Karnivool live in concert.
ON TOUR

Karnivool

39
critic concert reviews
rock

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

82
%
Based on 
39
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
%
Based on 
critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified  

Real Live Certified badge for artists with consistent, high quality live performances and broad critical acclaim.

Critic Consensus

Karnivool is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 10% of all live performers. Based on 39 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Karnivool is rated as a superb live performer, with remarkable shows that are worth seeing. Karnivool concert reviews describe live shows and performances as powerful and stirring.

ON TOUR

Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane, Australia (May 24); Liberty Hall, Sydney, Australia (May 25); Northcote Theatre, Melbourne, Australia (May 30); Pier Bandroom, Frankston, Australia (May 31); Hindley St Music Hall, Adelaide, Australia (June 1); Greenfield, Interlaken, Switzerland (June 13); Donington Park, Castle Donington, Derby, United Kingdom (June 14); Chalk, Brighton, United Kingdom (June 17); Refshaleøen, København, Denmark (June 19); Boeretang, Dessel, Belgium (June 20); Die Kantine, Köln, Germany (June 22); Black Lab, Wasquehal, France (June 24); La Rayonne, Lyon, France (June 26); Val de Moine, Clisson, France (June 27);

Latest Release

All It Takes - Single (December 10, 2021)

Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Perth, Australia (1998 - present) (1998 – present)
Bio
Karnivool is a five-piece progressive rock group based in Perth, Australia that was formed by Ian Kenny in 1996, who at the time filled the roles of both guitarist and vocalist for the band while they played Carcass and Nirvana covers. Their name stems from the band being initially described by local fans as "a bunch of clowns".
Has Performed With
ShockOne, Redcoats

Critic Concert Reviews

Distorted Sound Magazine (UK)

February 13, 2023
100
%
You’d think they teach people to fend off deadly spiders and venomous snakes with 11/8 polyrhythms and twelve-minute epics, based on the number of truly excellent progressive metal bands from Australia.

Reflections of Darkness (Germany)

February 1, 2023
78
%
Live Music Hall, Cologne, Germany

HeavyMetal.dk (Denmark)

January 27, 2023
90
%
Karnivool Live In Concert In Denmark. Pumpehuset, Copenhagen V

Rockfreaks.net (Denmark)

January 24, 2023
90
%
Pumpehuset, Copenhagen, Denmark

X-Press Magazine (Australia)

June 13, 2019
85
%
Perth, Australia

Life Music Media

June 2, 2019
%
Karnivool + Southeast Desert Metal at The Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle

The Music (Australia)

May 31, 2019
%
As tight and as relevant as ever.

Past critic reviews published in

100 Percent Rock Magazine (Australia), Music Feeds (Australia), Music-News.com (UK), Already Heard (UK), The AU Review (Australia) and more

Image Credit

Antje Naumann [CC BY-SA 3.0] via Wikimedia Commons