Hailing from Australia, Karnivool raise their collective heads once more for album number three ‘Asymmetry’. Calling on the production services of Nick DiDia (Rage Against The Machine) ‘Asymmetry’ is ambitious in its approach with a sprawling mass of sounds relying on various programming spliced with standard instrumentation. What is particularly appealing here is the lack of posturing as Karnivool, despite the heavy chords, more often than not remain restrained when it comes to the vocal delivery and sounding all the more sincere. Elsewhere it’s the manner in which songs take a nosedive before applying the brakes only to follow another trajectory as expressed by the pummelling noise of ‘A.M. War’ and awe-inspiring elements of ‘Aeons’. Recent single ‘We Are’ is about as commercial as it gets for Karnivool, which is not revealing too much, as it remains dense in its layers only to be surpassed by the utterly compelling ‘The Refusal’ with its interchange of aggressive and controlled vocals before entering territory normally reserved for fellow Aussies Big Heavy Stuff. Clearly, ‘Asymmetry’ will take several sittings before the intricate details become clearer which, in the current climate of instant gratification, can only be a good thing.