Karnivool - Themata (Live) Reaction 

The mix in these Moshcam videos is actually terrible and not representative of how unreasonably massive these guys sound live. They're a phenomenal live band, tight as hell. And the sound on this one is actually better than the rest of their Moshcam stuff. So, go figure.

Much appreciation for giving us Australians a shot to showcase our talent. Been requesting this for ages over various reaction channels and glad you did this 👍

Please do "New Day" by Karnivool As well!!!

Hi Jim, appreciate your honesty and I was not blown away by this performance either. BUT, beeing a huge Vool fan I will ask you kindly not to give up on them. Try a couple of studio versions, like Deadman or maybe We are from their latest. I am also a big Riverside, Pineapple Thief, Porcupine Tree , Leprous, Opeth fan (to mention a few) so I recognize good music when I hear it 😊😊

I live in the States where not many people have even heard of Karnivool. I love them! Saw them at a small club in Michigan a few years ago. Amazing!!

I love what you love - this is so wonderful - especialy everything !

cheers for your re-upload of karnivool music

You are becoming one of my favorite reaction channels. Keep up the good work.

You can't say you know what karnivool sound like from 1 songs they have many different sounding songs

two best bands in the world come from Australia.... karnivool and ne obliviscaris... hands down

You should definitely check out cote by karnivool.

Glad you listened to it! I will say though, this version of it is a little weird. The vocals really drown everything else out. I will say their live version of Deadman is spot on. So if you revisit Karnivool you should definitely check it out if you are looking at live versions of their songs.

After having been on a Tool streak and now some Karnivool, I'd recommend a third double "oo" band called Rishloo. Choose any song on the latest three albums, they showcase their talent better than the first album. My suggestion would be the song Eidolon Alpha.

Jim, can't believe I recently just found these guys too and they've apparently been around a long time. I get what you're saying compared to some of the great stuff you've been reviewing lately. I like the official video version of this song better than the live. Please do some more down the road. Might be tough to get to what with the Tool catalogue being what it is. :)

You got a very wrong first impression of Karnivool. You should give them a chance and listen to the studio version. You could try simple boy, cote, New day, shutter speed or goliath.

Haha! Weird timestamps and broken drums? Please check the song "Scarabs" from Karnivool as well. :P

Awesome. You also have to check out Deadman(studio or live versions, theyre both very good), Aeons or Sky Machine. Thanks :)

Check out Uneven Structure - Frost/Hail, will definitely blow you away!

I haven’t heard them before, but it’s piqued my interest. The singer reminds me of the guy from The Mars Volta, but calmed down a bit. Thanks!

OOOH YEAH! Karnivool! Was hoping you'd check them out. This is one of their more straight up songs. Excellent atmosphere. In a similar vein: Birds of Tokyo - Catastrophe Different band, same singer as Karnivool. Leaning more towards a Muse like sound.

Love Czech beer

Karnivool has popped up on my Pandora "Riverside" station....like Riverside, and a lot of Prog bands, I think the album versions are better for the subtleties missing in live recordings ie: cymbal work, guitar/bass harmonics, and keyboard layering. I like live recordings, but only when I'm already familiar with the song.

Jim you are a good bloke

The drummer's wearing medical tape, not a t-shirt.

Ooh, love this song. Love this album. First time hearing it live though, not as good as i expected : '

Karnivool- Simple boy

Try the studio version.

Jim, please do Alpha Omega (live from Ghost City Sessions) by Karnivool. I think you would really appreciate the recording.

Deadman by Karnivool. Live or studio 🤷🏽‍♂️

This live version isn't that good actually, you must fix the experience by listening to the studio version, this entire album is fantastic!

Hey, thanks for picking up the suggestion. Themata is the title track from their first album which is much more traditional im style. If you have another look, try deadman from their second album as suggested above - m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WbLEYQo98t0.html. Much more proggy in style, link is the album version. Keep up the good work!

hey, can you do fear of the sky by karnivool ! new sub by the way, keep it up

Jim, try ''Sky Machine'', ''Nachash'', ''A.M.War'' or ''Goliath'' (by Karnivool) for odd time signatures. Also, if you like excellent drumming you should listen Atomship - The Crash of '47, entire album iz remarkable (''Mothra'' iz fuckin' killer track)

Dude seriously. Check out the album version. I believe you will put them higher on your scale.

Check out their song Scarabs if you want to hear the weird time signatures

I think the issue here is the live thing. The intro was better for me as it was designed to be played live. But the song itself is AMAZING if u listen to the studio version

Theh-Mah-Tuh. Liked the greek letter ;)

Wooo i got a shout out 😂

This is a better version ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cvOStkr9ZGo.html Anything from that gig is pretty awesome.

Enjoy your beer............... ;-)

Check out Russian Circles ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ONzYMVrhTyk.html

Appreciate the reaction. I like Themata but I don't think it's a very good representation of them. New Day or Change pt. 2 would be more enjoyable for you.

Stefan Molynrevieux

This is more primitive to what they have done since. Goliath is a better representation, or anything off the Sound Awake album.

Not the best version to start with. The album version is much better and doesn't have that long drawn out intro. This is the title track to the Themata (Tea-mAH-ta) album and is probably the best song on it. The follow up album "Sound Awake" is far superior and there are some great choices on it: Goliath, Deadman, Change part 2, All I know, New Day and please check out the album versions over the live ones, but if you MUST choose a live version, seek out the "Live at the forum" gig on youtube. Don't write them off just yet, they're a better band than this video would lead you to believe. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WbLEYQo98t0.html

Can't work out the painfully obvious fact that the drummer isn't wearing a shirt? You lost any and all credibility.