King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard#p(doom)

The band members all grew up and went to school in the Deniliquin, Melbourne, and Geelong areas of Australia. Stu Mackenzie and Cook Craig were in a high-school band called Revolver & Sun while at the same time Ambrose Kenny-Smith and Lucas Skinner were in a band named Sambrose Automobile.{{cite web |title=Revolver & Sun |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplejunearthed/artist/revolver-sun/ |website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=6 April 2010 |access-date=8 February 2025}}{{cite web |title=Sambrose Automobile |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplejunearthed/artist/sambrose-automobile/ |website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=27 February 2011 |access-date=8 February 2025}} Additionally, Mackenzie, Skinner, and Michael Cavanagh were also simultaneously in a band called The Houses.{{cite web |title=The Houses |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplejunearthed/artist/houses/ |website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=30 August 2010 |access-date=8 February 2025}} Some songs eventually released by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard originated during this time period, such as "Crying" from Oddments being a Revolver & Sun original.{{cite web |title=Songs > Crying > History |url=https://kglw.net/song/crying/about?artist_id=1 |website=kglw.net |access-date=8 February 2025}}

Mackenzie, Moore, and Walker met studying the music industry at RMIT University,{{cite web|last=Development|first=PodBean|title=Dive For Your Memory – Ep 15 – Ambrose Kenny-Smith|url=https://diveforyourmemory.podbean.com/e/dive-for-your-memory-ep-15-ambrose-kenny-smith/|access-date=2 September 2021|website=diveforyourmemory.podbean.com}} and the other members were mutual friends. The band started off with a fluid lineup of members, fluctuating from the original three of Mackenzie, Walker, and Moore to up to 11 members, however, the lineup eventually became Mackenzie, Walker, Moore, Kenny-Smith, Cavanagh, Craig, and Harwood. Kenny-Smith was the last to enter the band in 2011.{{cite web |last1=DeVille |first1=Chris |title=The Wild, Wonderful World Of King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2202315/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-stu-mackenzie/interviews/cover-story/ |website=Stereogum |access-date=11 October 2022 |language=en |date=11 October 2022}} Mackenzie stated in a 2017 interview that the band's name is purposefully nonsense as while the band and its lineup was still fluid in its early years most members considered the band "not an important group" and as the "band we started to not really mean anything" and regularly experimented with "weird names" with King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard being "the one that was the most absurd, and I guess for that reason it was just the one that stuck."{{cite web |last1=Bienstock |first1=Hal |title=King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard's Stu Mackenzie talks band's name, upcoming albums |url=https://www.amny.com/entertainment/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-s-stu-mackenzie-talks-band-s-name-upcoming-albums-1-13334562/ |website=amNewYork Metro |date=29 March 2017 |access-date=28 January 2025}} Melbourne artist Jason Galea has created all of the band's album art and the majority of their music videos.{{cite magazine |last1=Paumgarten |first1=Nick |title=Into the Gizzverse with Shrimp and Juicy |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/11/07/into-the-gizzverse-with-shrimp-and-juicy |access-date=20 November 2023 |magazine=The New Yorker |date=31 October 2022}}

The band's first releases were two singles in 2010, both self-released: "Sleep / Summer!" and "Hey There / Ants & Bats". The band's next release, 2011's Anglesea (named after Anglesea, Victoria, Mackenzie's home town), was released as a four-track EP on CD. These releases did not become available digitally until the Teenage Gizzard compilation in 2020.{{Cite web |title=King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard libera 'Teenage Gizzard'

|date=4 January 2021 |url=https://www.indierocks.mx/musica/noticias/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-libera-teenage-gizzard/ |access-date=2023-01-29}}

Willoughby's Beach was released by Shock Records on 21 October.{{cite web|url=https://kinggizzard.bandcamp.com/album/willoughbys-beach-ep|title=Willoughby's Beach EP, by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard|website=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard|access-date=8 February 2017}} Beat Magazine described the nine-track garage rock EP as "filled to the teeth with consistently killer hooks".{{cite web|url=http://www.beat.com.au/music/king-gizzard-lizard-wizard-willoughby-s-beach|title=King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard: Willoughby's Beach {{!}} Beat Magazine|website=Beat.com.au|access-date=8 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052040/http://www.beat.com.au/music/king-gizzard-lizard-wizard-willoughby-s-beach|archive-date=22 December 2017|url-status=dead}}

The band's first full-length album, 12 Bar Bruise, was released on 7 September 2012.{{cite web|url=https://kinggizzard.bandcamp.com/album/12-bar-bruise|title=12 Bar Bruise, by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard|website=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard|access-date=8 February 2017}} The 12-track garage rock album was self-recorded, and several tracks used unconventional recording methods; for example, the vocals for the album's title track were recorded through four iPhones placed around a room while Mackenzie sang into one of them.{{cite news|url=http://www.purplesneakers.com.au/2012/08/album-review-king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-12-bar-bruise/|title=Album Review: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard 12 Bar Bruise {{!}} Purple Sneakers|date=17 August 2012|newspaper=Purple Sneakers|access-date=8 February 2017|language=en-US}} 12 Bar Bruise would win Best Independent Hard Rock, Heavy or Punk Album at the AIR Awards with the band receiving a $50,000 grant which allowed them to continue making more albums.{{cite web |last1=Bella |first1=Sarah |title=Flume & King Gizzard Win Big At Independent Music Awards |url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/flume-king-gizzard-win-big-at-independent-music-awards/ |website=Music Feeds |date=9 October 2013 |access-date=23 February 2025}}

The band's second full-length album, Eyes Like the Sky, was released on 22 February 2013.{{cite web|url=https://kinggizzard.bandcamp.com/album/eyes-like-the-sky|title=Eyes Like the Sky, by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard|website=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard|access-date=8 February 2017}} Described as a "cult western audio book", the album is narrated by Broderick Smith, Kenny-Smith's father, and tells the story of outlaws, Native Americans, and other figures of the American frontier. It was written collaboratively by Smith and Stu Mackenzie. Mackenzie said the album was inspired by Western films and Red Dead Redemption, among other things,{{cite news|url=http://www.purplesneakers.com.au/2013/02/album-review-king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-eyes-like-the-sky/|title=ALBUM REVIEW: King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard Eyes Like the Sky {{!}} Purple Sneakers|date=20 February 2013|newspaper=Purple Sneakers|access-date=8 February 2017|language=en-US}} and was written as a response to being typecast in their previous releases.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}

The band's third full-length album, Float Along – Fill Your Lungs, was released on 27 September.{{cite web|url=https://kinggizzard.bandcamp.com/album/float-along-fill-your-lungs|title=Float Along – Fill Your Lungs, by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard|website=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard|access-date=8 February 2017}} King Gizzard shifted from garage rock to a more mellow folk and psychedelic sound on the eight-track album.{{cite web|url=http://www.beat.com.au/music/king-gizzard-lizard-wizard-float-along-fill-your-lungs|title=King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard : Float Along – Fill Your Lungs {{!}} Beat Magazine|website=Beat.com.au|access-date=8 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211075503/http://www.beat.com.au/music/king-gizzard-lizard-wizard-float-along-fill-your-lungs|archive-date=11 February 2017|url-status=dead}} It also saw Eric Moore start playing drums after previously playing theremin and keyboards.{{cite web|title=Float Along – Fill Your Lungs – King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard|url=https://kinggizzardandthelizardwizard.com/release/float-along-fill-your-lungs|access-date=10 March 2021|website=kinggizzardandthelizardwizard.com}} Float Along – Fill Your Lungs was largely made possible due to the $50,000 grant the band had earned from 12 Bar Bruise which was largely spent on professional studio time.{{cite web |last1=Emery |first1=Patrick |title=King Gizzard splash out |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/king-gizzard-splash-out-20131017-2vp3g.html |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=17 October 2013 |access-date=23 February 2025}} According to the liner notes from the album, this album is the first time they started to experiment with odd time signatures,{{Cite web |title=Float Along — Fill Your Lungs, by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard / Releases / KGLW.net |url=https://kglw.net/discography/float-along-fill-your-lungs |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=kglw.net}} which they would use on many songs going forward.

