Australia’s King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have released a new KEXP session showcasing material from this year’s stellar thrash-metal LP Infest The Rats’ Nest (ATO). The session caps off a banner year for the band, who also released the decidedly mellower Fishing For Fishies earlier in 2019. Infest The Rats’ Nest saw the group scoring their highest-ever first week sales and chart positions — the album sold just over 8,600 copies / 10,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, debuted at #1 on the Vinyl chart and #2 on the Alternative Albums chart, and also came in at #3 on the Independent Albums chart, #4 on the Rock Albums chart, #7 on the Billboard Top Albums chart, and #64 on the Billboard 200 chart. Fishing For Fishies peaked at #1 on Billboard‘s Tastemaker Albums chart and #2 on the Heatseeker and Vinyl Albums charts. Check out the KEXP Session below..
King Gizzard also embarked on a massive world tour this year, with U.S. highlights including Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre, NYC’s Central Park Summerstage, Washington, DC’s 9:30 Club and many more. The band then went on to perform across Europe and Asia, and will resume touring with a run of festivals starting in Jakarta, Indonesia in November.
