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Rockin’ Friday: Karnivool – “Themata”

By "Radical" Russ Belville on November 27, 2009

Perth, Australia's Karnivool

Perth, Australia's Karnivool

Karnivool is a five-piece alternative rock/progressive rock music group from Perth, Western Australia formed in 1997 as a high school band which played parties using a set of covers of Nirvana and Carcass with some originals. By 1998, lead singer Ian Kenny changed their set to entirely originals, removing all early members— and the band was named Karnivool, perhaps derived from an anecdotal description that the original members were “a bunch of clowns” around Perth.

In 1999 the band released its debut self-titled EP, Karnivool, and in March 2001 they released a second EP, Persona. At the 2001 West Australian Music Industry Awards (WAMi Awards) the band won ‘Best Original Metal Act’, with “Fade” from Persona nominated for ‘Most Popular Local Original Song’. Shortly after they won the WA State Final of the National Campus Band Competition, and they competed in the National Finals held in Hobart, Tasmania.

For more information on the band, check out www.karnivool.com.au or www.myspace.com/karnivool.

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2 responses to “Rockin’ Friday: Karnivool – “Themata””

  1. John Doe
    John Doe
    November 28, 2009 at 11:46 pm |

    the aussies like their green too.

  2. tensity1
    tensity1
    November 28, 2009 at 4:59 am |

    Now this is some nice ass-kicking, stoner rock riffery. Good find.

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