Oddments released on 7 March 2014.{{cite web|url=https://kinggizzard.bandcamp.com/album/oddments|title=Oddments, by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard|website=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard|access-date=8 February 2017}} On this album, the band is more melodic, with the vocals being more prominent.{{cite news|url=http://fasterlouder.junkee.com/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-oddments/836367|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004015426/http://fasterlouder.junkee.com/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-oddments/836367|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 October 2015|title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Oddments|date=5 March 2014|newspaper=FasterLouder|access-date=8 February 2017|language=en-US}} The album's mixing style led to it being described as "recorded through a woollen sock in an adjacent room".{{cite web|url=http://www.theaureview.com/albums/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-oddments-2014-lp|title=Album Review: King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard – Oddments (2014 LP) {{!}} the AU review|website=the AU review|language=en|access-date=8 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211080430/http://www.theaureview.com/albums/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-oddments-2014-lp|archive-date=11 February 2017|url-status=dead}}

The band's fifth full-length album, I'm in Your Mind Fuzz, was released on 31 October.{{cite web|url=https://kinggizzard.bandcamp.com/album/im-in-your-mind-fuzz|title=I'm in Your Mind Fuzz, by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard|website=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard|access-date=8 February 2017}} The album touches on elements of fantasy,{{Citation|last=Canal Cascais|title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard {{!}} Vodafone Mexefest 2014, Portugal|date=19 January 2015|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8604AT8aAhk&t=5m47s|access-date=8 February 2017}} and lyrically delves into the concept of mind control. This was the first time the band took a "traditional" approach to writing and recording an album: the songs were written, the band rehearsed together, and they recorded the songs "as a band" in the studio.{{cite news|last=Sirisuk|first=J.L.|date=12 November 2014|title=King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Enter Your Mind Fuzz|newspaper=Interview|url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-enter-your-mind-fuzz|access-date=8 February 2017}} Pitchfork described the album as "open[ing] with a sprint" and ending "with some of their best slow jams".{{cite web|last=Minsker|first=Evan|date=5 December 2014|title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: I'm in Your Mind Fuzz Album Review|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20019-king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-im-in-your-mind-fuzz/|access-date=8 February 2017|website=Pitchfork}} In 2019, the album came at #6 on Happy Mag{{'s}} list of "the 25 best psychedelic rock albums of the 2010s".{{cite web|last=Saunders|first=Luke|date=8 September 2021|title=The 25 best psychedelic rock albums of the 2010s|url=https://happymag.tv/the-25-best-psychedelic-rock-albums-of-the-2010s/|access-date=17 October 2019|website=Happy Mag}}

File:Stu Mackenzie.jpg2015 saw the band launch Gizzfest in Melbourne, a two-day music festival that was held annually and toured Australia, featuring both local and international acts.Williams, Tom (26 September 2018). [https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/king-gizzard-lizard-wizard-announce-gizzfest-2018-lineup/ "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Announce Gizzfest 2018 Lineup"], Music Feeds. Retrieved 27 May 2020.

Quarters!, King Gizzard's sixth full-length album, was released on 1 May 2015.{{cite web|url=https://kinggizzard.bandcamp.com/album/quarters|title=Quarters!, by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard|website=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard|access-date=8 February 2017}} The album features four songs, each running for 10 minutes and 10 seconds,{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/King-Gizzard-The-Lizard-Wizard-Quarters/master/830555|title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard* – Quarters! |website=Discogs |access-date=8 February 2017}} making each song a quarter of the album. Drawing upon jazz fusion and acid rock, the album's more laid-back sound was described as "unlike anything they've released before" by Tonedeaf magazine.{{cite web|url=http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/445877/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizards-quarters-reviewed-in-quarters.htm|title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard's Quarters! Reviewed In Quarters|website=Tonedeaf.com.au|date=30 April 2015|language=en-US|access-date=8 February 2017}}

On 17 August, King Gizzard released the title track "Paper Mâché Dream Balloon" as the lead single for the album with the same name.{{Citation |title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Paper Mâché Dream Balloon | date=17 August 2015 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lci8-n8K394 |language=en |access-date=2022-09-11}} The second single, "Trapdoor", had a music video released on 10 November.{{Citation |last=Flightless |title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Trapdoor |date=10 November 2015 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQvIvKG_ktY |access-date=21 July 2017}} On 13 November, the band released its seventh full-length album, Paper Mâché Dream Balloon.{{Citation |title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Trapdoor (Official Audio) | date=22 September 2015 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLk90Esb6Os |language=en |access-date=2022-09-11}}{{Cite web|url=https://kinggizzard.bandcamp.com/album/paper-m-ch-dream-balloon|title=Paper Mâché Dream Balloon, by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard|website=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard|access-date=8 February 2017}} It features only acoustic instruments and was recorded on Mackenzie's parents' farm in rural Victoria, and features "a collection of short, unrelated songs" described as "mellow, defuzzed psychedelia".{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/nov/19/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-paper-mache-dream-balloon-review-mellow-defuzzed-psychedelia|title=King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard: Paper Mâché Dream Balloon review – mellow, defuzzed psychedelia|last=Hann|first=Michael|date=19 November 2015|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=8 February 2017|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}} It was the band's first album to be released in the United States via ATO Records.{{cite web|url=http://atorecords.com/news/ato-welcomes-king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard/|title=ATO Welcomes King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard! – ATO RECORDS|website=atorecords.com|date=7 July 2015|language=en-US|access-date=21 July 2017}}

The band's eighth full-length album, Nonagon Infinity, was released worldwide on 29 April 2016.{{cite web|last=Tim Sendra |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/nonagon-infinity-mw0002922425 |title=Nonagon Infinity – King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=29 April 2016}} Described by Mackenzie as a "never-ending album", it features nine songs connected by musical motifs that flow "seamlessly" into each other, with the last track "linking straight back into the top of the opener".{{cite web|url=http://atorecords.com/featured/pre-order-new-king-gizzard-album-nonagon-infinity-listen-to-gamma-knife-on-beats1/|title=Pre-Order New King Gizzard Album Nonagon Infinity, Watch "Gamma Knife" Music Video – ATO RECORDS|website=atorecords.com|date=8 March 2016|access-date=11 April 2016}} On 8 March, the band released a video for the first single, "Gamma Knife".{{cite web|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1864219/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-gamma-knife-video-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/|title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – "Gamma Knife" Video (Stereogum Premiere)|website=Stereogum|date=8 March 2016|access-date=11 April 2016}} The song "People Vultures" was released on 4 April,{{cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2016/04/04/king-gizzard-alejandro-jodorowsky-people-vultures|title=King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard Premiere "People-Vultures"|website=The FADER|access-date=11 April 2016}} and its music video on 6 May.{{Citation|last=Flightless|title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – People-Vultures (Official Video)|date=6 May 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f78_Tf4Tdk|access-date=21 July 2017}} The album received high praise from critics, with Pitchfork's Stuart Berman writing that it "yields some of the most outrageous, exhilarating rock 'n' roll in recent memory".{{cite web|url= http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21853-nonagon-infinity/|title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: Nonagon Infinity Album Review {{!}} Pitchfork|first=Stuart|last=Berman|website=pitchfork.com|access-date=3 August 2017}} Happy Mag{{'s}} Maddy Brown described it as "an intensely striking, ferocious sound that gets the blood flowing and heart racing".{{Cite web|url=https://happymag.tv/no-need-to-go-to-war-head-into-the-fire-that-is-king-gizzard-and-lizard-wizards-new-album/|title=King Gizzard weird it up again with Nonagon Infinity|date=6 May 2016|language=en-US|access-date=9 October 2019}} The band earned its first ARIA Award when Nonagon Infinity won the 2016 ARIA Award for Best Hard Rock or Heavy Metal Album.

{{quote box||align=|width=25em|bgcolor = MistyRose|quote=We had this random batch of songs. It was not a cohesive record at all. So we thought we'd split it up and split again until it became five. We worked on Nonagon Infinity pretty intensely in 2015 and 2016. We came close to burning ourselves out, or at least wringing each other's necks. We took a break, and then all these random, disparate song ideas came out of that void of not recording for a little while. Then we worked on everything, one album at a time.|source=Stu Mackenzie, November 2017Milton, Jamie (16 November 2017). [http://www.nme.com/features/king-gizzard-lizard-wizard-polygondwanaland-album-interview-2159670 "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard on making the world's first release-your-own album"], NME. Retrieved 31 December 2017.}}

The band's ninth full-length album, Flying Microtonal Banana, was recorded in the band's own studio{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/kinggizzardandthelizardwizard/photos/a.173717175974527.43633.168329496513295/1353709064641993/|title=Making our 10th album in the studio we built|website=Facebook|access-date=1 November 2016}} and released on 24 February 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.shugarecords.com/products/kinggizzardthelizardwizard-flyingmicrotonalbanana-newvinyl2016atorecordshighlighteryellowpressingsupergnarnewkinggizfeaturingmicrotonalinstruments-psychkrautgaragerock|title=Shuga Records – King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Flying Microtonal Banana|publisher=Shuga Records|access-date=5 January 2017}} The album was recorded using custom instruments adhering to 24 TET based on the Bağlama.{{Cite web |title=Flying Microtonal Banana, by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard / Releases / KGLW.net |url=https://kglw.net/discography/flying-microtonal-banana |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=kglw.net}} It was described as "a soaring take on microtonal music" by Guitar World.{{Cite web |author1=Mike Huguenor |date=2017-08-21 |title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Talk New Album, 'Flying Microtonal Banana' |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/king-gizzard-lizard-wizard-talk-new-album-flying-microtonal-banana |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=guitarworld |language=en}} Three tracks were issued in advance: "Rattlesnake" (the opening track) in October 2016, "Nuclear Fusion" in December, and "Sleep Drifter" in January 2017.{{Citation|last=Flightless|title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Rattlesnake (Official Video)|date=10 November 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-i1XZc8ZwA|access-date=18 January 2017}}{{Citation|last=Flightless|title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Nuclear Fusion (Official Audio)|date=21 December 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MFVhqcRpN4|access-date=18 January 2017}}{{Citation|last=Flightless|title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Sleep Drifter (Official Audio)|date=17 January 2017|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XW8yofuGao|access-date=18 January 2017}} The music video for "Rattlesnake", directed by Jason Galea,{{Citation|last=Flightless|title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Rattlesnake (Official Video)|date=10 November 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-i1XZc8ZwA|access-date=21 July 2017}} was described by Happy Mag{{'}}s Luke Saunders as "a masterclass in hypnotism"{{Cite web|url=https://happymag.tv/most-psychedelic-sensory-overload-music-videos-on-youtube/|title=Most psychedelic sensory overload music videos on Youtube|date=5 October 2019|language=en-US|access-date=9 October 2019}} and features a scrolling 3D-animated desert background with the band playing in front of it.

