Thanks for reviewing PetroDragonic Apocalypse, Anthony! Now, when are you going to review Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation?
they stated a while back this next albums going to be another synth album, then a few months ago they stated they would be doing a ying and yang kind of thing with them. people are theorizing they lead into each other to create a perfect loop
It's cool but it also feels like it had so much more potential to go into even further directions. Would've been cool if they leaned harder into the digital electronic math thrash combo, rather than just do a little tease at the end. I get theres this whole "ying yang" concept but to me it felt like a bit of a missed opportunity to make the album even better and push the experimentation EVEN further into something that's less a sequel to ITRN and more of a progression for the band's entire sound in general.
@SmallvillenerdTwo yeah but they like a do da chugga chugga and mixing the two is very difficult to do live since a majority of their newer synthy shit is either played or arpeggiated live with modular synths etc.
Even if KGLW was just making average music, it's crazy that they can keep up decent quality at _least_ for this long on this many albums. The fact that they often give us very good to great material is absolutely awe-inspiring.
Guilty of jumping into the album at Witchcraft and riding through Dragon - that sequence of tracks is just hitting all the sweet spots for me right now. And by golly the psychedelic-mystical-apocalypse themes in the lyrics are on another level.
Anthony- “2023 has been a mid year for music.” Also Anthony in June- “YOU GET A YELLOW FLANNEL! YOU GET A YELLOW FLANNEL! EVERY ALBUM GETS A YELLOW FLANNEL!”
Motor Spirit is an absolute ripper of a track. So glad Infest The Rat's Nest wasn't a one-off thrash album from Gizz, really hope they continue to drop a thrash album every few years.
I’m surprised you didn’t mention the breakdown at the 6 minute mark of DRAGON. Literally the heaviest riff they’ve ever done. Makes me want to drive into oncoming traffic every time (but like in a good way) lol 🔥
Drive into oncoming traffic whilst bobbing and weaving and avoiding every single car, but only by millimeters Edit: it elicits that feeling, I’m not telling you to lol
They played the vinyl exclusive track at red rocks and I think it’s a shame that it isn’t on the current releases of the album. It adds a lot narratively being a spoken word track like they did with murder of the universe, but it clarifies that the themes are actually literal. There is a giant ass lizard eating witches
I just saw them tonight at the hollywood bowl and holy fuck. these guys deserve all the praise in the world. their diversity and consistency are one of a kind. cannot wait to see the next banger they drop in 3 months lmao
Wow, that was 6th show of King Gizzard in the past year. It probably was their best concert that I’ve heard! They are all such talented musicians in so many different genres of music. One of the most exciting bands in recent memory!
maybe it sounds stupid but we need to start considering these guys as one of the best bands of all time, right? I mean they don't have a Dark Side of the Moon or Master of Puppets under their belt yet, but the sheer amount of good and amazing music is starting to get ridiculous
It might be because I was so hungry for another thrash album from KG, especially with the teases we got on Omnium Gatherum, but right now this is my favorite Gizz album. To me this improves on Infest, my former favorite, in nearly every way, I think hugely in part to the elevated performance that came from a solid three or four years of band improvement. My main issue with Infest was it felt like they just never quite hit those soaring heights of intensity that you find on this record, like the Dragon breakdown, the Flamethrower intro, or all over Supercell. This is punchy, groovy, catchy, and brutal. I love it so much.
It is crazy how elder and "professional" bandas like Metallica take yeeeears to take out and album and it results being something like '72 Seasons'... which in my opinion is pretty souless, but KG&LW are constantly putting music out and most of it turns out to be really interesting... or killer, like this one in specific.
I just started listening to this band yesterday and I am astounded at their output as I learn more about them. Do they not tour and only release albums? I can't think of any other way this level of output is humanly possible while still delivering amazing material
@@conormurphy4328 Metallica has been around for 42 years, has only 11 studio albums and their latest one is dogshit. KGATLW has only been around for 13 years, yet in so much less time they have already released 24 albums and their latest is just as good as the rest of their material, all of which has been well-received. The boomer bands have nothing on them.
This album is a 9 for me. They improved a lot in many ways of making metal without sounding like an attempt experiment of that genre. So, it made Gizzard a top tier genre-fluid band ever.
Cavs didn't even start out as a metal drummer at heart. Yet the fact he was able to completely grasp metal drumming in less than a decade later (Infest) and subsequently, managed to keep up w. the pros and legends out there in the course of just almost 4 years is nothing short of fantastic feat!🤯😆
By far some of the best instrumentation they’ve laid down. Great album from start to finish. Really looking forward to the follow up or the “yang” to this album they’ve been working on!
I honestly just think Metal is their best format, they are fun in a way that Metal is. Fun in a way that is strange and asks you to be scared but does not want you to be scared. It is just being epic.
