King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Self-Immolate

KING GIZZARD did release two albums during 2019, where their 2nd album entitled "Infest The Rats' Nest", via ATO Records! In complete contrast to the laid back, feel-good vibes of the first release this year "Fishing For Fishies", "Infest The Rats' Nest" is a full-on thrash metal inspired assault and one of the most complex records the band has made in their extensive discography, their 15th album, and counting!

In the words of Stu Mackenzie from the band: “In year 4 there was an older kid who was into RAMMSTEIN. I made friends with him and we put together a performance at our school assembly where we headbanged to "Du Hast". I got whiplash, which I thought was pretty cool. That was my introduction to heavy metal, and soon RAMMSTEIN led to METALLICA, METALLICA led to SLAYER, SLAYER led to KREATOR and SODOM. The German bands really kicked my ass and scared the hell out of me too. Later on, when I picked up a guitar I realized that shit was too hard to play, so I got into rock ‘n’ roll and garage. That was liberating.”

"Infest the Rats' Nest" was composed and recorded mostly with only three of the band's usual seven-man lineup and showcases influences derived from heavy metal, mixing the band's signature garage rock guitar tones and psychedelic rock sounds with thrash metal. The album makes consistent use of double-kick drumming influenced by heavy metal pioneers MOTÖRHEAD. On the album's themes, frontman Stu Mackenzie explained that the A-side is about current problems, especially ecological disaster, and is set in the near future, and the B-side is about the story of a group of rebels attempting to settle on Venus after being forced to leave Earth.

KING GIZZARD & THE LIZZARD WIZARD consists of:

Stu Mackenzie

Joe Walker

Eric Moore

Ambrose Kenny-Smith

Lucas Skinner

Cook Craig

Michael Cavanagh

Today's tune "Self-Immolate" is taken from the new album "Infest The Rats’ Nest" was released 16 August 2019, enjoy!



Upcoming tourdates:

MON 27 JANUARY St Jerome's Laneway Festival 2020Auckland, New Zealand
SAT 1 FEBRUARY Laneway Festival Brisbane 2020Brisbane, QLD, Australia
SUN 2 FEBRUARY Laneway Festival Sydney 2020Sydney, NSW, Australia
FRI 7 FEBRUARY Laneway Festival Adelaide 2020Adelaide, SA, Australia
SAT 8 FEBRUARY Laneway Festival Melbourne 2020Melbourne, VIC, Australia
SUN 9 FEBRUARY Laneway Festival Fremantle 2020Fremantle, WA, Australia
SAT 18 APRIL Greek TheatreBerkeley, CA, US
SUN 19 APRIL McMenamin's Crystal BallroomPortland, OR, US
MON 20 APRIL The Moore TheatreSeattle, WA, US
THU 23 APRIL Palace TheatreSt. Paul, MN, US
FRI 24 APRIL RadiusChicago, IL, US
SAT 25 APRIL Royal Oak Music TheatreRoyal Oak, MI, US
MON 27 APRIL Queen Elizabeth TheatreToronto, ON, Canada
TUE 28 APRIL L'Olympia de MontréalMontreal, QC, Canada
THU 30 APRIL Kings TheatreBrooklyn, NY, US
FRI 1 MAY The AnthemWashington, DC, US
SAT 2 MAY Franklin Music HallPhiladelphia, PA, US
TUE 5 MAY Red Rocks AmphitheatreMorrison, CO, US
WED 6 MAY Red Rocks AmphitheatreMorrison, CO, US

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