Another full-length album, Murder of the Universe, was released on 23 June.{{cite web|url=http://kinggizzardandthelizardwizard.com/home.html|title=MURDER OF THE UNIVERSE • New Album 23 June|website=kinggizzardandthelizardwizard.com|access-date=23 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815204401/http://kinggizzardandthelizardwizard.com/home.html|archive-date=15 August 2017|url-status=dead}} It is a concept album divided into three chapters: The Tale of the Altered Beast and The Lord of Lightning vs. Balrog (released on 30 May), and Han-Tyumi and the Murder of the Universe (11 April). Spill Magazine explained that the album "describes the impeding doom of the world in a dark fantasy genre kind of way".{{cite web|url=https://flightlessrecords.com/products/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-murder-of-the-universe-altered-beast-edition-pre-order?variant=32812391745|title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Murder of the Universe (Altered Beast Edition) PRE-ORDER|website=Flightless Records|access-date=23 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818132016/https://flightlessrecords.com/products/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-murder-of-the-universe-altered-beast-edition-pre-order?variant=32812391745|archive-date=18 August 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://atorecords.com/featured/king-gizzard-announces-murder-of-the-universe-out-june-23rd/|title=King Gizzard Announces New Album Murder of the Universe out 23 June. Watch 360 Degree Live Performance – ATO RECORDS|website=atorecords.com|date=11 April 2017|language=en-US|access-date=23 June 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://spillmagazine.com/spill-album-review-king-gizzard-lizard-wizard-murder-universe/|title=SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD – MURDER OF THE UNIVERSE|date=23 June 2017|website=The Spill Magazine|access-date=9 October 2019}} It is narrated by Leah Senior{{cite news|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-murder-of-the-universe|title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Murder of the Universe|work=Clash Magazine|access-date=23 June 2017}} for the first two chapters, and a text-to-speech program providing the voice of Han-Tyumi for the final chapter. The band made their international television debut on 17 April, performing "The Lord of Lightning" on Conan on TBS in the United States.{{cite web|url=http://teamcoco.com/video/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-04-17-17|title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard "The Lord Of Lightning" 04/17/17|website=TeamCoco|language=en|access-date=21 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829123514/http://teamcoco.com/video/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-04-17-17|archive-date=29 August 2018|url-status=dead}}

The album Sketches of Brunswick East was released on 18 August. It is a collaboration with Alex Brettin's psychedelic jazz project, Mild High Club.{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-surprise-release-new-album-listen/|title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Surprise Release New Album: Listen|website=Pitchfork|date=17 August 2017|language=en|access-date=18 August 2017}} Taking inspiration from Miles Davis' 1960 album Sketches of Spain, as well as the band's base recording location of Brunswick East in Melbourne, it is an improvisational album. Mackenzie described the record as relating to the constant changes in their neighborhood, and trying to finding beauty in the location.

File:Polygondwanaland.jpg, the fourth of the band's five 2017 albums, was released into the public domain, inspiring many independent labels throughout the world to issue unique versions of it.]]

The album Polygondwanaland was released as a free download on 17 November. The band encouraged fans and independent record labels to create their own pressings of the album, stating that it was "free to download and if you wish, free to make copies".{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/kinggizzardandthelizardwizard/posts/1778783645467864|title=POLYGONDWANALAND|website=Facebook|date=14 November 2017|access-date=12 December 2017}} The first track "Crumbling Castle", was released on 18 October. A music video created by Jason Galea accompanied its release on YouTube.{{Citation|last=Flightless|title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Crumbling Castle|date=18 October 2017|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLP8rFrL1W0|access-date=12 December 2017}} As of August 2023, 363 different versions of the album have been recorded on the physical music database Discogs,{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/King-Gizzard-And-The-Lizard-Wizard-Polygondwanaland/master/1268453|title=Polygondwanaland – Discogs|website=Discogs.com|access-date=10 March 2022}} and it has been called "the ultimate vinyl release" by Louder than Sound.Lewry, Fraser (11 April 2018). [https://www.loudersound.com/features/how-king-gizzard-and-the-wizard-lizards-polygondwanaland-become-the-ultimate-vinyl-release "How King Gizzard & the Wizard Lizard's Polygondwanaland became the ultimate vinyl release"], Louder than Sound. Retrieved 29 May 2020.

Gumboot Soup, the fifth and final album of 2017, was released on 31 December. Mackenzie explained in an interview that the album consisted of songs that didn't work in, or came after, the other 2017 records, but that they were not b-sides.Gwee, Karen (6 December 2017). [https://consequenceofsound.net/2017/12/band-of-the-year-king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-cant-stop-wont-stop-and-dont-need-to-stop/ "Band of the Year King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Can't Stop, Won't Stop, and Don't Need to Stop"], Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 31 December 2017. They had intended to release Changes, but it wasn't finished yet.{{cite web |last1=Arcand |first1=Rob |title=King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Announce Three New Albums, Share Video |website=Pitchfork |date=7 September 2022 |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-announce-three-new-albums-share-video-for-new-song-ice-v-watch/ |access-date=2022-09-10 |archive-date=2022-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220907184033/https://pitchfork.com/news/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-announce-three-new-albums-share-video-for-new-song-ice-v-watch/ |url-status=live }}

In December, Consequence of Sound named King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Band of the Year, praising both the quantity and quality of their releases that year.

Throughout 2018, King Gizzard continued to perform live shows, but did not release any new material. Instead, they re-released five older records—Willoughby's Beach, 12 Bar Bruise, Eyes Like the Sky, Float Along – Fill Your Lungs, and Oddments—on CD and vinyl.{{cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/09/king-gizzard-lizard-wizard-reissue-albums/|title=King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard to Reissue Five Earliest Projects|website=Consequence of Sound|date=5 September 2018|access-date=3 April 2019}} They also released an official pressing of Polygondwanaland.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BqNwu4lBl33/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BqNwu4lBl33 |archive-date=26 December 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Flightless records on instagram: Polygondwanaland was released for free on 17 November 2017...|website=instagram|date=16 November 2018|access-date=10 April 2019}}{{cbignore}} The 2019 Gizzfest did not take place. After the Gizzfest event in 2018, the band announced the cancellation of the festival on their official Instagram page. Some fans believe this was due to their extensive touring schedule.{{Cite web |date=19 November 2019 |title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Announce Cancellation Of Gizzfest |url=https://cosmicmagazine.com.au/news/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-announce-permanent-cancellation-of-gizzfest/ |access-date=2022-04-26 |website=Cosmic |language=en-US}}

In January 2019, the band announced that new music was in the works.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs2XIYNFPbH/|title=@kinggizzard on Instagram: 'NeW. MuSiC. CoMiNg. SoOn. ..'|website=Instagram|access-date=23 January 2019}} On 1 February, they released a new single, "Cyboogie", as a 7-inch single backed with "Acarine".{{Discogs release|13145574|Cyboogie / Acarine|type=single}} A week later they announced another North American tour,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-plot-north-american-summer-tour-791046/|title=King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Plot North American Summer Tour|last=Kahn|first=Brandon|date=6 February 2019|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=15 February 2019}} as well as a show at Alexandra Palace in London, which they stated would be their "biggest show ever".{{Cite web |title=KGATLW official Twitter/X |work=X (formerly Twitter) |url=https://x.com/kinggizzard/status/1093087649726787584}}

In March, the band announced the album Fishing for Fishies, with a release date of 26 April.{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2035168/webstore-shares-previews-of-every-track-on-unannounced-king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-album-fishing-for-fishies/news/|title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Announce New Album Fishing for Fishies|date=9 March 2019|website=Stereogum|access-date=11 March 2019}} A day later, the band officially released a music video for the title track on YouTube.{{Citation|last=Flightless Records|title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Fishing for Fishies (Official Video)|date=11 March 2019|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beIDKFwXam0|access-date=11 March 2019}} Later that month, the band released another single from the album, "Boogieman Sam",{{Citation|last=Flightless Records|title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Boogieman Sam (Official Audio)|date=28 March 2019|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kE1S9olY6A|access-date=8 April 2019}} and on 24 April, the band dropped a final single, "The Bird Song". Two days later, the album was released.{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2019/03/king-gizzard-and-the-wizard-lizard-new-album-fishi.html|title=King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard Announce New Album Fishing for Fishies, Plus Summer Tour Dates|website=Paste|last=Martin|first=Clare|date=11 March 2019|access-date=30 April 2019}}