@@hornyconvict I said *I honestly just think Metal is their best format, they are fun in a way that Metal is. Fun in a way that is strange and asks you to be scared but does not want you to be scared. It is just being epic.*
20 years from now I feel like king gizzard will be remembered as one the greatest groups ever, their creativity, experimentation, raw talent, and ability to just constantly spew out new and exciting work is completely unmatched
My favorite bit of this album is all the riffs from other songs on the album, tucked gently into other songs on the album. Little pockets of sugar for your ears
It’s so cool. I don’t even think of a certain riff “belonging” to one song or another and others borrowing. They’re more like motifs shared among all of them equally. It makes the whole album feel like some sort of sprawling apocalyptic classical symphony in a way!
The fun thing about their metal albums is how organic and fun they feel. They genuinely sound like Australian indie nerds goofing around and parodying a metal style. Rat's Nest felt very much like this, but this album totally verifies that these guys genuinely know what they're doing.
I love that King Gizz experiments a lot with their style, I heard the next album’s gonna be techno, honestly just love that experimentation for an artist in general. Des Rocs got a string section for his new album, Dream Machine and I’m so excited to hear what that sounds like on rock songs when it comes out in August!
We think of King Gizz as like these genre nomads, and they definitely are, but their forays into metal really are something special. Between this and ITRN it’s clear they have a reverence for metal as a genre and put effort into exploring and dissecting the themes and theory of it, beyond what they’ve done in folk and blues and synth. I hope they keep revisiting it every four or five years and we get to see how they progress as musicians. Speaking of which, this was absolutely a showcase for Cavs as a drummer. That guy can fucking rip a kit to shreds, it’s incredible how far he’s come.
the 2020s Gizz albums may be a mixed bag for some, but damn, the band are clearly improving as musicians on basically every front, even using more keyboards live
I agree, the only problem I have with their sound is the bass. When the entire band switches to a heavier style, their bassist still keeps his vintage beatles tone, which absolutely disappears in the mix
I put this on randomly out of curiosity and LOVED IT every song flows seamlessly together and because it's only 7 songs for 40+ minutes of thrash, this album does a lot with that time. My favorite track has to be witchcraft but every song is going on my liked playlist. Its a banger
@@joaquin5929What's interesting this year is how condensed this year's big hits have been over the past few weeks. Usually the quality output is more spread out.
So much of this reminded me of Mötorhead in the best of ways, especially Michael’s Drum performance absolutely nailing Philthy’s Double Bass Kick. Never disappointed with these guys!
i feel confident in saying that king gizz is already a top 20 band ever. Between their consistency, their ability to bend boundaries and push themselves, live performances and sheer volume of phenomenal albums, its all there. If they keep up this pace, at the end of their career they might legitimately have 10+ classic albums. What they're doing is simply unprecedented.
At 37 years old I will admit that I entered metal music young but artists like Gizz is why I stick around and still poke my head in from time to time. Glad to see solid performances.
If every Needledrop score for an artist/band were added up, I think KGLW might be the highest ranking just from sheer consistency and quantity of releases.
I just got back from 3 Gizz shows in a row (+ I caught them at Boston Calling), I’m glad I got to hear several songs off this album live, they’re so fun and it was so worth flying out to the other coast for. I’ve only flown to concerts for Gizz & Des Rocs, it’s a high honor from me
heard from a friend that those Gizz shows a few days ago were so much fun :) also OMG did i hear Des Rocs?! hello, huge fan here too 🐀 if i had the money i would travel anywhere for his shows, they’re that good
Great review. It gets a 9 from me, but that is partially because they are not really a metal band, yet they've pulled it off TWICE now. I still like Flying Microtonal Banana and Nonagon Infinity and I'm in Your Mind Fuzz better, and I still miss the dual drummers.
Great review. I've actually never listened to King Gizzard but I've just been loving this album. I was shocked when I saw how poor of a rating Pitchfork gave it. I really think every song is a banger and it doesn't overstay its welcome, which is probably good for how intense it is. I definitely am a fan of the Tool vibes. Hoping we get a few more albums of this vein from them.
This is 10/10. It's stupid to grade music like this anyway, but this record is really good. I've been listening to it since the singles dropped, and I can't get enough. Fucking masterpiece.
This was my first experience with KGLW and really metal in general, for me it’s a 9 and makes me want to listen to more of their stuff and more metal in general
I was beyond impressed with this record easily a 9 for me they always pull out all of the stops when they dabble in metal. Every minute on this album really sucks you in and the ride it takes you on is so dark and gloomy that it’s awe-inspiring. Easily top 3 KGLW album for me.
