Terry recently turned me on to Australia's King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. In their 10 years they've amassed an extensive discography, far more than with which I'm currently familiar. What I have gathered is that their sound has explored various genres and sub-genres. But based on Terry's recommendation, the first link I listened to was a KEXP concert from last summer while they were promoting their most recent LP, "Infest the Rat's Nest", which is apparently their foray into thrash metal, while retaining their space rock / psychedelic origins.
The best way I can explain their sound is to imagine if "In Search of Space"-era Hawkwind were cryogenically frozen, and after reanimation they asked "what did we miss in the last 48 years?", whereupon they quickly consumed the back catalogs of Iron Maiden and other NWOBHM luminaries, as well as the discographies of Metallica and friends, and then recorded "Infest the Rat's Nest".
It's certainly fun to listen to, and I'm about 99.99% sure it's not a well-executed parody.
Spot on description of the listening experience (of the Rat's Nest effort). Amazing band.
ReplyDeleteThat was me... - Terry
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