On 9 April, before the release of Fishing for Fishies, the band released a music video for their new song, "Planet B".{{Citation |last=Flightless Records |title=KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD – PLANET B |date=8 April 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtTi_uyYynA |access-date=8 April 2019}} On the 30th, Mackenzie confirmed that the band's next album (featuring "Planet B") was in the works, and had no release date yet. The album was later revealed to be titled Infest the Rats' Nest. Mackenzie also announced that Gizzfest would be held outside of Australia for the first time that year.{{cite news |last=Parker |first=Jack |date=30 April 2019 |title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard's Reddit AMA: What We Learned |url=https://www.allthingsloud.com/king-gizzard-lizard-wizards-reddit-ama-learnt/ |access-date=9 May 2019 |website=All Things Loud |language=en-US}} Infest the Rats' Nest, which was released on 16 August, featured an entirely different style – thrash metal.{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/melbourne-s-prolific-king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-show-their-metal-20190619-p51z5r.html|title=Melbourne's Prolific King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Show Their Metal|last=Mathieson|first=Craig|date=20 June 2019|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=20 June 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allthingsloud.com/king-gizzard-lizard-wizard-release-thrash-metal-album/|title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard to Release Thrash Metal Album|last=Parker|first=Jack|date=20 June 2019|website=All Things Loud|access-date=20 June 2019}} At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, it was nominated for the Best Hard Rock or Heavy Metal Album.{{cite web | url = https://ariaawards.com.au/news/2019/2019-aria-awards-nominated-artists-revealed | title = ARIA Awards: 2019 ARIA Awards Nominated Artists Revealed | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | date = 10 October 2019 | access-date = 10 October 2019 }}

In January 2020, the band released three live albums as downloads on Bandcamp, pledging to donate {{percentage|100}} of the proceeds to charities helping wildlife affected by the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the band postponed their Greek Theatre and Red Rocks three-hour marathon shows for later in the year. The band had also produced a film to be released, titled Chunky Shrapnel; however, also due to the outbreak, the initial viewing was postponed for a later date, and then cancelled. It was directed by John Angus Stewart, and recorded during the band's 2019 tour in Europe.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-announce-chunky-shrapnel-screening-in-melbourne-2917137|title=King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard announce 'Chunky Shrapnel' screening in Melbourne|website=Nme.com|date=9 April 2021|access-date=13 June 2021}} A live album of the same name was released on 24 April, featuring recordings from numerous shows on the tour along with three ambient studio tracks. The opening track "Evil Star" also features on the live albums released earlier in January.{{Cite web |title=Chunky Shrapnel, by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard / Releases / KGLW.net |url=https://kglw.net/discography/chunky-shrapnel |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=kglw.net}}

In April, the band stated that during the COVID-19 lockdown, they had worked on new material for upcoming albums. Mackenzie reported that one will be "chill", another "kind of jazzy", and some of it microtonal. The band was also experimenting with electronic music and polymetres.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-working-on-a-few-projects-in-isolation-2649201|title=King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard working on a "few" projects in isolation|website=Nme.com|date=18 April 2020|access-date=21 November 2020}} When asked about more live recordings, Mackenzie said that the band had recorded almost every show they played in 2019, and may release them in a similar fashion to Pearl Jam's official live bootlegs. June saw the release of RATTY, a short documentary about the making of Infest the Rat's Nest.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-release-new-documentary-for-charity/|title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Release New Documentary for Charity|first=Sam|last=Sodomsky|website=Pitchfork|date=22 June 2020|access-date=21 November 2020}} It was made available to rent online with all proceeds going to charities benefiting Aboriginal Australians. After $20,000 had been raised, it was then made free to watch on YouTube. Later that month, in celebration of Love Record Store Day, the band released a limited print of eco-friendly versions of 10 previous releases.{{cite magazine|url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-eco-friendly-reissues-12515/|title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Announce Eco-Friendly Vinyl Reissues|date=11 June 2020|access-date=25 October 2022|last=Jenke|first=Tyler|magazine=Rolling Stone}}File:King Gizzard & The LIzard Wizard (45669988235).jpg record label.]]

Again due to the pandemic, the band postponed the marathon shows and North American tour for a second time, with the new dates being for October 2021. However, they confirmed new tour dates, and that they band would release some new albums before said tour.{{cite web|date=21 July 2020|title=King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Postpones 2020 Tour Dates for a Second Time & Announces Fall 2021 Tour Dates Including Three Hour Marathon Shows -|url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2020/07/21/news/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-postpones-2020-tour-dates-for-a-second-time-announces-fall-2021-tour-dates-including-three-hour-marathon-shows/|access-date=10 March 2021|website=mxdwn Music}} On 25 August, Eric Moore announced his departure from the band (as both an active member and the band's manager) without citing any direct reason,{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-drummer-eric-moore-leaves-the-band-2736813|title=King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard drummer Eric Moore leaves the band|website=NME|date=25 August 2020|access-date=21 November 2020}} though the band explained that he was stepping away from the band "to focus solely on Flightless Records".{{cite Instagram |user=kinggizzard |postid=CEToBQYFu7Z |date=25 August 2020 |title=It is with a heavy heart that we announce Eric's departure as a member of King Gizz to focus solely on Flightless Records. Over the last decade as both member and manager, from airport to soundcheck and from tourbus to stage he was there each step of the way. Eric made an immeasurable contribution to the band and we're sad to see him go!

We gotta thank him for his devotion, fervour and good times. We're so grateful to have had the privilege of travelling the world with one of our best buddies. Wishing you all the best in your future endeavours and we'll miss ya on the road mate!

xox

Stu, Cookie, Lukey, Cavs, Joey, Amby|access-date=17 January 2021}}

20 November, the band released their 16th studio album, K.G. (Explorations into Microtonal Tuning, Volume 2), alongside the album's fourth single, "Automation". The band also included the files for the separate stems within the song for free on their website.{{cite web|last=DeVille|first=Chris|date=21 October 2020|title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – "Automation"|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2103026/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-automation/music/|access-date=26 October 2020|website=Stereogum}} They also released the video files for its music video, and asked fans to create their own video with them.{{cite web|title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard|url=https://kinggizzardandthelizardwizard.com/|access-date=26 October 2020|website=kinggizzardandthelizardwizard.com}} All of these files require a torrent client to be installed on the user's device.{{cite web|title=r/KGATLW – AUTOMATION EDIT TRACKER – All 66 Known Video Edits and/or Remixes!|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/KGATLW/comments/ji6gg5/automation_edit_tracker_all_66_known_video_edits/|access-date=26 October 2020|website=reddit|date=26 October 2020 }}{{Cite web |date=2021-03-24 |title=King of the Bald Primate: The Effects of Algorithms on Music |url=https://www.cplstext.nl/l/a23-king-of-the-bald-primate-the-effect-of-algorithms-on-music/ |access-date=2022-08-24 |website=Cplstext.nl |language=en}}

On 24 December, the band released their seventh live album, Live in London '19, on Bandcamp.{{Cite web |title=Live In London '19, by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard |url=https://kinggizzard.bandcamp.com/album/live-in-london-19 |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard |language=en}} Performed at the 10,000 capacity Alexandra Palace on 5 October 2019, it was the group's largest show until their June 21, 2023 show at the Hollywood Bowl that had a capacity of 17,500.{{Cite web |title=Live In London '19, by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard / Releases / KGLW.net |url=https://kglw.net/discography/live-in-london-19 |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=kglw.net}}{{cite web |last1=Herwitt |first1=Josh |title=King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard close out their U.S. residency tour with an epic, three-hour marathon at LA's iconic Hollywood Bowl |url=https://showbams.com/2023/06/26/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-close-out-their-u-s-residency-tour-with-an-epic-three-hour-marathon-at-los-angeles-iconic-hollywood-bowl/ |website=showbams |access-date=11 June 2025}}

In an interview with NME, Joey Walker said that 2021 would be a big year of output with some of their most divisive music yet, claiming: "Part of me thinks this is the best we've ever done. And part of me thinks it's the worst." He also talked about making a sequel to Chunky Shrapnel.{{cite web|last=Martin|first=Josh|date=18 February 2021|title=King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard share 'Pleura' with music video filmed and uploaded in one day|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-share-pleura-with-music-video-filmed-and-uploaded-in-one-day-2883872|access-date=10 March 2021|website=NME}} In 2020, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard were listed at No. 47 in Rolling Stone Australia{{'}}s list of the "50 Greatest Australian Artists of All Time".{{cite web|last=Healey|first=Josh|date=2 February 2021|title=50 Greatest Australian Artists of All Time – #47: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard|url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/50-greatest-australian-artists-of-all-time-king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-22575/|access-date=2 February 2021|website=Rolling Stone Australia}}

The album L.W. (Explorations into Microtonal Tuning, Volume 3), was released on 26 February, as "both a standalone work and a companion piece to" K.G.{{cite news |last=Richards, Will |date=17 January 2021 |title=King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard look set to release new album L.W. next month |work=NME |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-look-set-to-release-new-album-l-w-next-month-2858205 |access-date=17 January 2021}}

