By Lucien Drake | Metal Lair
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard have announced another record, because apparently the Australian collective looked at the existing laws of album-release frequency and decided those were merely suggestions. Their next project is Entropy, due December 4, 2026 through their (p)doom label, accompanied by the new single “Rogue Wave” and two North American touring runs in 2027.
That might not be conventional metal news, but King Gizzard’s willingness to charge through heavier territory, electronic experiments and whatever fresh musical rabbit hole appears in front of them has long made the band relevant to adventurous heavy-music listeners.
Entropy follows Alien Metal
The new release is described as a companion to Alien Metal, with both projects emerging from an exploration of Eurorack modular synthesis. Singer Stu Mackenzie explained that the records were originally conceived together before recording challenges gave Entropy its own shape.
There’s an amusingly precise difference in the band’s description: Alien Metal moves at 143 beats per minute in F-sharp, while Entropy uses 160 beats per minute in A. For anyone who has ever wondered whether King Gizzard draw up their release calendar using a combination of laboratory equipment and a dartboard, there is apparently a method to the madness.
The newly unveiled “Rogue Wave” offers the first preview of the record. We won’t pretend an advance announcement tells us how the full album sounds, but the electronic direction offers an intriguing contrast to the band’s more guitar-driven excursions.
Two separate North American tours in 2027
The group have also announced two North American itineraries, one scheduled for August 2027 and the other for October 2027. Announced stops span cities including Los Angeles, Denver, Vancouver and Minneapolis on the first run, with Dallas, Austin, Atlanta, Montreal, Toronto, Cleveland and Chicago among the second-run destinations.
Specific dates and ticket details should be confirmed through the band’s official channels before booking travel.
Entropy:
01 Aeon
02 Heaven & Hell
03 Hard Sync
04 Rogue Wave
05 Angel
06 To Mercury…
07 Face of the Earth
08 Entropy
It’s not every day that a band introduces a companion album by discussing BPM and keys. Then again, most bands aren’t King Gizzard. That’s probably for the best; the world’s vinyl pressing plants are already overworked.
About The Author:
Lucien Drake is a writer and archivist at Metal Lair, contributing across features, essays, cultural commentary, and long-form series including Deep Cuts, Road Riffs and editorial projects exploring music, memory, and resistance.
Known for treating heavy music as living history rather than nostalgia, Drake focuses on influence over canon, context over hype, and the stories that survive outside official timelines.
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