Infest The Rats' Nest

Limited black and red colored vinyl LP pressing. 2019 release. Infest the Rats' Nest is the 15th studio album by Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. The album sees the band exploring more into heavy metal, a genre they had only briefly touched upon in previous albums. Recorded with only three of the band's usual seven-man lineup, the album showcases influences completely derived from heavy metal music. It mixes thrash metal with the band's signature garage rock-influenced guitar tones, psychedelic, and space rock sounds. Consistent use of double kick drumming, influenced by heavy metal pioneers Motörhead, can be heard throughout the album. The themes of the album include ecological disasters and aliens migrating to a different planet, inspired by real-life events according to frontman Stu Mackenzie. Mackenzie also cited strong thrash metal influences from bands such as Metallica, Slayer, Exodus, Overkill, Sodom, and Kreator.