The album Butterfly 3000, was announced on 11 May, saying it would release on 11 June without promotion by singles.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/COtcRHpFarf/?igshid=t50nnvkym8v2 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/COtcRHpFarf |archive-date=26 December 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Butterfly 3000|access-date=11 May 2021}}{{cbignore}} They announced five concerts at Sydney's Carriageworks, which would have different, pre-planned setlists themed around a different style of music.{{cite web|title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard|url=https://carriageworks.com.au/events/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard/|access-date=20 June 2021|website=Carriageworks|archive-date=25 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525021207/https://carriageworks.com.au/events/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard/|url-status=dead}} Butterfly 3000 received generally positive reviews;{{cite web|title=Butterfly 3000 by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/butterfly-3000/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=20 June 2021}} reviewers commending the album on its "sonic adventurism"{{cite web|last=Sendra|first=Tim|title=Butterfly 3000 – King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/butterfly-3000-mw0003524334|access-date=20 June 2021|publisher=AllMusic}} and "pop-oriented additions [that] are a perfect pairing to their existing sound",[http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-butterfly-3000 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Butterfly 3000] Clashmusic. while another said its "formulaic approach lacks surprise". The album had 10 tracks, and was built around modular synthesizer loops. The album art by Jason Galea featured a "cross-eyed" autostereogram.{{cite web |last=Ruiz |first=Matthew Ismael |date=11 May 2021 |title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Announce New Album |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-announce-new-album/ |access-date=20 June 2021 |website=Pitchfork}} The remix album Butterfly 3001 was released on 21 January, featuring 21 remixes of Butterfly 3000's songs; a music video starring Australian media personality John Safran was released for DJ Shadow's remix of "Black Hot Soup".{{cite web|title=Butterfly 3001|url=https://twitter.com/kinggizzard/status/1467931848558981125|access-date=21 December 2021|website=Twitter}}{{Citation |title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Black Hot Soup (DJ Shadow "My Own Reality" Re-Write) | date=7 January 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJkbQLVeFPs |language=en |access-date=2022-09-02}} In February, the band announced a three-hour marathon set in Melbourne on 5 March, named Return of the Curse of Timeland.{{Cite web|title=King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard will perform a three-hour marathon set in Melbourne next month|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-will-perform-a-three-hour-marathon-set-in-melbourne-next-month-3163314|access-date=2022-03-05|website=NME|date=17 February 2022|language=en}} It coincided with the release of the album Made in Timeland.{{Cite web|url=https://gizzverse.com/products/made-in-timeland|title=Made In Timeland|website=King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard Official Shop}}

On 8 March, they released the 18-minute track "The Dripping Tap" as a single from the album Omnium Gatherum, released on 22 April.{{Cite web |title=Omnium Gatherum, by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard |url=https://kinggizzard.bandcamp.com/album/omnium-gatherum |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=8 March 2022 |title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Announce New Album Omnium Gatherum, Share 18-Minute Song |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-announce-new-album-omnium-gatherum-share-18-minute-song-listen/ |website=Pitchfork}} On 15 March, they released a joint EP alongside Tropical Fuck Storm titled Satanic Slumber Party. The EP originated during the recording sessions for Fishing for Fishies, during which the two groups collaborated on a jam section titled "Hat Jam". Sections of both "The Dripping Tap" and "Satanic Slumber Party" were adapted from these sessions, and a special limited-edition 12" vinyl, Hat Jam, contained both releases.{{cite web|title=Tropical Fu*k Storm & King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Release Joint EP 'Satanic Slumber Party'|url=https://amnplify.com.au/tropical-fuk-storm-king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-release-joint-ep-satanic-slumber-party/|access-date=14 March 2022|website=Amnplify|date=14 March 2022 }}

In June, the band won the inaugural Environmental Music Prize with their 2020 single "If Not Now, Then When?" They were awarded $20,000 in prize money, the entirety of which was donated to The Wilderness Society.{{cite web |last1=Robinson |first1=Ellie |title=King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard win inaugural Environmental Music Prize |website=NME |date=15 June 2022 |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-win-inaugural-environmental-music-prize-3248524}} Later that summer, the band stated their next two albums were "built from hours-long jams and then pieced together after the fact".{{cite web |last1=Cohen |first1=Jonathan |title=King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard Invites Fans To Bootleg New Demos |url=https://www.spin.com/2022/07/king-gizzard-invites-fans-bootleg-demos/ |website=Spin|date=15 July 2022 }} In August, they cancelled the remaining 13 dates of their summer European tour so Stu Mackenzie could return to Australia for treatment in his battle with Crohn's disease.{{cite web |last1=Cohen |first1=Jonathan |date=6 August 2022 |title=King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard Cancel European Tour As Frontman Battles Crohn's |url=https://www.spin.com/2022/08/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-cancel-euro-tour-frontman-crohns/ |website=Spin}}

On 1 September, the band announced that they planned to release three studio albums in October 2022.{{Cite web |last=Young |first=David James |date=2022-09-01 |title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard will release three new albums next month |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-will-release-three-new-albums-next-month-3301957 |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=NME |language=en-GB}} A music video for one of their new songs, "Ice V", premiered on the 7th, alongside the reveal of the titles, cover artwork, and release dates for the albums. They all released in October: Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava on the 7th, Laminated Denim on the 12th, and Changes on the 28th.{{cite web |last1=Arcand |first1=Rob |title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Announce Three New Albums, Share Video|website=Pitchfork |date=7 September 2022 |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-announce-three-new-albums-share-video-for-new-song-ice-v-watch/}} Fans nicknamed the month "Gizztober".{{Cite web |last=noshirtdude |date=2022-11-06 |title=Gizztober was truly a magical time to be a Gizz fan. So much great new music, and met a bunch of great people along the way. Also got to update my poster wall with new designs 😈. Till next time, Gizzheads |url=http://www.reddit.com/r/KGATLW/comments/ynopoa/gizztober_was_truly_a_magical_time_to_be_a_gizz/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=r/KGATLW}}Fantano, Anthony (16 November 2022). {{Citation |title=Finally Reviewing Gizztober | date=15 November 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfq8rdBcAMg |access-date=2024-01-04 |language=en}}. YouTube.

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On 24 January, the band released the official live bootleg Live At Red Rocks '22. The 86-track, eight-hour release documents the band's three-night run at Red Rocks Amphitheater. Several independent labels have created physical releases of the bootleg, including vinyl, CD, and cassette runs.{{cite web |last1=Robinson |first1=Ellie |title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard share 86-track 'Live At Red Rocks' album |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-share-86-track-live-at-red-rocks-album-3387809 |website=NME Australia |date=27 January 2023 |publisher=BandLab Technologies |access-date=13 April 2023}} In February, the band announced that they would no longer be performing at that year's Byron Bay Bluesfest in protest of the festival's booking of indie band Sticky Fingers; King Gizzard said Sticky Fingers represented "misogyny, racism, transphobia and violence".{{cite web |last1=Robinson |first1=Ellie |title=King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard cancel Bluesfest 2023 appearance |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/king-gizzard-lizard-wizard-bluesfest-2023-cancelled-statement-3401182 |website=NME Australia |date=20 February 2023 |publisher=BandLab Technologies |access-date=13 April 2023}}

In May, the band announced the album PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation{{cite instagram |user=kinggizzard |postid=Cr8QTDaRv9G |title=PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation |date=7 May 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-announce-24th-album-petrodragonic-apocalypse-3440496|title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard announce 24th album, 'PetroDragonic Apocalypse' |website=Nme.com|date=7 May 2023|access-date=8 May 2023}} Lucas Harwood said the album would be one of two upcoming releases exploring a "Yin and Yang" concept. They would sound much different from each other, but complement each other.{{cite web |last1=Cohen |first1=Jonathan |date=7 May 2023 |title=King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard Announces New LP, PetroDragonic Apocalypse |url=https://www.spin.com/2023/05/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-album-title/ |website=Spin}} The album's first single, "Gila Monster", was released alongside a music video on 16 May, and the second single, "Dragon", was released on 6 June with its music video. The band then went on tour throughout the United States to promote the album. PetroDragonic Apocalypse was released on 16 June.{{cite web |last1=Minsker |first1=Evan |date=16 May 2023 |title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Announce Album, Share Video for New Song "Gila Monster" |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-announce-album-share-video-for-new-song-gila-monster-listen/ |website=Pitchfork}}{{cite web |last1=Cohen |first1=Jonathan |title=King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Announces New LP, PetroDragonic Apocalypse |url=https://www.spin.com/2023/05/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-album-title/ |website=Spin|date=7 May 2023 }}

In a April 28, 2022, interview with The Guardian Joey Walker confirmed that the band produced 7 rap songs for an album, but decided not to release it due to optics, saying it looked bad being “six white idiot psych‑rock guys making hip‑hop.” Two of these songs would be cannibalized into Omnium Gatherum; Sadie Sorceress and The Grim Reaper.{{cite web |last1=Chick |first1=Steve |title='Our synapses connected!': King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard evolve again |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/apr/28/our-synapses-connected-king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-evolve-again |website=The Guardian |access-date=25 May 2025}} On 22 June 2023, while giving an interview to the Office Hours Live podcast, Joey Walker and Lucas Harwood confirmed that a rap album was "in the pipeline" and "almost" completed, but it got shelved indefinitely.{{cite web |title=King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Eric Wareheim, Tim Reactivates His Twitter (Episode 256) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4koSNtnfRqw |website=YouTube |access-date=22 May 2025}} During World Tour 2024 Ambrose would add an additional verse as a transition between Sadie Sorceress and The Grim Reaper dubbed Torture Chamber which is believed to have been part of one of the scrapped songs.

