Alien Metal
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| Released | 14 August 2026 | |||
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| Label | p(doom) | |||
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Alien Metal is the twenty-eighth studio album by Australian rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, released 14 August 2026 through p(doom) Records. The album was preceded by the singles "Level 5",[2] "Alien Metal", and "Kill For The Steel"
Background
Alien Metal was announced on 8 July 2026, alongside the release of the lead single "Level 5" and its music video starring Vince Colosimo.[3]
Composition
In 2023 the band released The Silver Cord, an electronic album that was followed by an increasing emphasis on introducing electronic material into their live shows through the use of a modular synth rig named "Nathan". Alien Metal was written over these years as the band grew increasingly familiar with electronic music, with Stu Mackenzie noting that the band scrapped multiple hours of demos over that time—more than any prior album. "Entire albums, entire universes that were formulated, created, recorded, deleted and started again."[4] The band spent a week in mid-2025 recording for the album before their rave tour in which they played only electronic material. The band's drummer Michael Cavanagh also credited Joey Walker's solo career as "Bullant" as a large help with learning how to work with electronic instruments.[5]
Mackenzie continued to experiment with electronic music, releasing a solo album Mango Sticky Rice through the band's Bootlegger program in December 2025, consisting of an hour and a half of ambient generative music. In June 2026 he played a handful of solo shows with his synth rig at a cafe in Melbourne.
The album's primary themes came to be in a one-hour improvisational session with the band in the key of F♯.[6]
Promotion
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Far Out Magazine |   [7] |
| The Arts Desk | [8] |
On 7 July 2026, the band added a show to their tour, a rave show at Under the K Bridge Park in Brooklyn, New York, to promote the album.[9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Sapience" | 4:41 | |
| 2. | "Alien Metal" | 5:08 | |
| 3. | "Superheavy, Supercritical" | 6:23 | |
| 4. | "Kill For The Steel" | 3:52 | |
| 5. | "Level 5" | 5:35 | |
| 6. | "Rapid Alpha Decay" | 4:31 | |
| 7. | "Uqt" | 4:16 | |
| 8. | "Atomic Collapse" | 6:29 | |
| Total length: | 40:55 | ||
Personnel
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
- Stu Mackenzie - vocals, vocoder, synthesizers
- Joey Walker - synthesizers, vocals
- Cook Craig - synthesizers
- Ambrose Kenny-Smith - synthesizers
- Lucas Harwood - bass guitar, bass synth, synthesizers
- Michael Cavanagh - drums, drum machine, electronic drums
References
- ^ Tepper, Ned (29 July 2026). "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Announce Alien Metal Album, Release Explosive Title Track And Confirm Australian Tour". Blunt Magazine. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ^ Pearis, Bill. "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard go rave on new album 'Alien Metal,' share "Level 5:". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
- ^ "King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard announce EDM album Alien Metal". Yahoo Entertainment. 8 July 2026. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
- ^ "King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are going electronic with new album, Alien Metal". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
- ^ Cohen, Jonathan (8 July 2026). "King Gizzard Drummer CAVS Talks Groovy Solo LP". Spin Magazine. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
- ^ Broerman, Michael (8 July 2026). "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard's New Album 'Alien Metal' Is Not Metal". L4LM. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
- ^ Forrest, Ben. "King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard – 'Alien Metal' album review: A bridge too far…". Far Out Magazine. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
- ^ Oddy, Guy. "King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard rave on with some 'Alien Metal'". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
- ^ Monroe, Jazz (8 July 2026). "King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Are Releasing an EDM Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
- ^ Alien Metal (DJ Mix) by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard on Apple Music, 14 August 2026, retrieved 13 August 2026
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