I sold my Karnivool tickets
I used to like Karnivool. The last time I saw them live was at the Big Day Out two years ago, and they were great. They started out kinda metal although they moved a bit away from that later – but it was still always cool music. Plus they are from Perth and there’s always something cool about a local band that is successful elsewhere.
I heard they had a new album coming and they were selling out shows like crazy so when they went on sale in Perth I snagged us two tickets. But then the other week I bought the new album, Sound Awake, and listened to it a couple of times and you know what? I don’t like it. At all.
To me, it sounds uninteresting. They’re definitely not metal at all anymore. In fact they’ve become very “post-rock” and it’s just a bit too prog and wanky for me.
Luckily I found someone via Twitter who wants to go – and seeing as both Perth shows are sold out she was pretty happy to grab them.
*sigh*. I will go listen to Persona now and remember what they used to be like.
Hang on. The best albums are creepers. It took me about three or four listens to “get” this album but now I love it. Besides live shows often deliver what the album can’t which then gives you a better appreciation of the record. Can’t believe you didn’t go. I agree they’re not “Metal as Fuck” but they are still one of the best bands on the Aussie rock scene. I won’t be missing them when they come near my home town in November.
Dude, you might be right. But I just couldn’t muster any enthusiasm for the gig.
I did give the new album a chance, truly I did. It’s their whole direction and style that I’m finding distasteful.
On the other hand, the people who bought my tix had a good time, although they did say the new songs were not anywhere near as well received as the old ones – which is often but not always the case.