Chunky Shrapnel
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2020}}
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| name = Chunky Shrapnel
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| caption = Poster for the first screening
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| director = John Angus Stewart
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| music = King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
| cinematography = John Angus Stewart
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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2020|04|17}}
| runtime = 97 minutes
| country = Australia
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Chunky Shrapnel is a 2020 concert film and live album by Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard.
The concert film was first announced by the band on social media on 6 March 2020 and was set to be screened at the Astor Theatre, Melbourne on 3 and 4 April.{{Cite web|date=2020-03-07|title=King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard announce movie {{!}} NME Australia|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-announce-movie-2621856|access-date=2020-07-17|website=NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs {{!}} NME.COM|language=en-AU}} However, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the original screenings were cancelled. Instead, the film was digitally premiered on Vimeo on-demand for 24 hours on 17 April 2020, and again on 24 April 2020 (due to popular demand) and was then later given a theatrical premier at the Astor Theatre, Melbourne on 8 May 2021. The live double album of the same name was released alongside the film's second screening.{{Cite web|date=2020-04-23|title=King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard set second digital screening of 'Chunky Shrapnel' movie|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-announce-second-digital-screening-of-chunky-shrapnel-film-2651911|access-date=2020-07-17|website=NME|language=en-GB}}
The film follows the band on their 2019 tour of Europe and the UK in support of the album Infest the Rats' Nest and was described as "literally bringing the audience onto the stage" and a "uniquely immersive experience never before captured on film. A musical road movie dipped in turpentine."{{Cite web|title=King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Premiere Film "Chunky Shrapnel"|url=https://www.setlist.fm/news/04-20/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-premiere-film-chunky-shrapnel-3bd6acac|access-date=2020-07-17|website=setlist.fm|language=en}} The film was shot and directed by John Angus Stewart and also features an "eerie" score by band frontman Stu Mackenzie.{{Cite web|date=2020-04-24|title=King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard release 'Chunky Shrapnel' live album {{!}} NME Australia|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-release-chunky-shrapnel-live-album-2652776|access-date=2020-07-17|website=NME|language=en-AU}}
Soundtrack live album
{{short description|2020 psychedelic rock album}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Chunky Shrapnel
| type = live
| artist = King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
| cover = Chunky Shrapnel.jpeg
| alt =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2020|04|24}}
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| length = 76:13
| label = Flightless
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| prev_title = Live in Brussels '19
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = Demos Vol. 1 + Vol. 2
| next_year = 2020
}}
A live double album was released in tandem with the second Vimeo premiere of the film on 24 April 2020. It is the fourth live album by the band.{{fact|date=December 2021}}
The album features all full song performances from the film, including transitions between live songs, along with sections of frontman Stu Mackenzie's score for the film in the form of the tracks "Anamnesis", "Evil Star" and "Quarantine".
= Track listing =
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Live date, location
| title1 = Evil Star
| length1 = 2:09
| title2 = The River
| extra2 = 13 October 2019, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
| length2 = 9:38
| title3 = Wah Wah
| extra3 = 18 October 2019, Madrid, Spain
| length3 = 3:24
| title4 = Road Train
| extra4 = 3 October 2019, Manchester, England
| length4 = 3:39
| title5 = Murder of the Universe
| extra5 = 7 October 2019, Utrecht, Netherlands
| length5 = 5:04
| title6 = Quarantine
| length6 = 2:00
| title7 = Planet B
| extra7 = 5 October 2019, London
| length7 = 6:02
| title8 = Parking
| extra8 = 8 October 2019, Brussels, Belgium
| length8 = 2:02
| title9 = Venusian 2
| extra9 = 15 October 2019, Milan, Italy
| length9 = 3:11
| title10 = Hell
| extra10 = 15 October 2019, Milan
| length10 = 3:37
| title11 = Let Me Mend the Past
| extra11 = 18 October 2019, Madrid
| length11 = 2:58
| title12 = Anamnesis
| length12 = 3:10
| title13 = Inner Cell
| extra13 = 6 October 2019, Utrecht
| length13 = 3:49
| title14 = Loyalty
| extra14 = 6 October 2019, Utrecht
| length14 = 3:52
| title15 = Horology
| extra15 = 6 October 2019, Utrecht
| length15 = 2:35
| title16 = A Brief History of Planet Earth
| extra16 = 5 October 19, London / 12 October 2019, Berlin, Germany / 7 October 2019, Utrecht / 19 October 2019, Barcelona, Spain
| length16 = 19:03
| total_length = 76:13
}}
;Vinyl release
- Side A: tracks 1–4
- Side B: tracks 5–10
- Side C: tracks 11-15
- Side D: track 16
=Charts=
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|+ Chart performance of Chunky Shrapnel ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Australia|2|artist=King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard|album=Chunky Shrapnel|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 October 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Flanders|118|artist=King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard|album=Chunky Shrapnel|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 October 2020}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardAlbumSales|11|artist=King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard|rowheader=true|accessdate=18 April 2022}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|47|artist=King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard|rowheader=true|accessdate=18 April 2022}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardSoundtrack|14|artist=King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard|rowheader=true|accessdate=18 April 2022}} |
References
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{{King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard}}