Thirteen years is a long time to wait, and Karnivool have made every moment of it count. The Australian prog-metal outfit’s long-awaited new album ‘In Verses’ is out now via Cymatic Records and The Orchard, a ten-track record built from a decade of life experience, relentless experimentation, and a rediscovery of what this band is capable of at full creative force.
Lead single “Animation” is out now and delivers exactly what the album promises. “It holds the pulse of ‘In Verses’, tight, detailed, tense,” the band says of the track. “It reflects the frustration, the renewal, and the search for light that runs through the record.” That description applies to the album as a whole, a journey through collective catharsis and identity that feels both deeply personal and unmistakably Karnivool.
The record was built in their Perth studio alongside longtime collaborator Forrester Savell, and the process was anything but rushed. “Animation” follows a carefully constructed run of singles including “Aozora,” “Drone,” and the epic “Opal,” each one expanding the picture of where ‘In Verses’ would land. Now that the full album is here, the scope of the vision is clear.
For longtime fans, ‘In Verses’ is the record they have been waiting for. For newcomers, it is a striking entry point into a body of work built on genuine craft and intensity. Either way, Karnivool sounds like a band in their healthiest creative space yet.