Album Rating: 3.0

BAGPIPES ARE UNWARRANTED

ABLUM COVER IS UNAUSTRALIAN

VIBES ARE UNBECOMING FOR STARFLEET OFFICERS

MY DICK REMAINS UNSUCKED FOR TODAY



3.1415926/5. DA BOIZ NEED TESTOSTERONE SUPPLEMENTS, MOAR RIFF, MOAR SEXY CHORUSES ND LESS PIDDLING PEASANTRY. DATS MY TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Album Rating: 4.5

While I loved Themata, and it would be very cool to see them do another song like "Scarabs", they've predominantly been a very melodic band with cool riffs and powerful choruses, and this album gives me exactly that. I really don't see the complaint here.



Sure, it's a more streamlined album than Sound Awake, but not by much honestly. "Set Fire to the Hive" is the only song there that it's reminiscent of earlier Karnivool. Asymmetry did try to deviate from the formula of the previous album, with more syncopated rhythms and odd song structures, but it turned out to be not as memorable. It was an obvious choice to take things relatively safe with this one, and I think the songwriting was the focus here and they succeeded ten fold.

Album Rating: 4.0

Really nice songs but I think as an album it's a bit too long-winded. Too many songs that just float about a bit, but that is a recurring complaint about this band for me. Production is once again stellar, although a bit too compressed imo.

Album Rating: 4.0

Love the end of Opal

Album Rating: 4.0

Nice review by the way, agree with the points made.

Album Rating: 4.0

"Really nice songs but I think as an album it's a bit too long-winded. Too many songs that just float about a bit, but that is a recurring complaint about this band for me"

Agreed 100%

I think this might be the reason I like to listen to side A, pause and then listen to side B. It's also the reason why I like Karnivool, but never fell in love with them

Album Rating: 4.0

I always like their songs when they come through on Shuffle but indeed, a full album sit-through is usually too much