In July, the band confirmed that they had been uploading albums from their bootlegger program onto streaming services under the name "bootleg gizzard".{{Cite web |title=King Gizzard had announced that the spotify account, bootleg gizzard, is indeed, them running it |url=https://twitter.com/GizzardNews/status/1684405282116444161 |access-date=2023-07-30 |website=Twitter |language=en}} In September, they announced a series of marathon tours in the U.S. for 2024, and said that the album accompanying PetroDragonic Apocalypse is "synth-y".{{cite web |last1=Cohen |first1=Jonathan |date=12 September 2023 |title=King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard Reveals 2024 U.S. Tour Plans |url=https://www.spin.com/2023/09/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-2024-tour/ |website=Spin}}

In September, they announced The Silver Cord.{{cite web |date=27 September 2023 |title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard : nouvel album en octobre |url=https://www.goutemesdisques.com/news/article/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-nouvel-album-en-octobre/ |website=goutemesdisques.com}} Three singles ("Theia", "The Silver Cord", and "Set"), and a music video released on 3 October.{{cite web |last1=Ruiz |first1=Matthew Ismael | date=3 October 2023 |title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Announce Album, Share New Video: Watch |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-announce-album-share-new-video-watch/ |website=Pitchfork}} The album was released on 27 October.{{cite news |last1=Vito |first1=Jo |title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Drop New LP The Silver Cord |url=https://consequence.net/2023/10/king-gizzard-lizard-wizard-the-silver-cord/ |access-date=20 November 2023 |work=Consequence |date=27 October 2023}}

The World Tour 2024 in support of the new album The Silver Cord consisted of 64 shows overall across South America, Europe, United States and Canada.{{cite web |last1=Corcoran |first1=Nina |title=King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Announce 2024 World Tour |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-announce-2024-world-tour/ |website=Pitchfork |date=7 November 2023 |access-date=3 December 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Pearis |first1=Bill |title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard announce 2024 US dates with 3-hour marathon sets, Forest Hills and The Gorge included |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/king-gizzard-announce-2024-us-dates-with-3-hour-marathon-sets-forest-hills-and-the-gorge-included/ |website=BrooklynVegan|date=12 September 2023 }} Each show in Canada and United States was recorded, live-streamed, and released for bootleggers to freely download.{{cite web |last1=O'Brien |first1=Andrew |title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Detail Free Livestreams For 2024 North American Tour [Watch] |url=https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/king-gizzard-lizard-wizard-free-livestreams-2024-north-american-tour/ |website=liveforlivemusic |date=20 August 2024 |access-date=3 December 2024}}

On 6 May 2024, the band announced the creation of their new record label, p(doom).{{cite web |last1=Carter |first1=Daisy |title=GUM & Ambrose Kenny-Smith are teaming up again for new collaborative album 'III Times' |url=https://diymag.com/news/gum-ambrose-kenny-smith-iii-times |website=DIY |access-date=22 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508154952/https://diymag.com/news/gum-ambrose-kenny-smith-iii-times |archive-date=8 May 2024 |language=en |date=7 May 2024 |url-status=live}} The first album released on p(doom) was III Times, a collaboration between Ambrose Kenny-Smith and Jay Watson, a touring member of Tame Impala, which released on 19 July.{{cite web |title=p(doom) Records |url=https://thefirenote.com/tag/pdoom-records/ |website=thefirenote |date=27 November 2024 |access-date=2 December 2024}}

Flight b741, the 26th studio album and their first released on the p(doom) label, was released on 9 August.{{cite news |last1=Bernstein |first1=Scott |title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard's New Album Flight b741 Taking Off in August |url=https://www.jambase.com/article/king-gizzard-lizard-wizard-new-album-flight-b741-2024 |access-date=1 July 2024 |work=JamBase |date=1 July 2024}} Each song from the album was debuted live during tours in 2024.{{cite web |title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard to Release New Album Flight b741 This August |url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2024/07/02/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-to-release-new-album-flight-b741-this-august/ |website=MetalSucks |date=2 July 2024 |access-date=3 December 2024}}{{Cite web |title=Flight b741, by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard / Releases / KGLW.net |url=https://kglw.net/discography/flight-b741 |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=kglw.net}}

On 29 October, a single titled "Phantom Island" was released and announced to be part of the upcoming 27th studio album, comprising 10 additional songs written at the same time as those on Flight b741, but with an orchestral section added.{{cite web |last1=Brodsky |first1=Rachel |title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Announce US Orchestral Tour And Camping Residency, Share New Single "Phantom Island" |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2285477/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-announce-us-orchestral-tour-and-camping-residency-share-new-single-phantom-island/music/ |website=stereogum |date=29 October 2024 |access-date=3 December 2024}} Additionally, they announced they would be going on a tour consisting of four Rock N' Roll shows and seven shows with a different 28 piece orchestra in each city. The tour will conclude with a three-day camping residency dubbed the Field of Vision.

Their European Residency Tours started on 18 May and ended on 10 June 2025.{{cite web |last1=Cohen |first1=Jonathan |title=King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard Set 2025 Euro Residency Tour |url=https://www.spin.com/2024/06/king-gizzard-european-residency-tour-2025/ |website=Spin |date=10 June 2024 |access-date=3 December 2024}}

On 4 February 2025, the band contributed a previously unreleased version of "Exploding Suns (Demo 1)" to Good Music To Lift Los Angeles a compilation by various artists to raise funds in response to the Southern California wildfires.{{cite web |title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Tenacious D, Chelsea Wolfe, Etc. Contribute To Upcoming Californian Wildfire Benefit Compilation |url=https://www.theprp.com/2025/02/04/news/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-tenacious-d-chelsea-wolfe-etc-contribute-to-upcoming-californian-wildfire-benefit-compilation/ |website=theprp |date=5 February 2025 |access-date=27 February 2025}} On 24 February, a retro-shooter named Ultrakill released an update, with several songs from the band added to the game's endless mode, the Cyber Grind.{{cite web |last1=Rajpal |first1=Saras |title=Ultrakill Releases New Ultra Revamp Update |url=https://finalweapon.net/2025/02/24/ultrakill-releases-new-ultra-revamp-update/ |website=Final Weapon |access-date=5 May 2025 |date=24 February 2025}}

On 1 April, the band announced another European Tour consisting of nine rave and four orchestral sets.{{cite web |last1=Rigotti |first1=Alex |title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard announce 2025 UK and European orchestral tour |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-announce-2025-uk-and-european-orchestral-tour-buy-tickets-3850812 |website=NME |access-date=3 April 2025}}

On 9 April, the band announced the name of their 27th album as Phantom Island, releasing its track list. "Deadstick" would be released on 15 April, followed by "Grow Wings and Fly" on 13 May.{{cite web |last1=Pearis |first1=Bill |title=King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard announce orchestral album 'Phantom Island' (hear the title track) |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-releasing-orchestral-album-phantom-island-next-week-hear-the-title-track/ |website=BrooklynVegan |access-date=10 April 2025}} "Deadstick" and the album's cover art were previously prematurely released on the Japanese website ototoy.jp on 18 March.{{cite web |title=Deadstick |url=https://ototoy.jp/_/default/p/2623534 |website=ototoy.jp |access-date=22 March 2025}}{{cite web |title=Deadstick |url=https://genius.com/King-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-deadstick-lyrics |website=Genius |access-date=22 March 2025}}

On 20 May the band announced that they would be going on another tour later in the year, this time in their native Australia, as a mirror to the Phantom Island tour, consisting of both rock and orchestral shows. It is set to be the band's first performance in Australia in over two years.{{cite web |last1=Lochrie |first1=Conor |title=King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Announce Long-Awaited Australian Tour |url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-announce-australian-tour-tickets-77019/l/king-gizzard--the-lizard-wizard-2025-australian-tour/ |website=Rolling Stone |access-date=10 June 2025}}