After sitting with this album for a month, I can say it’s one of my favorite King Gizzard albums and I like it more than Rats’ Nest and I loved that record.
I really liked PetroDragonic Apocalypes; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation. I think it could have been more diverse in its sound, but then the theme of PetroDragonic Apocalypes; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation is metal so maybe more variation could also have been a bad idea, but still PetroDragonic Apocalypes; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation is one of their best albums so I agree I would also give PetroDragonic Apocalypes; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation something between a 8-9.
Just saw Gizz live at the Hollywood Bowl last night, greatest concert of my life. Plus they had this album selling early, so of course i had to get it. PLUS it's an exclusive version just for that night. Cheers ya'll
The vinyl exclusive track is spoken word and adds a lot narratively to the album. It was played early in between shows at red rocks along with the whole album and it’s a shame that the track didn’t make it to digital
this is seriously just a banger, i have just listened and listened to the album and it is just brilliantly made prog metal, my favorite track is probably Supercell or Dragon, this is a 9 for me tbh.
I really love Ambrose's vocals on Gila Monster. Sounds like High on Fire mixed with Cattle Decapitation. Such a great style that works well with Stu's voice
as someone who loves classic thrash like kill 'em all and also king gizz but didn't love infest the rats' nest at all because to me it sounded like a combination that just sounded wrong even though it shouldn't, petrodragonic fixes every problem i had with the previous one. for me ignoring that it's a new album and i'm obsessed i think i'll like it as much as paper mache and mind fuzz, which are my favorite after the great nonagon, poly and motu.
The GIZZ! My fellow Melbournians!!! Back with another album. Yeehhh!!! Looking forward to hearing Tony’s review of the new Queens record. I don’t think it will be overly complementary?!
there was a thunderstorm going up to Mammoth Mt. California last week when this album dropped. Having this on repeat in a thunderstorm was the best listening experience I have had so far.
I've known of them for a while, but hadn't really listened to their stuff until a few days ago. Needless to say, I've been binging/indulging the fuck outta their music.
woah woah woah, anthony which album is this? i’ve never heard of it. i’m only familiar with PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation. would like to see you review that album one day please!
Crumbling Castle, KGLW, and anything from the first half of Nonagon Infinity are some other great heavy cuts from their discography. Murder Of The Universe also has some heavier stuff on it, so it might be up your alley if you're cool with the spoken word parts.
@@honeycomblord9384I still don't understand why some people throw a fit about the spoken word parts. It's not constant and I think it fits the vibe and gives a fun story to the album.
I just saw them live at the bowl and I will say, they are one of the best, if not the absolutely most incredible bands I have ever seen live. If you haven’t given them a chance, you’re missing out.
dragon's lyrics are evocative of nuclear weapons, and so i think the dragon is an allegory for nuclear weapons, maybe not in the context of the whole album, but at least in the context of the song itself
Yep, seemed to me the "witches" were a bunch of scientists who split the atom and made a nuke to stop the war represented by storms. Won't be surprised if the second album which is meant to be a parallel/sequel will deal with the post-apocalypse
@@zacharygibson-brown1459 for me it was lines like "a shriek from space", "dragon descends, welcome to hell", "atomic space", and "scrambling jets and ballistic lies burned underneath lidless eye" that all really make me think of nuclear weapons, plus some of the content of the music video of this giant mechanical dragon destroying everything in its path. i know, probably shouldn't use the music video as reference, but galea is generally pretty good about making the videos match the intent of the song.
@@yoosh9034 lol possible, but given they've done albums in the past based on anxieties about the world like both KG and LW, as well as flying microtonal banana, it wouldn't surprise me if some anxieties from now slipped into petrodragonic apocalypse
Love the energy on this album, also the percussion work, which adds so much vibe and is so beautifully drivy. A perfect "metal" record, if you need something refreshing out of that corner.
If I were working aboard the ISS, I would be seriously concerned by how many times Stu mentions destroying them.
Dragon HATES the ISS
UNGODLY HIGH!
Hahahaha
😂😂
When the eye dilates and the air gyrates you know the ISS is about to go down.
Thanks for reviewing PetroDragonic Apocalypse, Anthony! Now, when are you going to review Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation?
These titles are wild lmao I love this
@@thysucketh5792 I know! Gizzy n Lizzy are fucking amazing
@@thysucketh5792 you don't get it NERD
Flamethrower going from a desert-metal jam to a trippy psybient jam was one of the most unexpected moments in anything I've ever heard
It was cool as hell, one of my favorite moments on the album.
they stated a while back this next albums going to be another synth album, then a few months ago they stated they would be doing a ying and yang kind of thing with them. people are theorizing they lead into each other to create a perfect loop
It's cool but it also feels like it had so much more potential to go into even further directions. Would've been cool if they leaned harder into the digital electronic math thrash combo, rather than just do a little tease at the end. I get theres this whole "ying yang" concept but to me it felt like a bit of a missed opportunity to make the album even better and push the experimentation EVEN further into something that's less a sequel to ITRN and more of a progression for the band's entire sound in general.
