King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard have announced their new album, Alien Metal. Previewing the record, the psychedelic jam band unveiled the lead single “Level 5.” Stream it below.
Alien Metal, their 28th studio album, will be released later this summer on their own p(doom) records. With the new LP, the band dove into electronic music and techno. The album was born out of an hour-long jam on a modular synthesizer setup, creating the basis for every song on the record, which will take listeners on an “ever-shifting journey through techno, hardcore, house, and jungle influences, filtered through King Gizzard’s unmistakable psychedelic lens,” a press relesase release said.
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“We’ve never scrapped so much material as we have for this album,” said guitarist and vocalist Stu Mackenzie. “Entire albums, entire universes that were formulated, created, recorded, deleted, and started again.”
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“Alien Metal goes really hard, but it also goes to really interesting places,” added fellow guitarist and vocalist Joey Walker. “And it feels unique — It feels like us, still.”
“Level 5” delivers a trippy amalgamation of sequenced sounds, frenetic rhythms, and mechanical melodies with hints of humanity in distorted vocals and synthetic string instruments that fuse into an otherworldly techno tune.
Earlier this week, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard added a new show to their sparse 2026 schedule. The band is putting on a rave show in Brooklyn, New York at Under the K Bridge Park on August 23rd, with .VRIL supporting. An artist pre-sale for tickets begins Wednesday, July 8th at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time with the general on-sale following Friday, July 10th 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time via AXS.
The band is also playing their own Field of Vision II festival happening August 14th to 16th in Buena Vista, Colorado, and a three-night stand at Forest Hills Stadium in New York from August 20th to 22nd. Look for deals and sold-out tickets via Vivid Seats, where fans can save $20 on their first order of $200 or more by using promo code VIVID20 at checkout.
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard’s previous album was 2025’s Phantom Island.
Alien Metal Artwork:
Alien Metal Tracklist:
01. Sapience
02. Alien Metal
03. Superheavy, Supercritical
04. Kill for the Steel
05. Level 5
06. Rapid Alpha Decay
07. Uqt
08. Atomic Collapse
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard 2026 Tour Dates:
08/14-16 – Buena Vista, CO @ Field Of Vision II Festival
08/20 – New York, NY @ Forest Hills Stadium *
08/21 – New York, NY @ Forest Hills Stadium *
08/22 – New York, NY @ Forest Hills Stadium ^
08/23 – Brooklyn, NY @ Under The K Bridge Park #
* = w/ Die Spitz and DJ Crenshaw
^ = Rave show
# = Rave Show with .VRIL