In an 27 May interview with Rocking magazine, Ambrose confirmed that during the six month hiatus between their 2024 world tour and their 2025 European residency, that the band was in the studio "almost every weekday" with a focus on Eurorack synth and that the next album (after Phantom Island) is a synth album, but that he is also concerned that the band is "getting lost in the whole synth thing."{{cite web |last1=Kourelis |first1=Pantelis |title=King Gizzard: "Stu captains the ship and whoever wants can be the first mate" |url=https://www.rocking.gr/interviews/kinggizzard/44862 |website=rocking.gr |access-date=10 June 2025}} In this same interview Ambrose also opened up about the band's creative process, saying that Stu is the "captain" but the direction and genre the album goes is entirely up to whoever has the courage to become "first mate." On April 18, 2025, a Gizzard remix of the Electropop song SICKO by Confidence Man was released.{{cite web |last1=Solomon-Brady |first1=Harvey |title=Confidence Man's new remix album features King Gizzard, Orbital & more |url=https://whynow.co.uk/read/confidence-mans-new-remix-album-features-king-gizzard-orbital-more?cmplz-force-reload=1749526056971 |website=whynow.co.uk |access-date=10 June 2025}}

The band was going to have performed a residency for the first time ever at Bonnaroo music festival with a different set for three different days of the festival; from June 13 to June 15, however their performances were canceling only hours before it started.{{Cite web |last=Cohen |first=Jonathan |date=2025-06-17 |title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Hear A Symphony On New LP, Tour |url=https://www.spin.com/2025/06/king-gizzard-phantom-island-tour/ |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=SPIN |language=en-US}}{{cite web |last1=O'Brien |first1=Andrew |title=Bonnaroo Reveals 2025 Lineup: King Gizzard (x3), Vampire Weekend, Goose, Tipper, Olivia Rodrigo, More |url=https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/bonnaroo-2025-artist-lineup/ |website=liveforlivemusic |access-date=10 June 2025}}

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The band has explored a wide range of genres, primarily melding psychedelic rock,{{cite web|url=https://relix.com/on_the_verge/detail/king_gizzard_the_lizard_wizard/|title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard|last=Greenhaus|first=Mike|date=23 January 2015|website=Relix|access-date=25 August 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/king-gizzard-lizard-wizard-australia-mircotones-9192966|title=How King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Went from a Joke to Must-See Psych|last=Clancy|first=Kayla|date=17 April 2017|website=Phoenix New Times|access-date=25 August 2019}} garage rock, acid rock,{{cite web|url=https://www.theyoungfolks.com/music/132581/album-review-king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-fishing-for-fishies/|title=Album Review: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Fishing for Fishies|last=Thompson|first=Brian|date=1 May 2019|website=The Young Folks|access-date=25 August 2019}} progressive rock,{{cite web|url=http://floodmagazine.com/66774/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-cant-be-tamed/|title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Can't Be Tamed|last=Neumann|first=Sean|date=23 August 2019|website=Floodmagazine.com|access-date=25 August 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/prolific-psych-prog-outfit-king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-never-get-in-the-way-of-a-good-hook/Content?oid=26046132|title=Prolific psych-prog outfit King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard never get in the way of a good hook|last=Kendrick|first=Monica|date=30 March 2017|website=Chicago Reader|access-date=4 January 2020}}{{Dead link|date=June 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} surf rock, krautrock,{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Jason |date=2019-04-26 |title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: "We wanted a band where no-one had to practise, essentially!" |url=https://www.uncut.co.uk/features/king-gizzard-lizard-wizard-wanted-band-no-one-practise-essentially-110393/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=UNCUT |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=2022-04-28 |title='Our synapses connected!': King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard evolve again |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/apr/28/our-synapses-connected-king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-evolve-again |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=the Guardian |language=en}} psychedelic pop,{{cite web|url=http://diymag.com/2015/11/10/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-interview-2015-paper-mache-dream-balloon|title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard talk shedding skin: "People can think whatever they want"|last=Connick|first=Tom|date=10 November 2015|website=DIY|access-date=7 January 2020}} indie rock{{cite web|url=http://undertheradarmag.com/reviews/king_gizzard_and_the_lizard_wizard_flying_microtonal_banana|title=Flying Microtonal Banana|last=Shafer|first=Cody Ray|date=22 February 2017|website=Under the Radar|access-date=25 August 2019}} and neo-psychedelia.{{cite web|url=https://earmilk.com/2019/09/13/tim-ayre-sets-the-record-straight-on-not-like-it-should-be/|title=Tim Ayre sets the record straight on "Not Like It Should Be"|last=Paradise|first=Sal|date=13 September 2019|website=Earmilk|access-date=4 January 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://backyardcollusions.com/2018/12/18/a-new-trip-for-a-new-era-the-neo-psychedelia-explosion-of-the-2010s/|title=A New Trip for a New Era: The Neo-Psychedelia Explosion of the 2010s|last=Hatt|first=Andrew|date=18 December 2018|website=Backyard Collusions|access-date=18 January 2020}} Several later releases have been in heavy metal styles, in particular thrash metal and stoner metal on Infest the Rats' Nest{{cite web|last=Reilly|first=Nick|date=21 June 2019|title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard announce thrash metal album 'Infest The Rats' Nest'|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/king-gizzard-lizard-wizard-announce-thrash-metal-album-infest-rats-nest-2512239|access-date=28 May 2020|website=NME}} and progressive metal on PetroDragonic Apocalypse, and also sludge{{Cite web |title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: K.G. / L.W. |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-kg-lw/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=Pitchfork |date=3 March 2021 |language=en}} and groove metal. Folk, jazz and Tropicália have also occasionally been integrated into their sound. The band wrote Butterfly 3000 as a "synth-prog" album entirely in major keys, Paper Mâché Dream Balloon is dedicated entirely to acoustic music,{{Cite news |last=Hann |first=Michael |date=2015-11-19 |title=King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard: Paper Mâché Dream Balloon review – mellow, defuzzed psychedelia |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/nov/19/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-paper-mache-dream-balloon-review-mellow-defuzzed-psychedelia |access-date=2024-06-06 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} and on Made in Timeland and Omnium Gatherum, the band also explored rap for the first time. In describing their style, Chris DeVille of Stereogum wrote, "It's a rare group that can convincingly blur the lines between Phish, Neu!, King Crimson, and the Osees while never sounding like anything less than themselves."

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Unusual in Western rock music, starting in 2017 with album Flying Microtonal Banana, the band have experimented with microtonal music using custom built guitars in 24 TET tuning, as well as several other modified instruments.{{cite web|date=11 December 2016|title=King Gizzard announce a new album, Flying Microtonal Banana.' // Heavenly Recordings|url=http://www.heavenlyrecordings.com/news/2016/11/king-gizzard-announce-a-new-album-flying-microtonal-banana/|access-date=27 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161211175037/http://www.heavenlyrecordings.com/news/2016/11/king-gizzard-announce-a-new-album-flying-microtonal-banana/|archive-date=11 December 2016}} This was inspired by Middle Eastern and Turkish music, including Anatolian rock, and their customised guitars were modelled off the bağlama.{{cite web|last=dakika|first=English Okuma süresi: 11|date=23 June 2021|title=Interview: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard|url=https://kiyimuzik.com/interview-king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard/|access-date=13 December 2021|website=Kıyı Müzik|language=tr}} Mackenzie described it as "kind of a Dorian mode with a half flat sixth and a half flat second, because that was the way my baglama was fretted". After Flying Microtonal Banana, the band went on to create two more albums utilising this scale – K.G. and L.W. – while also utilising it in other one-off songs.{{Cite news |title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard On Making Microtonal Music During A Pandemic : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast |language=en |work=NPR.org |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/05/27/1000902256/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-on-making-microtonal-music-during-a-pandemic |access-date=2022-09-09}} Many of the band's songs feature unusual time signatures, such as 7/8 and 5/4, and frequent time signature changes.{{cite web|last=Brewster|first=Will|title=13 iconic tracks played in crazy time signatures|url=https://mixdownmag.com.au/features/columns/13-iconic-tracks-played-in-crazy-time-signatures/|access-date=27 January 2021|website=mixdownmag}} Their albums Polygondwanaland and Butterfly 3000 feature polyrhythms and polymeters.{{cite news|title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard are changing the game one record at a time|url=https://www.beat.com.au/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard-are-changing-the-game-one-record-at-a-time/|access-date=27 January 2021|website=Beat Magazine|date=29 November 2017 |last1=Fabrizio |first1=James Di }}{{Cite web |date=2021-06-10 |title=The Story Behind Every Song On King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard's New Album 'Butterfly 3000' |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2150545/king-gizzard-butterfly-3000/interviews/footnotes-interview/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=Stereogum |language=en}}

Many of the band's releases are based on a unique concept yet share lyrical themes and feature characters that form a recurring cast, one of the most frequent being Han-Tyumi, a "confused cyborg" who appears across multiple albums and whose name, according to cultural theorist Benjamin Kirbach, represents "a vaguely nipponized anagram of 'humanity'".{{cite thesis |last=Kirbach |first=Benjamin |date=2023 |title=Neckerology: Fiction, Technology, and Theory after Postmodernism |degree=PhD |publisher=The University of Iowa |page=293}} Their songs also tell stories of "gamblers, cowboys, Australian Rules footballers, people-vultures, Balrogs, lightning gods, flesh-eating beasts, sages and space-faring eco rebels".{{cite web|last=Walters|first=Tom|title=Does King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard's 'Gizzverse' Really Exist?|url=https://cosmicmagazine.com.au/features/what-is-king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizards-gizzverse-does-it-really-exist/|access-date=10 March 2021|website=Cosmic}} Members of r/KGATLW, a subreddit dedicated to the band, popularised the term "Gizzverse" to describe the overarching narrative of their discography, about which many theories have been propagated. In a 2017 interview, Stu Mackenzie confirmed that the band's releases are all connected, saying, "They all exist in this parallel universe and they may be from different times and different places but they all can co-exist in a meaningful way". In the same interview, drummer Eric Moore joked that even prior to the band's formation, they decided how the story will end.Wilson, Zanda (4 February 2017). [https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/king-gizzard-confirm-existence-parallel-gizzverse/ "King Gizzard Confirm The Existence Of A Parallel 'Gizzverse'"], Music Feeds. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

