.
Patreon: patreon.com/rocknrolljournalist - Hudba
Its a shame these guys don't get to make music a full time thing. Karnivool did more for the sound of prog than almost any band of the 00s and they remained criminally underrated. Sound awake is right up there with all the genre defining albums like Lateralus, 2112, Dark side of the moon, etc. I wish more people could see that
my exact thoughts! Sound Awake is definitely one of the greatest albums ever made. From top to bottom it was perfect!
Ian Kenny is also the front man of another very successful band in Australia called Birds Of Tokyo, which is more comercially successful than Karnivool. For Kenny, music IS a fulltime thing.
like, sound awake is so fucking good, it's insane
It's a great thing in my opinion. Do you know how many times I've listened to Fear Inoculum? It's not an album. It's an experience. And IMO Themata which was kind of in the back seat to Sound Awake and it makes me as a dumb American look at the full discography and it's like...holy shit! Assemetry took about two years after it came out before I realized how complex and beautiful it was. Aeons...the end of this song was so mundane but so f#cking good! That being said...Closure in Moscow is coming out with new music. So that will hopefully hold me over until new Karnivool. Aussie music right now is nuts.
Agree completely, Sound Awake ranks in the best Australian rock albums ever made. That’s aside from its progtatic ranking!
Saw em a few weeks back here in Luxembourg - they are fantastic artists - and their presence is just absolutely perfect - totally chill - very respectful towards their fans - it all just feels right. They are a beacon of hope amidst the mess of today's music...
Literally the best aussie band of all time
literally the best band of all time!
Yes, along with Silverchair!
So underrated. And of course mainstream radio won't play them. It's just ACDC and Jimmy Barnes non fucking stop.
Absolutely. No question
Them, but first is SILVERCHAIR ❤
Karnivool have been my favourite band ever since I listened to Sound Awake in its entirety. My life’s mission is to see them live before dying.
i ticked that box off start of march on their Uk leg,, wasnt a dissapointment at all,, in fact the words sublime and devine ring in my head.. only problem is now,, I need to see them again!
I’ve been to a live music venue near my home at least 30 times to see bands play. Two of those time where Karnivool. Both those gigs where by far the most packed that music venue has ever been at any of the gigs I’ve been to! There live sounds is absolutely phenomenal and by far the best act I have ever seen live! I have seen more than a lot of live music and nothing will top there performance !
I will go against my better judgment here and mention that I saw them play Sound Awake front to back yrs ago. Small crowd. Intense performance nonetheless. Excellent. I am waiting to see your review in the future here bud 🎉
They are Playing GrasPop Belgium in June
So fortunate to see them once in my lifetime. It was unreal.
He just said live on stage last week, "we love touring together because when we tour, we write".
They just finished their Australian leg of their Tri Continental Tour so who knows - maybe after this we get an album
Interviewer is extremely well prepared. Awesome questions! Just great
It's nice to see them being more open and honest about where things are at with the band. I think in past interviews they've implied that they are hard at work on the new album, which I think is what has lead to fans having this unrealistic expectation that new music is coming any time soon. Knowing the reality that writing sessions are few and far between for them, it makes much more sense why we haven't seen an album in such a long time. Just gotta be patient and respect that their priorities have shifted.
So much talent in this band. The world is fortunate these guys found each other. Magic........
Asymmetry is an all-time favorite for me. So for how demanding the record must've been, I'm very grateful we got it.
Really sad to hear that it didn't become a full time thing in that sense. Such a talented band that really could've fired up the music scene with their sound in the last 5 or so years, especially welcoming a new audience to join the ride. I fully understand why it was hard for all these years to sit down and pull together another album, I just wish the band was more open about it. I mean they went fully distant for many years with no real explanation or reason, I know that might sound a bit selfish but believe me I fully love this band, met a couple of the boys and seen them live about 7 times.
There was an interview awhile back I think its of hoss and he says something of "well management comes in and says hey why don't you write some music and we just tell em eh fuck off" jokingly of course, but hopefully the new album get to us this year.
They have all the songs written. Just have to press record and release already. Its pissing me off waiting this long.
God I wish they would make more music
Karnivool is on my top 5 best bands ever. One of a kind band.
Crazy to think I was in the supermarket today and Birds of Tokyo was playing ... So many People have heard Kennys vioce without knowing who Karnivool is.
Yo that’s def facts
So long as I live to hear their next album, all is fine. I can wait a little longer.
Nice interview, by the way. 👍 We don't get to hear from them that often.
The Aussie band Lucid Planet is also worth checking out, they have a tool tribal thing going on as well as a style similar to Karnivool and Tesseract. All amazing bands.
I will check it. Thanx
Lucid Planet's second album is absolutely incredible.
I am in America and I love Karnivool and it is also my favorite band of all time!
Karnivool!! Please make music...love from the UK!!!
Huge props to being honest about the state of the next album.
As a new fan, I'd love to see one released, but if it ain't there it ain't there.
