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| Released | 16 August 2019 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, Psychedelic rock, Thrash metal | |||
| Length | 34:50 | |||
| Label | Flightless | |||
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Infest the Rats' Nest is the upcoming fifteenth studio album by Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. It is set to be released on 16 August 2019 by the band's record label, Flightless, and ATO Records. The album sees the band exploring more into heavy metal, which the band had only ever briefly touched upon on previous albums.[1][2]
Background
Infest the Rats' Nest's first single, "Planet B", was given a surprise release on 8 April 2019, before the release of the band's fourteenth studio album Fishing for Fishies, along with an accompanying music video. The song not being featured on the track list for Fishing for Fishies as well as its distinct contrast to the sounds on that album led to the first speculations towards the band's second album of 2019.[3]
During a Reddit AMA on 30 April, the band confirmed the next album was being made and would include "Planet B", but they had not decided if it would be released in 2019. The album was initially believed to be named Auto-Cremate due to the band's use of the name as their username in the AMA, but was later confirmed to be titled Infest the Rats' Nest.[4]
On 29 May, the band released the album's second single "Self-Immolate" with another accompanying music video a week after a teaser on social media.[5] On 18 June, the band posted another teaser on social media which confirmed the album's title. The album was officially announced three days later for a release of 16 August.[6][7] On 25 June, the band released a third single, "Organ Farmer", along with a music video that included fans as extras.[8]
Infest the Rats' Nest was recorded with only three of the band's usual seven-man lineup. The album showcases influences completely derived from heavy metal music. The album mixes thrash metal with the bands signature garage rock influenced guitar tones along with their psychedelic and space rock sounds. The album makes consistent use of double kick drumming influenced by heavy metal pioneers Motörhead. The albums themes include ecological disasters and aliens migrating to different planet in which frontman Stu Mackenzie stated was based on events that are happening in real life. Mackenzie also cited the albums strong thrash metal influence derived from bands such as Metallica, Slayer, Exodus, Overkill, Sodom and Kreator.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Planet B" | 3:56 |
| 2. | "Mars for the Rich" | 4:11 |
| 3. | "Organ Farmer" | 2:39 |
| 4. | "Superbug" | 6:43 |
| 5. | "Venusian 1" | 3:20 |
| 6. | "Perihelion" | 3:11 |
| 7. | "Venusian 2" | 2:44 |
| 8. | "Self-Immolate" | 4:28 |
| 9. | "Hell" | 3:38 |
| Total length: | 34:50 | |
Personnel
- Stu Mackenzie – vocals, guitar, bass
- Joey Walker – guitar, bass
- Michael Cavanagh – drums
References
- ^ "King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Announce New Album Infest the Rats' Nest". Pitchfork. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ Reilly, Nick (21 June 2019). "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard announce thrash metal album 'Infest The Rats' Nest'". NME. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ Reed, Ryan; Reed, Ryan (9 April 2019). "Hear King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard's Metallic New Song 'Planet B'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ Parker, Jack (30 April 2019). "King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard's Reddit AMA: What We Learnt". All Things Loud. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ "Watch King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard's Video for New Song 'Self-Immolate'". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ Mathieson, Craig (20 June 2019). "Melbourne's prolific King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard show their metal". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ Parker, Jack (20 June 2019). "King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard to Release Thrash Metal Album". All Things Loud. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ "Watch King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard's Video for New Song 'Organ Farmer'". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 June 2019.