"It's like Chinese Democracy now" Karnivool's Mark Hosking & Ian Kenny Talk New Album Status & More

In this exclusive interview at Download 2024, Karnivool's Mark Hosking & Ian Kenny Talk New Album Status & More
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Interview Chapters
0:00 - Interview Start
0:27 - Karnivool returning to Download Festival
0:50 - New Karnivool Music and Album Progress
1:30 - Challenges in the Album Creation Process
2:20 - Pressure from Fans for New Music
3:10 - Karnivool's Songwriting Approach
3:50 - Technical Aspects of Live Performances
4:30 - Evolution of Karnivool Equipment and Setup
5:10 - Challenges of Festival Performances
6:10 - Upcoming Shows and Touring Plans
7:00 - Balancing Touring and New Releases
7:30 - New Music Release release dates?
8:10 - Drip Feeding Singles and EP Strategy
8:40 - Karnivool Future Plans
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[@cornflaks35]

I think i haven‘t been in love with a band as much as Karnivool. Since i discovered them during lockdown while alone in my room looking for new music, they‘ve been my most listened band every year since. Their music doesn‘t get old or boring. It‘s incredible. I still to this day discover new things in songs that i had not heard before. I can‘t wait for the new material but i don‘t want them to rush anything. I need that Karnivool magic, and rushing it won‘t get it there now after such a long time.

[@brynzlo]

Well said. I’ve been listening to them for over 10 years and still go through phases of listening to their albums on repeat for weeks on end and still hear new things.

[@tippss3332]

These guys are on such another level sonically!!!! Beast of a band. Can't wait to hear new material!!! Cheers guys!!!

[@GuitarInteractive]

Hopefully we won't have to wait too much longer.

[@eichnermarc]

As much as I love seeing them live: Please just finish that record.

[@ScottsGuitar]

Maybe by 2030

[@eichnermarc]

@@ScottsGuitar yeah😵‍💫

[@potluckfishing]

Likely never to happen.

[@smokejc]

yeah I mean what the hell

[@Jh9801]

Two of my favourite bands are karnivool and King gizzard. It's so funny how different their writing timing is.

[@PREXSE]

This next record will be worth the wait, I’m sure 🥁

[@GuitarInteractive]

No doubt. 🤘

[@angeloreale6951]

I'm happy to get an update! Great news!!!

[@andriygntk]

Legends 🤘 can't wait for a new album 🔥

[@dekadenser]

Awesome news! Best band on the planet

[@MD-zm6sn]

Tesseract is cool and all but I need more of this band. Like legitimately.

[@heavyeagle2371]

They're not writing simple songs. I'd rather wait than get a rushed product. Great damn band!

[@GuitarInteractive]

100% 👍

[@emfromthechi]

Please....come to the US...I beg you

[@mmaguire0601]

I thought Ian was holding a really unique microphone at first.

[@jonathandoemel2775]

This is killing me, smalls. I’ve resorted to making my own AI Karnivool songs in the meantime.

[@chrisjames7803]

Love the Ian Kenny Deathstare you got from the moment you started talking crap, some people dont deserve 5 mins with bands of this calibre. cant wait for new album boys!

[@GuitarInteractive]

Sure mate, that's why they happily shared the interview on the band's socials. Twat.

[@chrisjames7803]

@@GuitarInteractive Its called publicity bud, 5 shit mins media is better than none, I mean its not like its not true,, look at him stare at you.. dickhead is as dickhead does,, and in your case, thats wasnt any clue or sympathy!! crack on

[@manowire5403]

Sooooooooooooo... another few years to go........... ugh

[@abunai.j]

I love this band, but 11 years for an album is absurd - especially when the reason given is "we pick it up and put it down, it takes how long it takes." If you don't want to, just say that you'd rather just tour at this point.

[@danebridges]

They don't owe anything to us, and the music they're writing is far from simple. Let them cook, we've waited longer for Tool music, it's not a big deal. Songwriting is not like a simple day at work, it's a complex lifestyle that's near impossible if you're not in the right collective headspace, and with how complex their music is, it's gotta be insanely difficult to follow up previous works.

[@abunai.j]

@@danebridges yeah, I'm familiar with songwriting, so I get that. Just seems too much to me, and maybe I just read it wrong as far as what they were saying on watching the video over again. I can't relate to the process taking that long, but yeah. Watched the clip again and I guess it is what it is. At least it'll be better than Fear Innoculum when it does come out 🤣

[@brynzlo]

As Hoss said, they have all had a lot of other stuff going on, both with other projects and their personal lives. They no longer all live in Perth. Ian has BOT, who have put out a ton of music, so it’s not like he can’t get material out, but it’s vastly different music and probably a vastly different process. I’m happy to wait for them to make their magic happen, they don’t owe me shit.