What are Good and Evil? Are they just concepts, ways for us to express things of benefit to society or things which society should be against? Do they represent polar opposites of the Divine? Is there Good without Evil? What about the reverse, could Evil exist without Good? Are they necessities, universal laws, inescapable? Perhaps what we think of as being Good is really just a way of acknowledging the way things are supposed to happen, what is natural, and Evil is anything which steps off that path?
These are some of the questions which sprang to mind before I’d even started playing the Evil Is A Necessity EP, brought to us by a band called KARNÆ. Now, I’m not sure if the band and I would agree on whether Evil is necessary, but I do think we’d agree on one thing: They make some rocking good music!
While Evil Is A Necessity is an EP, presenting just four tracks, there is a surprising amount of material on this album, the shortest track is around six minutes in length so there is almost a half hour of music on the CD. And each track brings something different to the table. We start off hard with Lucifer and the sound here pounds out of the speakers in waves. It’s very much like being invited to a demon party and watching them scream and howl while a sea of molten lava smashes against the stage. The band changes pace going into Soulless, which is probably my favourite track of the album. The music is still energetic, but I feel it’s paced a bit better, a good long run as opposed to the frenzied sprint of Lucifer. The third track, Quiet Place comes in softly, with a touch of … sadness, perhaps, a sense of omen hanging in the air. It picks up, striking hard and fast later, but the intro is absolutely beautiful. And, for their finale, the band closes with something wild and powerful, finishing the album much the same way they came in.
Evil Is A Necessity does a great job of showcasing the band’s talent. There’s a wide variety in just four tracks, these guys have great timing and I get the impression they’re all really in tune with each other. Some bands are obviously made up of individuals, each taking a turn in the spotlight. KARNÆ are all in the spotlight together, all working together, though at different wavelengths, making for an interesting, coordinated sound.
You can check out this EP at Grooves Inc. and you can follow KARNÆ on their Facebook page.
Let me hear you!
Surdus
Tags: evil is a necessity, karnae, surdus
Review: KARNÆ – Evil Is A Necessity
These are some of the questions which sprang to mind before I’d even started playing the Evil Is A Necessity EP, brought to us by a band called KARNÆ. Now, I’m not sure if the band and I would agree on whether Evil is necessary, but I do think we’d agree on one thing: They make some rocking good music!
While Evil Is A Necessity is an EP, presenting just four tracks, there is a surprising amount of material on this album, the shortest track is around six minutes in length so there is almost a half hour of music on the CD. And each track brings something different to the table. We start off hard with Lucifer and the sound here pounds out of the speakers in waves. It’s very much like being invited to a demon party and watching them scream and howl while a sea of molten lava smashes against the stage. The band changes pace going into Soulless, which is probably my favourite track of the album. The music is still energetic, but I feel it’s paced a bit better, a good long run as opposed to the frenzied sprint of Lucifer. The third track, Quiet Place comes in softly, with a touch of … sadness, perhaps, a sense of omen hanging in the air. It picks up, striking hard and fast later, but the intro is absolutely beautiful. And, for their finale, the band closes with something wild and powerful, finishing the album much the same way they came in.
Evil Is A Necessity does a great job of showcasing the band’s talent. There’s a wide variety in just four tracks, these guys have great timing and I get the impression they’re all really in tune with each other. Some bands are obviously made up of individuals, each taking a turn in the spotlight. KARNÆ are all in the spotlight together, all working together, though at different wavelengths, making for an interesting, coordinated sound.
You can check out this EP at Grooves Inc. and you can follow KARNÆ on their Facebook page.
Let me hear you!
Surdus
Tags: evil is a necessity, karnae, surdus