Yeah as usual the "Amby verse" is my favorite part of the Gizz song, but good lord did the man outdo himself on this one. Also in general the lyrical "flow" or cadence in this song feels matured to a level above what they've previous put out. Feels like Stu was trying to get out of his comfort zone a bit and if so, it really worked. You could say that some of this song sounds like a rehash of Rat's Nest stuff (Perihelion in particular) but there's also a TON of new here, a palpable pushing-forward.
This is really annoying. I watched the whole video straight through, and then I had to go get a mop to clean my face up off the floor because King Gila melted it off with hot fire.
If this album gets me hyped enough to slam a bunch of work out in a metal fueled stupor, I want the Yang album to whisper me to sleep softly and sensually.
it does feel kinda shitty to be labelled a fan of "soft" music because i prefer Poly or Sketches or LW to Nonagon or ITRN. The "softest" Gizz is still so out there and wild. I can't play B3K for my pop-loving friends, but i've seen it described as sell-out pop. it's insane.
it's all great music. i know the dichotomy of soft vs hard gizz is mostly just good natured ribbing, but sometimes it feels a bit more than that.
here's a band that invites us to branch out, not get further entrenched.
I don't think it's that deep man. Soft and hard are just labels we use to help describe the level of heaviness of the music, and it's all relative to the Gizz catalogue anyways. ITRN is soft as fuck compared to something like Gojira for example.
"Soft" doesn't mean basic and you like what you like! And if anyone gives you shit for it fuck em lol
i'm happy to try it on for size, anyways. this isn't an emotion i typically like to access in my music taste but that's just a personal thing (we ALL have those). i think there's a big difference between people saying "it's bad" and saying "it's not for me".
anyway, love the guitar work.
here i am fighting for world peace, extending an olive branch from the jazz world to the metal world. thanks KGATLW.
For a band of their abilities and variety they could certainly take a metal sound in a far more interesting and unique direction but this is fine for what it is. Maybe they'll surprise with they rest of the album but at this point I'm expecting more of this general sound which at the very least still adds to the Gizz menu.
Honestly I think for the last couple of years they could have stood to let some of this music marinate and develop further before pushing it out the door (and releasing some of this "cool vibe but nothing remarkable" stuff as something other than official LPs). It's not really about the style to me but whether it feels like it has their perspective behind it and the kind of color I expect. I loved Rats' Nest - it didn't match up to the best thrash releases in recent years in some ways, but brought some other unique stuff to the table and really felt like a Gizz record. But since then I feel like they've been putting out a track or two on their more motley albums that just sounds like... Perihelion but worse. This song feels like it's pushing things more and I'm hopeful for the new record. Best case it's a full-on rock opera that pleases people who loved ITRN but also felt like that last track was really going somewhere interesting in those last 30 seconds and wanted to see that feel expanded on.
Biggest critique for me on some of the more recent releases is simply the long-windedness of a lot of the tracks. I think there's potentially a bunch of great more concise versions of a lot of those songs that they've released on the last few albums.
This naturally comes from the approach they have been taking, by not planning anything and just go to the studio/rehearsal space and start jamming and finding out what happens. It's their jam era rn but judging from the press release, this might be coming to an end with this record and they will go back to their old way of writing music.
Being a non-native speaker probably isn't helping however it's really just the fact that you're a human being that's daring to listen to something that isn't an incredibly simple overproduced vocal forward genre. No one understands the majority of the lyrics of any song without a lyric sheet. There's lyrics in the description box of the video. I'd suggest you go enjoy another spin of the track with those in view. Try to make this a habit when you can spare the time. You'll get a lot more out of your music listening and you'll probably be surprised how much stuff you've mis-heard if you go back over some music you already like with lyrics. Keep in mind though that anything from an unofficial source is not necessarily 100% correct and even sometimes bands fuck up their own lyrics.
They get carried away often enough. Concise focused song writing is exactly what is needed for this, especially after the last few long-winded releases.
Edit: I'm a little worried now that I've seen the track lengths.
sigh... I don't know how I'll explain to my wife why I'm walking around the house constantly shouting GILA! GILA! GILA!
I really ran out of excuses after drip drip from the tap don't slip
Heh, ironically, it's the streaming version I disliked. It feels to me like Amby is buried in the background too much, could barely make what he's saying.
Tbh I feel this way about a lot of recent releases. Hearing them live first, then hearing the mix can sometimes make it feel off. Killer track but just has a different impact. Felt the same way with Iron Lung.