They seems to really have been enjoying touring over the last decade, which is really cool. I need to see them live someday.
Swear ill die of old age before they release this new album.
Love you Ken, but if vool had toured the US in 2013, believe me -- I'd have toured along with y'all.
Much love though, I'm waiting and enjoying what's come so far and what's yet to come.
Cheers, *Sound is the factor that holds it together.*
I was going to say...they didn't tour america in 2013 🤣🤣
2010 was the last time they toured in the US.
A really great interview with Ian.
New music, Ye we'll wait.. certainly one of the most amazing bands Ive ever had the privillage of expirencing. Exciting news theres new material on the way thou!
Karnivool are honestly one of the best live sounding bands out there, I've managed to catch them every time they've come to the UK and they've blown everyone away every time! Great interview by the way, thanks for putting it out there!
They’re still quite underrated. Awesome band, great songs and a charismatic frontman 🙌🏼✨
I hope they continue creating new songs
Come back to America! Man I hope these guys can release a new album soon. Soon in their timeline is like 2 years...
It's really hard to hear that there's still no new music on the horizon (certainly not that's "in the can"). I'd hoped that the Regeneration Tour would be to promote new material, but clearly not. It's such a shame it's a part time thing now as they are such a talented group of musicians. Their live performance I saw the other week just blew me away.
I'd say it's especially harder for them given the frontman is also in another more commercially successful band and everything that's gone on over the past few years with COVID and situations with individual band members.
They did play 2 or 3 new songs this past tour I believe
@@daleking9439 nothing new played at birmingham mate, where'd you get this info?
so good, watched it with pleasure
I love this band with all of my heart, saw them 2 times
Great interview, Ian is cool!
Excellent interview! I miss them. I hope they'll finish a new record in this decade. 😅
Is that a Cog jumper? (check out that band if you haven't heard them)
I just spotted that. Cog are epic.
One of my favorite bands. Honestly.. And I'm a Yank.. I wish they'd come to the States.
This was a really nice interview
amazing band ....just awesome ...love the music..i want mooooore :D
I still hope I get to see Karnivool live some day
❤
the main question is: when is the next album coming out and are you trying to beat Tool at their own game?
An awesome Gig in Hamburg 🤘🤘
I see you tomorrow in Hannover
HOW LONG WE GOTTTA WAIT
I listen to lifelike almost everyday I’m not even playin
Come on lads we’re waiting on another new single
🇧🇷
Cuando el disco nuevo muchachos , lo esperamos con muchas ansias
I want someone to ask Ian about his lyrical writing, he's insanely odd and I have never heard him talking about it
Whoa they’re still alive? I thought they got sucked into the black hole
But yeah it’s always great hearing from these guys, musically, verbally or otherwise
Which video is those awesome closeup clips from?
Which times exactly?
@@rocknrolljournalist it’s a few clips, here is a few 13:22, 10:10, 8:19
@@edward6860 Those were recorded by my camera guy Jan Hrubeš. He works for Czech national TV (Česká Televize), used to work for Seznam TV and he is doing also a lot of auto-moto videos.
Need better management. They could have been huge
Can anybody tell me what that sleepmakeswaves track is called when it cuts to them playing live? Many thanks!
Something Like Avalanches
czcams.com/video/hnqqATlYPaw/video.html
I hope this doesn't come true... but they could not create a single new song and I would still buy every single ticket to their gigs when they come to town
what does sleepmakeswaves got to do with anything? 7:00
Mahh boy Kenny did a hairtransplant i see #NoShame
Damn he got old
Why cuz he has grey in his beard
"I think everyone has this assumption that Karnivool is full time working on this record." Nah, not really Ian. I gave up on them ever releasing another album several years ago. I'd love to be wrong, but it's clear they understand what their biggest priorities are and I completely respect that. It's bittersweet b/c I really wanted to hear what was next after Asymmetry, which I believe was their best album. Sound Awake was great but Asymmetry was bolder and more memorable. Aeons is their best individual song, full stop. I think I'll give it yet another spin today and pour one out for the two to three albums they might have been able to create under different circumstances. RIP Karnivool! ♥🤘
Aeons is incredible. The Ghost City Sessions version is magical, and it has a better outro than the studio version.
If you don't know every word to sound awake are you even a prog fan
cringe
Time to let go of Sound Awake... just look at Waters recycling Dark Side again and cry
Didn't Australia start building camps for supposed sick people? ... Started looking sorta fucked up from the outside to me... but what do i know
Thanks for the update man
It's TOOL all over again.
not really. Tool are multi millionaire stars that had all the time in the world to sit and write, Karnivool have day jobs
@@ileutur6863Tool wasn’t just sitting around writing because they were dealing with a massive lawsuit and legal issues
@@hberetro Lawsuit ended in the early 2010s, they were supposedly writing music all through it
Best prog band ever!
I think the band is finished, honestly. It sounds like they have no confidence in the writing process anymore. 10 years between albums isn't healthy - it speaks all kinds of issues.
Shame on you for doubting them