The band's lyrics often feature environmental themes,{{Cite web |date=2020-12-07 |title=King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard: "It's cool how divisive we are" |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/features/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-album-kg-interview-2020-2833101 |access-date=2022-03-21 |website=NME |language=en-AU}} meditating on topics such as the collapse of civilisation and climate change, particularly on the albums Infest the Rats' Nest, Flying Microtonal Banana, Fishing for Fishies,{{cite web|last=Nierenberg|first=Jacob|date=20 February 2018|title=A guide to King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard's absurdly prolific 2017|url=https://www.stanforddaily.com/2018/02/20/a-guide-to-king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizards-absurdly-prolific-2017/|access-date=27 January 2021|website=The Stanford Daily}}{{cite web|date=18 April 2019|title=A Boogie Dystopia as told by King Gizzard|url=https://savagethrills.com/music/boogie-dystopia-as-told-by-king-gizzard/|access-date=27 January 2021|website=Savage Thrills}} K.G. and L.W..{{cite web|last=Martin|first=Josh|date=10 December 2020|title=King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard warn of impending doom on new single 'If Not Now, Then When?'|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-warn-of-impending-doom-on-new-single-if-not-now-then-when-2836111|access-date=27 January 2021|website=NME}} Mackenzie has said: "We've got a lot of things to fear... I spend a lot of time thinking about the future of humanity and the future of Planet Earth. Naturally these thoughts seep into the lyrics".{{cite web|last=Gray|first=Julia|date=20 June 2019|title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Announce New Album Infest the Rats' Nest|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2048586/king-gizzard-lizard-wizard-new-album-infest-the-rats-nest/news/|access-date=27 January 2021|website=Stereogum}} Kirbach writes further that King Gizzard is:

nothing if not an apocalyptic band. Having released [twenty-six] studio albums to date since 2010, their frenzied pace evokes less LSD-inspired free love perhaps than Adderall-infused twenty-first-century despair. Their pervasive themes of climate change and the ills of technology position them as a band truly at the end of the world. And they are often as prophetic as they are prolific. Indeed, their thrash metal sci-fi epic Infest the Rats' Nest includes a song about a global pandemic which sparks a working-class revolution (the album was released in 2019, a scant six months before COVID). Yet the tension between human and technology in King Gizzard’s œuvre is rarely presented as a clichéd Fall of Man, as if romanticizing some idyllic pre-technological past. The relationship is instead portrayed as cyclic and reciprocal.{{cite thesis |last=Kirbach |first=Benjamin |date=2023 |title=Neckerology: Fiction, Technology, and Theory after Postmodernism |degree=PhD |publisher=The University of Iowa |pages=294–95}}

The band's lyrical themes also address political and social issues, with Walker saying: "We try not to be too didactic in how we go about it, though there probably are times where it [could] be. We try to bury it in metaphor and other shit". "Minimum Brain Size" on K.G. was written following the Christchurch mosque shootings.

Current members

• Stu Mackenzie – vocals, guitars, keyboards, flute, bass guitar, percussion, sitar, piano, organ, violin, clarinet, saxophone, zurna, drums (2010–present)
• Joey Walker – guitars, vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, piano, setar, percussion (2010–present)
• Lucas Harwood – bass guitar, piano, keyboards, percussion, vocals (2010–present)
• Michael "Cavs" Cavanagh – drums, percussion, vocals, (2010–present)
• Ambrose Kenny-Smith – vocals, harmonicas, keyboards, percussion, piano, saxophone, guitar, organ (2011–present)
• Cook Craig – guitars, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, percussion, vocals (2011–present)

Former members

• Eric Moore – drums, management, theremin, keyboards, percussion, vocals (2010–2020)

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Contributors and collaborators

• John Angus Stewart – visuals
• Jason Galea – visuals, artwork, layouts
• Sam Joseph – live show sound engineering, pedal steel guitar on Flight b741
• Gaspard de Meulemeester – live show sound engineering
• Jamie Wdziekonski – photographer, visuals
• Broderick Smith – narration, writing and co-creator of Eyes Like the Sky and guest narration on "Sam Cherry's Last Shot" for 12 Bar Bruise.
• Leah Senior – narration for chapters 1 and 2 of Murder of the Universe and guest narration on "The Castle in the Air" for Polygondwanaland and the LP exclusive track "Dawn Of Eternal Night" for PetroDragonic Apocalypse.
• Alexander Brettin – member of Mild High Club, co-creator of Sketches of Brunswick East and remixed "Butterfly 3000" for Butterfly 3001.
• Tropical Fuck Storm – co-recorded the "Hat Jam" and Satanic Slumber Party, and released the latter alongside "The Dripping Tap" in the Hat Jam vinyl release.

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• 12 Bar Bruise (2012)
• Eyes Like the Sky (with Broderick Smith, 2013)
• Float Along – Fill Your Lungs (2013)
• Oddments (2014)
• I'm in Your Mind Fuzz (2014)
• Quarters! (2015)
• Paper Mâché Dream Balloon (2015)
• Nonagon Infinity (2016)
• Flying Microtonal Banana (2017)
• Murder of the Universe (ft. Leah Senior, 2017)
• Sketches of Brunswick East (with Mild High Club, 2017)
• Polygondwanaland (2017)
• Gumboot Soup (2017)
• Fishing for Fishies (2019)
• Infest the Rats' Nest (2019)
• K.G. (2020)
• L.W. (2021)
• Butterfly 3000 (2021)
• Made in Timeland (2022)
• Omnium Gatherum (2022)
• Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava (2022)
• Laminated Denim (2022)
• Changes (2022)
• PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation (2023)
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Early in the band's life in 2012, manager Eric Moore made an independent record label named Flightless to release the band's music after failing to secure a contract with a mainstream label.[https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Flightless-ATO-Records-Form-Exclusive-Label-and-Distribution-Partnership-20180927 "Flightless & ATO Records Form Exclusive Label and Distribution Partnership"], Broadway World (27 September 2018). Retrieved 22 September 2019. In 2018, Flightless formed a distribution partnership with ATO Records. The following year, the label opened Flightless 168, a public record store located on Lygon Street in the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick East.Saunders, Luke (28 November 2019). [https://happymag.tv/a-definitive-guide-to-melbournes-5-best-record-stores/ "A definitive guide to Melbourne’s 5 best record stores"], happymag.tv. Retrieved 20 May 2020. Flightless also signed the Murlocs, Stonefield, Orb, The Babe Rainbow, Tropical Fuck Storm and Amyl and the Sniffers to their label.{{cite web |title=King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard's drummer and manager departs band |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/king-gizzard-lizard-wizard-eric-moore-drummer-manager-departs/12594562 |website=ABC News |date=25 August 2020 |access-date=13 November 2024}} After Moore left the band in 2020 King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard pulled out of Flightless, along with most other acts.{{cite web |last1=Monroe |first1=Jazz |title=King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Part Ways With Drummer/Manager Eric Moore |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-part-ways-with-drummermanager-eric-moore/ |website=Pitchfork |date=25 August 2020 |access-date=13 November 2024}}{{cite web |title=Gizz announces new p(doom) record label |url=https://gizzhead.org/2024/05/08/pdoom.html |website=gizzhead |date=8 May 2024 |access-date=13 November 2024}} The first fifteen albums by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, alongside L.W. were released under Flightless.{{cite web|last=Richards|first=Will|date=January 17, 2021|title=King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard look set to release new album 'L.W.' next month|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-look-set-to-release-new-album-l-w-next-month-2858205|access-date=3 March 2021|website=NME}}

After departing from Flightless, the band would independently release their music under the KGLW label. KGLW would be limited to just King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard content, with all albums from K.G. to The Silver Cord released under KGLW, with the exception of L.W.{{cite web |title=Le Risque & The Silver Cord live at Hamburg DE |url=https://gizzhead.org/ |website=gizzhead |access-date=2 December 2024}}

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Early in 2024, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard merged their online merch store, Gizzverse.com, and KGLW into a new record label named p(doom) in reference to the artificial intelligence concept P(doom). Shortly after its creation the band announced that unlike KGLW, p(doom) will also release other bands' music.{{cite magazine |last1=Garber-Paul |first1=Elisabeth |title=How King Gizzard Conquered the World — While Staying DIY |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/king-gizzard-lizard-wizard-tour-album-jam-band-1235098990/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=12 September 2024 |access-date=2 December 2024}}

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• [http://kinggizzardandthelizardwizard.com Band homepage]

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