The upcoming record, however, will be nothing like the environmentalist summer anthem we received a few months ago. Instead, the album will take the band in an entirely new and much heavier direction.

The record will be called Infest The Rats’ Nest and will see the band throwing themselves headfirst into the metal genre.

Frontman Stu McKenzie said: “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’.”

He continued: “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 s**t was too hard to play, so I got into rock ‘n’ roll and garage. That was liberating.”

The metal record is scheduled for release on August 16. You can expect a review from us when it comes out.

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The Australian band will head toward North America during May and June 2018. You will be able to see them on the following dates and locations:

5/31 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
6/1 – San Diego, CA – Observatory North Park
6/2 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
6/4 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
6/5 – Vancouver, BC – The Malkin Bowl
6/6 – Seattle, WA – Showbox Sodo
6/7 – Missoula, MT – Monk’s
6/9 – Milwaukee MI – The Pabst Theater
6/10 – Chicago, IL – Riviera
6/11 – Detroit, MI – Majestic Theater
6/12 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Theater
6/13 – Montreal, QC – Le National
6/14 – Boston, MA – Royale
6/15 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
6/18 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
6/19 – Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
6/20 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
6/21 – New Orleans, LA – Republic New Orleans
6/22 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Outdoors

https://www.facebook.com/kinggizzardandthelizardwizard/

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The upcoming record, however, will be nothing like the environmentalist summer anthem we received a few months ago. Instead, the album will take the band in an entirely new and much heavier direction.

The record will be called Infest The Rats’ Nest and will see the band throwing themselves headfirst into the metal genre.

Frontman Stu McKenzie said: “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’.”

He continued: “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 s**t was too hard to play, so I got into rock ‘n’ roll and garage. That was liberating.”

The metal record is scheduled for release on August 16. You can expect a review from us when it comes out.

The post King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Announce Another Album For 2019 appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

The Australian band will head toward North America during May and June 2018. You will be able to see them on the following dates and locations:

5/31 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
6/1 – San Diego, CA – Observatory North Park
6/2 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
6/4 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
6/5 – Vancouver, BC – The Malkin Bowl
6/6 – Seattle, WA – Showbox Sodo
6/7 – Missoula, MT – Monk’s
6/9 – Milwaukee MI – The Pabst Theater
6/10 – Chicago, IL – Riviera
6/11 – Detroit, MI – Majestic Theater
6/12 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Theater
6/13 – Montreal, QC – Le National
6/14 – Boston, MA – Royale
6/15 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
6/18 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
6/19 – Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
6/20 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
6/21 – New Orleans, LA – Republic New Orleans
6/22 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Outdoors

https://www.facebook.com/kinggizzardandthelizardwizard/

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