Steve Judd has spent years behind the kit for Karnivool, helping define a sound that sits in its own lane. A sound that is tight, dynamic, and always shifting between control and chaos. Coming up in Perth, Australia, he built his foundation the old way: records, repetition, and learning by doing. That happened long before it turned into a career on some of the world’s biggest stages. After a long stretch between releases, Karnivool has returned with In Verses, an album shaped by years of unfinished ideas, evolving sessions, and a slow-burning creative process that finally locked into place in the studio. It’s a record that carries time within it, nothing is rushed, and nothing is forced. With In Verses finally out in the world, Judd is stepping back into tour mode, translating years of scattered ideas and studio experimentation into something immediate and physical on stage. Karnivool is at […]

May 2026 Issue