@@JacowateHamaeranthat is quite the sentence
@SmallvillenerdTwo yeah but they like a do da chugga chugga and mixing the two is very difficult to do live since a majority of their newer synthy shit is either played or arpeggiated live with modular synths etc.
so you're telling me witchcraft created a monsterous lizard, which ate the witches
A "King Lizard" with Wizards in his Gizzard if you will.
Mind Blown
Jeezard...
more like rampant witchcraft got the attention of an interdimensional space lizard that went to earth to eat yummy witches
gizzverse confirmed
Did you just equate witchcraft to wizardry? Your lizard brain is too loud my dude.
No mention of how the first 3 minutes of Flamethrower is the hardest shit gizz have ever done
FLAME
THROWAAAAAA
I've shared this song with so many guys that don't even like King gizzard and they lost their shit lmao
So good
Not to mention they brought THROAT SINGING into this thing. What an awesome track
Honestly, kinda megadeth vibes haha
Easily the best song on the record
Gizzard is now 2/2 on metal records, hope they keep them coming
Same here, I saw one of the members wearing a blood incantation shirt and it made me wonder what a king gizzard death metal record would sound like
I wanna see some numetal lol jk but more shit like grim reaper would be interesting...
How hard is it to say "Gizzard now has 2 metal records"?
@@InspiriumESOOnot too hard, why do you ask?
@@jaydenrichards6767 2/2 sounds pretentious.
Not liking witchcraft is Tony's biggest red flag yet
I know it was best song Anthony’s bald ass needs to get a job
fucking absurd
It's so good, like a more metal Nonagon track
Love the guitar and vocals syncing up, it's so trippy
Behind Dragon, Witchcraft is my favorite song on here
My favorite thing about this record is how it sounds
The best part about this album is the guitars, bass, drums, vocals, and keys
I really enjoyed the electric guitars and they sing in english
You should do music reviews
I love how they sing along with the instrumental in the background, crazy
The production definitely stood out to me
Even if KGLW was just making average music, it's crazy that they can keep up decent quality at _least_ for this long on this many albums. The fact that they often give us very good to great material is absolutely awe-inspiring.
I think their lowest (by Melon standards) was Sketches of Brunswick East with a 5, and I've heard people praising that album
@@The_Room_2_Doggys_Revengeidk how he gave sketches a 5 when its so good
Bro never heard Oddments 💀💀💀
@@obzzidian94 oddments is one of my favorites i dont get the hate
@@The_Room_2_Doggys_Revengesketches is a very enjoyable chill album
The Witchcraft melody has been on a loop in my head for days, and I adore the imagery in the lyrics.
Guilty of jumping into the album at Witchcraft and riding through Dragon - that sequence of tracks is just hitting all the sweet spots for me right now. And by golly the psychedelic-mystical-apocalypse themes in the lyrics are on another level.
@halfmoonprophet Beowulf, cat, black - knock the papers from the scripture stack
Anthony- “2023 has been a mid year for music.”
Also Anthony in June- “YOU GET A YELLOW FLANNEL! YOU GET A YELLOW FLANNEL! EVERY ALBUM GETS A YELLOW FLANNEL!”
Not to count the back to back 9's
The yellow flannel is sadly losing its integrity
How is the yellow flannel “losing its integrity”? Just because Anthony considers a few albums released close to one another good?
@@richardanderson8107 he also considered 2023 to be a pretty mid year (so far) for music
Gunna got a super yellow flannel
Motor Spirit is an absolute ripper of a track. So glad Infest The Rat's Nest wasn't a one-off thrash album from Gizz, really hope they continue to drop a thrash album every few years.
At this point of they release another thrash album about climate change it'll be a musical adaptation of How to Blow Up a Pipeline
@@kevinwillems8720 🤣🤣🤣 We can only hope.
Gizzard has to have the highest percentage of Fantano's total reviews by a single band.
They have a lot of albums don't they
Tbf they make 5 albums a year
@@dizzypear exactly quantity and quality
I’m surprised you didn’t mention the breakdown at the 6 minute mark of DRAGON. Literally the heaviest riff they’ve ever done. Makes me want to drive into oncoming traffic every time (but like in a good way) lol 🔥
Drive into oncoming traffic whilst bobbing and weaving and avoiding every single car, but only by millimeters
Edit: it elicits that feeling, I’m not telling you to lol
@@thatonezone YOU GET MEEEE 😛
True
MOTAAAAAAAAAH, SPIRIIIIIT.
