Song · Karnivool
“Set Fire to the Hive” by Karnivool
From the album Sound Awake (2009)
“Set Fire to the Hive” by Karnivool appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2009. It was first released in 2009 on the album Sound Awake. Its best result is #47 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2009. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #403 alternative song of 2009.
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Karnivool first aired "Set Fire to the Hive" live on the Aeons Tour in 2008, and it came out in April 2009 as the first single from their second album, Sound Awake. It's a sharp break from their earlier work and the odd one out on that record, and the band knew it: guitarist Drew Goddard called it the album's black sheep and its heaviest moment, written when they were all fed up with things outside the music, and it sounds like that frustration boiling over.
Ian Kenny sings over Goddard and Mark Hosking's guitars, Jon Stockman's bass and Steve Judd's drums, and Forrester Savell produced and recorded it with the band and mixed it himself. The video arrived that May, and Channel V and Triple J both gave it plenty of play.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 47 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2009 | 100 |
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