''Persona'' is an EP released by the

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band

Karnivool Karnivool is an Australian progressive rock/progressive metal, metal band formed in Perth in 1998. The group consists of Ian Kenny on vocals, Drew Goddard and Mark Hosking on guitar, Jon Stockman on bass, and Steve Judd on drums. Karnivool emerg ...

. The disc was originally released on 1 March 2001 via Sic Squared Records, selling 2,000 copies. It was re-released on the band's own label on 12 December 2005 via

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, whilst the band were touring for their album ''

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''. The re-release reaching #1 on the

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Top 20 Singles (Independent Distribution) chart. The re-release featured a different inkblot cover. In 2006, the EP was nominated for 'Best Performing Single/EP' at the inaugural Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR) Awards. The EP was subsequently released in the United States on 24 April 2007.

Track listing

Personnel

;Karnivool * Ian Kenny – lead vocals * Drew Goddard – guitar, backing vocals * Jonathon Stockman – bass * Raymond Hawking – drums ;Additional *Grant McCulloch – vocals (track 2), graphic design, layout *Forrester Savell – producer, engineer, mastering *Aidan Barton – mastering *Lukas Best – artwork (2001 release), graphic design, layout *Joey Kapiteyn – artwork (2005 release) *Cassie Alp – photography *Dennis Radacic – photography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Persona (Ep) 2001 EPs Karnivool albums