Dawn
Of
E
Ternal
Night
the worst part of the new kglw album is that hell no longer has the heaviest breakdown.
the breakdown on dragon ruins my skeletal structure every time
@@kevinwilliams8849 frrrr
Amby broke my brain on that Gila monster verse
@@phopk1ns every time ambrose does lead vocals it's an amazing song
I want this to be a series, they should just keep cranking it up harder and harder. I want the next one to literally break me in half
Saw them live about a week ago--they played Gila Monster and Converge--the pit was absolutely insane, 10/10 would get crushed again
Salt Shed?
Too soon bro
🤣🤣
They played the vinyl exclusive track at red rocks and I think it’s a shame that it isn’t on the current releases of the album. It adds a lot narratively being a spoken word track like they did with murder of the universe, but it clarifies that the themes are actually literal. There is a giant ass lizard eating witches
@@theelectricbass3281 YEAHHHH
@@MnemonicHeadTrip woah r u for real? gotta buy the vinyl then
I just saw them tonight at the hollywood bowl and holy fuck. these guys deserve all the praise in the world. their diversity and consistency are one of a kind. cannot wait to see the next banger they drop in 3 months lmao
Hell yeah! They absolutely rocked Hollywood Bowl. Was a treat to see them both live there and at Berkeley Greek last year.
Wow, that was 6th show of King Gizzard in the past year. It probably was their best concert that I’ve heard! They are all such talented musicians in so many different genres of music. One of the most exciting bands in recent memory!
Yo same here :)
Saw em in red rocks a week and a half ago. Absolutely rocked!
Was there tooman, one of the best shows I've ever been to. Stu and company kick so much ass.
you dropped this and im AT a king gizzard show. they go on in 20. the simulation is broken
Enjoy the marathon!
GILA!!
MOOOONNNSSSSYTTEEEERRRR!!
@@will-love-lvx WOOOOOOOOOH
Was there too :)
maybe it sounds stupid but we need to start considering these guys as one of the best bands of all time, right? I mean they don't have a Dark Side of the Moon or Master of Puppets under their belt yet, but the sheer amount of good and amazing music is starting to get ridiculous
>it's not a 6
Good job Anthony, you defied all expectations and became the hero we knew you could be.
i agree he got me anticipatin' !
Bruh it's a light 9 which is an australian way of typing 6. No surprises here.
Infest the Rats Nest + Polygondwanaland = I'm loving this album.
Seems like this could be the steppingstone I needed to go back and fully appreciate Rat’s Nest
@@Michael-kp4bd it just makes me appreciate petrodragonic apocalypse more by adding poly to itrn
Nice! It’s the once-a-week King Gizz album!
It might be because I was so hungry for another thrash album from KG, especially with the teases we got on Omnium Gatherum, but right now this is my favorite Gizz album. To me this improves on Infest, my former favorite, in nearly every way, I think hugely in part to the elevated performance that came from a solid three or four years of band improvement. My main issue with Infest was it felt like they just never quite hit those soaring heights of intensity that you find on this record, like the Dragon breakdown, the Flamethrower intro, or all over Supercell. This is punchy, groovy, catchy, and brutal. I love it so much.
This album has no skippable songs!
It is crazy how elder and "professional" bandas like Metallica take yeeeears to take out and album and it results being something like '72 Seasons'... which in my opinion is pretty souless, but KG&LW are constantly putting music out and most of it turns out to be really interesting... or killer, like this one in specific.
I just started listening to this band yesterday and I am astounded at their output as I learn more about them. Do they not tour and only release albums? I can't think of any other way this level of output is humanly possible while still delivering amazing material
@@animal1439 no they also tour like absolute madmen somehow. They're on tour right now.
Let’s see if king gizzard are still making fresh content in 30 years then you can compare them to elder bands
@@animal1439they still tour like crazy and are currently one of the best touring bands you can see rn
@@conormurphy4328
Metallica has been around for 42 years, has only 11 studio albums and their latest one is dogshit.
KGATLW has only been around for 13 years, yet in so much less time they have already released 24 albums and their latest is just as good as the rest of their material, all of which has been well-received.
The boomer bands have nothing on them.
This album is a 9 for me. They improved a lot in many ways of making metal without sounding like an attempt experiment of that genre. So, it made Gizzard a top tier genre-fluid band ever.
Cavs didn't even start out as a metal drummer at heart. Yet the fact he was able to completely grasp metal drumming in less than a decade later (Infest) and subsequently, managed to keep up w. the pros and legends out there in the course of just almost 4 years is nothing short of fantastic feat!🤯😆
@@GuyWhoLikesTheSnarkies1435cavs is a badass
Infest the rats nest was already metal without sounding like an experiment.
