Sound Awake
by Karnivool
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Sound Awake is ranked as the best album by Karnivool.
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Sound Awake track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Sound Awake rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 32 Music Albums of 2009 | 10/32 | 4 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2009 | 26/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | jonny5244 | Album Club 1 - 100 | 10/100 | - |
| 2026 | wizardalien | Top 100 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century | 83/100 | - |
| 2026 | wizardalien | Greatest Australian Albums | 4/18 | - |
| 2026 | jonny5244 | Top 27 Music Albums of 2009 | 20/27 | 1 |
| 2026 | MasterOfPuppets | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 21/100 | 75 |
| 2026 | wizardalien | Greatest Albums 101-200 | 31/100 | - |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 2009 | 31/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | wizardalien | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 53/100 | 10 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 55 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 223 | |||
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Sound Awake ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 06/18/2026 18:35 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,633 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/21/2024 01:29 | mrmcrook | 1,126 | 77/100 |
| ! | 04/02/2024 01:59 |  colonelchibbers | 2,971 | 77/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.7/100, a mean average of 75.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.8.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/29/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5419): By MasterOfPuppetsSound Awake comments
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Great album. Very proggy hard rock/metal. You can't help but compare them to the rockier era of Anathema. (Edited)
Really love this band's sound. They're similar to Tool and heavy Porcupine Tree. A great follow-up to Themata. My highlights are Simple Boy, Set Fire To The Hive and All I Know.
A sadly underrated album and band. The band members have some serious chemistry, and it is heard at its best on this album. The way they groove is absolutely outstanding. That being said, there seems to be a slight disconnect between the instrumentalists and the vocalist in terms of this chemistry: Ian does a brilliant job and brings a new element to a fairly defined style, but at times it feels as though he sings “over” the music, rather than with it. I love the bass tones throughout the album; the bass really drives the jam. Goliath is an exceptional example, as is New Day.
This album is very emotional, melodic, beautiful, and at times heavy. It truly is a shame that Karnivool aren’t more widely recognised. Fans of Tool may enjoy this band and album.
Highlights: Goliath, Umbra, Change (Edited)
I really wish this album got more attention. The concept behind "Sound Awake" is one of my favorites and the musicianship is top notch. In my opinion it's the best album of 2009.
Pegasus 03/15/2015 20:46 | #136967 | TOP COMMENT
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This album is nearly flawless.
It just needs more guitar solos. It'd be perfect then.
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