2017 studio album by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
Murder of the Universe
Studio album by
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
Released
23 June 2017 (2017-06-23)
Recorded
Early 2017
Studio
Flightless HQ
Genre
Progressive rock[1]
psychedelic rock[2]
garage rock[2]
progressive metal[3]
Length
46:38
Label
Flightless
ATO
Heavenly
Producer
Stu Mackenzie
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard chronology
Flying Microtonal Banana (2017)
Murder of the Universe (2017)
Sketches of Brunswick East (2017)
Singles from Murder of the Universe
"Han-Tyumi and the Murder of the Universe" Released: 11 April 2017
"The Lord of Lightning vs Balrog" Released: 30 May 2017
Murder of the Universe is the tenth studio album by Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. It was released on 23 June 2017 by Flightless in Australia,[4] ATO Records in the United States, and Heavenly Recordings in the United Kingdom. It is the second of five albums released by the band in 2017.[5]
The album was nominated for Best Hard Rock or Heavy Metal Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 2017, despite controversy over the band's win the previous year with Nonagon Infinity.[6]
^Clayton-Lea, Tony (21 June 2017). "King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard: Murder of the Universe – prog-rock walks the earth once more". The Irish Times. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
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^Bains, Callum (20 August 2019). "'Infest the Rats' Nest' Sees King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Embrace Their Inner Thrash". PopMatters. Retrieved 25 August 2019. While their 2017 progressive metal album Murder of the Universe suffered from unnecessary content,
^"King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard". Retrieved 14 April 2017.
^Perry, Kevin EG (12 November 2016). "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: can the psych band release five albums in one year?". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
^Moskovitch, Greg (25 November 2016). "Aussie Heavy Bands Are Slamming King Gizzard's ARIA Win". Tone Deaf. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
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