The “motor spirit” bit at the end of Flamethrower loops back into Motor Spirit perpetuating the cycle of destruction. Love this record!
By far some of the best instrumentation they’ve laid down. Great album from start to finish. Really looking forward to the follow up or the “yang” to this album they’ve been working on!
I also think it's worth mentioning all the kaiju references tie into their history of being used as living personifications of natural disasters
I honestly just think Metal is their best format, they are fun in a way that Metal is. Fun in a way that is strange and asks you to be scared but does not want you to be scared. It is just being epic.
@@hornyconvict I said *I honestly just think Metal is their best format, they are fun in a way that Metal is. Fun in a way that is strange and asks you to be scared but does not want you to be scared. It is just being epic.*
I think he question marked the ask/want scared thing. Wat Dat mean
What is blud waffling about
How are people not getting this comment
i think they need to make another super psychey krautrock album like float along fill your lungs
I never tire of listening to their albums. They’re amazing and truly talented!
"Motor Spirit" and "Witchcraft" feel like Tool pastiche almost in some moments... And I would say these moments are way better than last Tool record.
You are wiling
20 years from now I feel like king gizzard will be remembered as one the greatest groups ever, their creativity, experimentation, raw talent, and ability to just constantly spew out new and exciting work is completely unmatched
My favorite bit of this album is all the riffs from other songs on the album, tucked gently into other songs on the album. Little pockets of sugar for your ears
It’s so cool. I don’t even think of a certain riff “belonging” to one song or another and others borrowing. They’re more like motifs shared among all of them equally. It makes the whole album feel like some sort of sprawling apocalyptic classical symphony in a way!
The fun thing about their metal albums is how organic and fun they feel. They genuinely sound like Australian indie nerds goofing around and parodying a metal style. Rat's Nest felt very much like this, but this album totally verifies that these guys genuinely know what they're doing.
KGATLW is pretty much carrying the spirit and mindset of FZ and The Mothers of Invention to the 21st Century relevance.
That is such an accurate assessment I could never quite find the right words to express.
Totally agree, even though the lyrics can get pretty dark and it can get heavy as hell, they still manage to sounds like they’re having a blast
I love that King Gizz experiments a lot with their style, I heard the next album’s gonna be techno, honestly just love that experimentation for an artist in general. Des Rocs got a string section for his new album, Dream Machine and I’m so excited to hear what that sounds like on rock songs when it comes out in August!
Omg i love des rocs 🥲
Thrilling, apocalyptic, kept me on the edge of my seat and left me wanting more. No skips. It’s a 10 imo
We think of King Gizz as like these genre nomads, and they definitely are, but their forays into metal really are something special. Between this and ITRN it’s clear they have a reverence for metal as a genre and put effort into exploring and dissecting the themes and theory of it, beyond what they’ve done in folk and blues and synth. I hope they keep revisiting it every four or five years and we get to see how they progress as musicians.
Speaking of which, this was absolutely a showcase for Cavs as a drummer. That guy can fucking rip a kit to shreds, it’s incredible how far he’s come.
Agreed. I was also impressed by Ambrose's Vocals on this album.
the 2020s Gizz albums may be a mixed bag for some, but damn, the band are clearly improving as musicians on basically every front, even using more keyboards live
I just saw them live a week ago and Cav rips even harder in person, hes a top drummer right now
I agree, the only problem I have with their sound is the bass. When the entire band switches to a heavier style, their bassist still keeps his vintage beatles tone, which absolutely disappears in the mix
loved it
PET-RO DRAG-ON-IC
A-POC-AL-LYYYYYYYYYYPSE
My favorite moment off the album is when Stu screams, "it's Reptilianin' time! Wooo!" and the whole band apocalypses all over the oil refineries
I put this on randomly out of curiosity and LOVED IT every song flows seamlessly together and because it's only 7 songs for 40+ minutes of thrash, this album does a lot with that time. My favorite track has to be witchcraft but every song is going on my liked playlist. Its a banger
The amount of 8/9s this year is absolutely astounding
Let alone the amount this month. Wild.
Right after Fantano said the year was mid
We about to get a 10 with new Swans (we should)
Every year he does 50 8s/9s on average, what’s surprising?????
@@joaquin5929What's interesting this year is how condensed this year's big hits have been over the past few weeks. Usually the quality output is more spread out.
So much of this reminded me of Mötorhead in the best of ways, especially Michael’s Drum performance absolutely nailing Philthy’s Double Bass Kick. Never disappointed with these guys!
i love the verse in converge that reappears in dragon. love hearing the same riffs pop up across different songs
i feel confident in saying that king gizz is already a top 20 band ever. Between their consistency, their ability to bend boundaries and push themselves, live performances and sheer volume of phenomenal albums, its all there. If they keep up this pace, at the end of their career they might legitimately have 10+ classic albums. What they're doing is simply unprecedented.
