King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard fans crossing their fingers for a nearly 10-minute Thrash Metal song about a murderous giant lizard and featuring Latin chanting are in luck. “Dragon,” the latest pre-release track from the group’s upcoming album “PetroDragonic Apocalypse,” is out today, accompanied by a video from unofficial seventh member Jason Galea. Watch the video through the YouTube player below:
“Over the last two months, I dusted off my music video computer to slay the 10-minute ‘Dragon,’” he says. “I wanted to explore a harsh distorted visual palette using my live visual setup mixed with PS1 cutscene-inspired animation and studio footage I filmed of the band. The animation was created using Cinema 4D and processed through After Effects and a Tachyons circuit bent video unit.”
In the clip, band members are seen rocking out in close quarters while dressed in Motorhead and Black Sabbath t-shirts, giving a clear hint as to some of the new album’s Hard Rock inspirations. All the while, frontman Stu Mackenzie details the seemingly unstoppable titular dragon as it lays waste to the planet: “A creature born of the tempest / the thrill of the hunt / the thrill of the quest / a wild being of chaos and fire / knowing naught but its own desire.”
Pre-Order the album on Bandcamp: https://kinggizzard.bandcamp.com/album/petrodragonic-apocalypse-or-dawn-of-eternal-night-an-annihilation-of-planet-earth-and-the-beginning-of-merciless-damnation
01. Motor Spirit
02. Supercell
03. Converge
04. Witchcraft
05. Gila Monster 04:35
06. Dragon
07. Flamethrower
Lineup:
Stu Mackenzie / Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Recording, Mixing, Lyrics and Synthesiser
Ambrose Kenny-Smith / Vocals, Lyrics and Synthesiser
Joey Walker / Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Recording, Mixing, Lyrics and Synthesiser
Michael Cavanagh / Drums, Percussion, Vocals and Electronic Drum Kit
Cook Craig / Bass, Vocals, Lyrics and Synthesiser
Lucas Harwood / Lyrics and Synthesiser