King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard’s relentless work ethic and innovative outlook makes them one of Australia’s must-see bands, often moving fluidly between genres like an unpredictable circus act.

Nonagon Infinity to Float Along — Fill Your Lungs are part of a loosely connected fictional universe known as the Gizzverse. Each album offers unique sounds ranging from trap to microtonal folk and surf rock.

Stu Mackenzie

Stu Mackenzie, the frontman for this band, delivers in an incomprehensible way. A workaholic auteur who pays careful attention to every detail (they have released numerous demos and rarities in order to prevent bootlegging), yet their high production rates make perfectionism impossible.

King Gizzard continues his evolution on The Silver Cord by adopting a more intimate sound than found on June’s “PetroDragonic Apocalypse or Dawn of Eternal Night”, moving away from heavy guitar-heavy thrash metal tracks towards more melodic microtonal songs. Mackenzie uses just three electric guitars on stage – his Flying Samurai which can be tuned either standard or drop D tunings and his Gibson Holy Explorer for microtonal tracks.

On opener “Hypertension” and closer “The Land Before Timeland,” both taken from their Ice Death sessions, the band finds a soundscape that feels tailor-made for them.

Ambrose Kenny-Smith

Ambrose Kenny-Smith is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist and vocalist for Melbourne psych rock legends King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard in Australia, but still finds time to perform with The Murlocs as part of his full-time job with King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard.

Dave Grohl famously described them as providing what can only be described as “heavy metal parking lot cool”, all while sporting a cheeky smile. Rapscallion, their latest album, delivers all of their signature fuzz guitar riffs and rhythmic grooves while adding new dimensions of musicality and creativity.

Jay Watson (Pond, Tame Impala) and Ambrose Kenny-Smith (King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, The Murlocs) join forces for Ill Times, due out July 19 on p(doom). Together, these musicians showcase Watson’s instrumental brilliance alongside Kenny-Smith’s powerful lyrics — particularly on “Dud,” co-written with Watson’s late father.

Cook Craig

Cook Craig, best known as rhythm guitarist for the Australian psychedelic garage rock band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, also plays bass guitar and harmonica with The Murlocs band as well as releases his own music under his own name, Pipe-eye.

He is best-known for his work with King Gizzard, an international band which has released 25 albums over an astonishing 10-year span and enjoyed critical acclaim, festival appearances, and amassed an ardent global following.

Craig Cook played an influential role in Alicia Keys’ upbringing and life experiences, shaping both musical career choices and life decisions that would ultimately have an effect on her art. Recognizing their relationship is both insightful and inspiring – an evidence of family love at its best!

Joey Walker

Joey Walker is a guitarist with King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, an Australian band best known for their innovative blend of genres, energetic live shows, and diverse discography. Formed in 2010 and based out of Melbourne, they feature members such as Stu Mackenzie, Ambrose Kenny-Smith, Cook Craig and Lucas Harwood; together with other musicians in projects like Bullant and Love Migrate.

Through albums released between 2023 and 2024, this band explored microtonal music using the Baglama mnemonic for seven musical modes – Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian Aeolian and Locrian – but this approach wasn’t designed to demonstrate their theory prowess; rather it introduced listeners to psychological undertones within each mode.

Lucas Skinner

Lucas Skinner has been the bassist of progressive psychedelic band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard since 2010. Additionally, he runs Dusky Tracks record label that specializes in folk music.

Melbourne Sextet are well known for their energetic live shows and expansive discography, covering multiple genres that span from thrash metal to odd time signature microtonal folk and surf rock.

Flight B741, the group’s latest album, will be released August 9 on their new (P)Doom label and features Guy Tyzack-directed visuals depicting them frolicking around an airplane hangar.