Their first ten albums are already classics
At 37 years old I will admit that I entered metal music young but artists like Gizz is why I stick around and still poke my head in from time to time. Glad to see solid performances.
If every Needledrop score for an artist/band were added up, I think KGLW might be the highest ranking just from sheer consistency and quantity of releases.
I just got back from 3 Gizz shows in a row (+ I caught them at Boston Calling), I’m glad I got to hear several songs off this album live, they’re so fun and it was so worth flying out to the other coast for. I’ve only flown to concerts for Gizz & Des Rocs, it’s a high honor from me
heard from a friend that those Gizz shows a few days ago were so much fun :)
also OMG did i hear Des Rocs?! hello, huge fan here too 🐀 if i had the money i would travel anywhere for his shows, they’re that good
YESSS fellow filthy 🐀🐀 Are you excited for the new album coming out???
@@jaxtheseamripper YES so much, Dream Machine is gonna be my top album of 2023 i’m sure
You’re a lucky person and you will remember this time in your life forever. Soak it up🤘🔥
They seriously need an award for album cover art, so distinct & abstract while always portraying the album's concepts so effectively
+ it’s cute as hell
The fine work of Jason Galea
Witchcraft is your least fav? My #1 for sure!
converge -> witchcraft my favs
Witchcraft was my fav on the record damn
Great review. It gets a 9 from me, but that is partially because they are not really a metal band, yet they've pulled it off TWICE now. I still like Flying Microtonal Banana and Nonagon Infinity and I'm in Your Mind Fuzz better, and I still miss the dual drummers.
Dunno how the lads keep pumping out (great) records while also relentlessly touring like they do. Up the Gizz!
Great review. I've actually never listened to King Gizzard but I've just been loving this album. I was shocked when I saw how poor of a rating Pitchfork gave it. I really think every song is a banger and it doesn't overstay its welcome, which is probably good for how intense it is. I definitely am a fan of the Tool vibes. Hoping we get a few more albums of this vein from them.
This is 10/10. It's stupid to grade music like this anyway, but this record is really good. I've been listening to it since the singles dropped, and I can't get enough. Fucking masterpiece.
Did u wash the flannel this month?
PETRO DRAGONIC UH POC UH LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIPS
This was my first experience with KGLW and really metal in general, for me it’s a 9 and makes me want to listen to more of their stuff and more metal in general
KGLW, BCNR, black midi, and Model/Actriz are the best bands of this era
I guess QOTSA are playing golf.
@@philhd6539 of this era tho
Autism personified
@@yestho7743I hate when people go like "X is the best band of the 2000s" and someone replies with "I guess the BeAtLeS dOn't eXiSt hUhhh??"
@@philhd6539 ah shit, my bad. Might as well put The Beatles and Pink Floyd while I'm at it
I was beyond impressed with this record easily a 9 for me they always pull out all of the stops when they dabble in metal. Every minute on this album really sucks you in and the ride it takes you on is so dark and gloomy that it’s awe-inspiring. Easily top 3 KGLW album for me.
Still waiting for the QOTSA review ngl
It's kinda mid compared to this.
Definitely a top 3 KGLW album
After sitting with this album for a month, I can say it’s one of my favorite King Gizzard albums and I like it more than Rats’ Nest and I loved that record.
Is QOTSA next? Interested to see your take.
I do appreciate how every track has a conga line bongo breakdown.
The throat singing and hand percussion on the first track is so sick.
The Gizz is fucking KILLING IT. This album rules.
I really liked PetroDragonic Apocalypes; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation. I think it could have been more diverse in its sound, but then the theme of PetroDragonic Apocalypes; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation is metal so maybe more variation could also have been a bad idea, but still PetroDragonic Apocalypes; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation is one of their best albums so I agree I would also give PetroDragonic Apocalypes; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation something between a 8-9.
Ice Death Planets is the only better recent album to me. This one is great.
Their metal music is my favorite music they make! I love this album and my favorite song is “DRAGON”
Just saw Gizz live at the Hollywood Bowl last night, greatest concert of my life.
Plus they had this album selling early, so of course i had to get it. PLUS it's an exclusive version just for that night.
Cheers ya'll
The vinyl exclusive track is spoken word and adds a lot narratively to the album. It was played early in between shows at red rocks along with the whole album and it’s a shame that the track didn’t make it to digital
Their set at the Hollywood Bowl last night was absolutely mind blowing. These boys just do not miss.
this is seriously just a banger, i have just listened and listened to the album and it is just brilliantly made prog metal, my favorite track is probably Supercell or Dragon, this is a 9 for me tbh.
I really love Ambrose's vocals on Gila Monster. Sounds like High on Fire mixed with Cattle Decapitation. Such a great style that works well with Stu's voice
Hell yeah, I really enjoy when the two of them take on characters. Gila Monster might have their best interplay.
as someone who loves classic thrash like kill 'em all and also king gizz but didn't love infest the rats' nest at all because to me it sounded like a combination that just sounded wrong even though it shouldn't, petrodragonic fixes every problem i had with the previous one. for me ignoring that it's a new album and i'm obsessed i think i'll like it as much as paper mache and mind fuzz, which are my favorite after the great nonagon, poly and motu.
crazy how many people are calling this year mid when we have already gotten so many solid albums
this album feels like it needs to be played in the next mad max film
this is my most favorite album of theirs to date
DAWN.
OF.
ETERNAL.
NIGHT!
The GIZZ! My fellow Melbournians!!! Back with another album. Yeehhh!!! Looking forward to hearing Tony’s review of the new Queens record. I don’t think it will be overly complementary?!
there was a thunderstorm going up to Mammoth Mt. California last week when this album dropped. Having this on repeat in a thunderstorm was the best listening experience I have had so far.
brand new to Thrash. just listened to this and it’s amazing
I've known of them for a while, but hadn't really listened to their stuff until a few days ago. Needless to say, I've been binging/indulging the fuck outta their music.
woah woah woah, anthony which album is this? i’ve never heard of it. i’m only familiar with PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation. would like to see you review that album one day please!
How does this come out before the QOTSA review
A fucking masterpiece! My biggest regret in life is not checking them earlier thinking they only play soft songs.
The best way to get rekt.
Also, their soft stuff is great too. Take the dive.
Infest the rats nest brother
Crumbling Castle, KGLW, and anything from the first half of Nonagon Infinity are some other great heavy cuts from their discography.
Murder Of The Universe also has some heavier stuff on it, so it might be up your alley if you're cool with the spoken word parts.
@@honeycomblord9384I still don't understand why some people throw a fit about the spoken word parts. It's not constant and I think it fits the vibe and gives a fun story to the album.
@@Yeti1473 My problem with MOTU is how many times they say 'altered beast'....it's a lot.
This might be my favorite album of the year … at least until Des Rocs’ new album comes out in August, that’s gonna be amazinggg
*gasp at Anthony calling Gila Monster basic*
This song is one of my favorite KGLW vocal tracks. Ambrosia's part in the end is an epic vocal solo
Crazy lmao the more I hear your voice the faster I tap the right side of the screen lol.
Need that Queens of the Stone Age review melon
Another yellow flannel to add to the pile.
Please please please review in times new Roman by Queens of the Stone Age next!!
I just saw them live at the bowl and I will say, they are one of the best, if not the absolutely most incredible bands I have ever seen live. If you haven’t given them a chance, you’re missing out.
Just came back from the same show, then blending Grim Reaper with Beastie Boy’s Intergalactic was absolutely glorious
Just saw king gizz at the Hollywood bowl play for 3 hours. What a great show, this album live is just magnificent, refreshing band for sure!
dragon's lyrics are evocative of nuclear weapons, and so i think the dragon is an allegory for nuclear weapons, maybe not in the context of the whole album, but at least in the context of the song itself
Yep, seemed to me the "witches" were a bunch of scientists who split the atom and made a nuke to stop the war represented by storms. Won't be surprised if the second album which is meant to be a parallel/sequel will deal with the post-apocalypse
supercell also compares the storms to a "bombing raid" / "bombshell carousel", seems like a pretty legit allegory to me
@@zacharygibson-brown1459 for me it was lines like "a shriek from space", "dragon descends, welcome to hell", "atomic space", and "scrambling jets and ballistic lies burned underneath lidless eye" that all really make me think of nuclear weapons, plus some of the content of the music video of this giant mechanical dragon destroying everything in its path. i know, probably shouldn't use the music video as reference, but galea is generally pretty good about making the videos match the intent of the song.
Meanwhile, Stu: _lmao dragone_
@@yoosh9034 lol possible, but given they've done albums in the past based on anxieties about the world like both KG and LW, as well as flying microtonal banana, it wouldn't surprise me if some anxieties from now slipped into petrodragonic apocalypse
Love the energy on this album, also the percussion work, which adds so much vibe and is so beautifully drivy. A perfect "metal" record, if you need something refreshing out of that corner.
I think it's the best album they've released since Polygondwanaland, a strong 9 for me!
why is he just screaming "I AM THE GILA" and trashing the studio, this does not inform me about the record at all
As giant Queens of the Stone Age fan... I can't stop listening to the new King Gizzard, sorry Queens.
When will melon review the new QOTSA album?