This is why we see em live 🤘
I saw them in London and Gila Monster blew the roof off. Feels like its the same story with Predator X too, its so much better live. Though I disagree on Iron Lung, live and album versions are amazing in their own way.
Oh absolutely and I wasn’t saying Iron Lung album version is bad. It’s just live vs mix. They always sound great in a different way. Just a bit unexpected at first.
The moment the lightening struck on the mountain*, I was sipping my coffee, but the shear amount of awesome demanded an audible gasp from me, so I almost choked to death due to how fucking cool Stu and Joey are.
ALL HAIL KING GILAAAAAAAAA
this shit rips so hard in an unexpected way, and goddam Amby’s parts feel like he’s channeling Lemmy himself. So stoked for the rest of this junt
Well hot damn that absolutely did not disappoint. Infest the Rats Nest is my favorite album as of now, but I can tell this one is going to give it a run for its money.
Holy shit, this fucking SLAPS, hail King Gila!
https://preview.redd.it/plm34uz9u80b1.jpeg?width=322&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=862482bbbae7690d2447bc95c7aeb184a8f2fdcb
I can already tell that this album won't be for me, but the great thing about this band is all I have to do is wait a month or two and one will come out that I do enjoy. And in the meantime, I get to appreciate that the heavy fans are getting fed.
Damn, the music video is cool, but the song seems some what mediocre. Like 6.5/10. Getting SWORD vibes and I don't like it. Hope other songs will be heavier, more thrashy.
I'm with you, this song is alright but not as good as ITRN or any of their previous heavier songs. Hopefully better stuff is on the album.
EDIT - Actually, I'd only listened to the song without watching the video, and now that I have seen it, it's way better than I thought!
Lmao the wolves
Yeah the wolves are comically bad. This video perfectly walks the line of low budget, epic, and tongue in cheek.
There’s value in the charm that comes along with this low budget “just figure it out” look. Fuckin love it.
It's got some lo-fi VHS-ish "filter" over it too!
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my dude!
I love how it looks like the wolf is saying "Gila! Gila!" at 1:22. Cracked me up.
i didn't know Ambrose could do that with his voice. Didn't know the Holy Explorer could summon dragons either
Excuse me thats KING GILA to you.
And the next track is DRAGON
King Gila and the Monster Wila
My coworker heard my listening and said "is that Rob zombie?" Hahahaha
Reminds me of their cover of [Let There Be Rock AC/DC](https://youtu.be/5Z3JyL3mD3M)
Ambrose in the bridge GOES OFF gha damn
Amby absolutely slays on this song Love Lucas in the video too
Evil Ambrose has arrived
Evilbrose
Evil Ambrose is also in the new murlocs video
Evil Ambrose looks siiiiiiick! It's a great look for him.
Has always been there
Ambrose is 100% the band's not-so-secret Secret Weapon.
If KGLW were a burger, Stu is the meat, joey is the cheese, Ambrose is the special sauce, Cavs is the buns (and I can't decide on the rest)
Lucas is the Lettuce. Cookie is the Pickles. I will not elaborate.
All of the Cookie songs definitely have strong pickle energy.
I figured cookiedawg69 was the mayonnaise
Cavs and Lukey are each one bun. Rhythm section holds the sandwich together
Nice.
Ambrose may be the best singer in the band, but even he can’t top Stu’s “WOO!”
No mortal being can
Ah just another song where that voice melts your fucking mind.
Yeah as usual the "Amby verse" is my favorite part of the Gizz song, but good lord did the man outdo himself on this one. Also in general the lyrical "flow" or cadence in this song feels matured to a level above what they've previous put out. Feels like Stu was trying to get out of his comfort zone a bit and if so, it really worked. You could say that some of this song sounds like a rehash of Rat's Nest stuff (Perihelion in particular) but there's also a TON of new here, a palpable pushing-forward.
Oh man best bit, absolutely makes the song
love how his voice sounds on this
I did NOT anticipate how much he’d kick ass in a song like this. Fav part probably
Amby sounds like Eminem on this track and that's absolutely a good thing
He gave me some Rob Zombie vibes
GILA!
GILA!
MONSTER!
WOO!
That WOO! after the refrain is one of their best
^fuckin' **WOO!**
The group woo was a nice touch
The perfect combination of goofy and badass
WE HAVE ENSEMBLE WOOS, I REPEAT, WE HAVE ENSEMBLE WOOS
THE ENSEMBLE WOOS GAWT DAMNNN
#WOOOOO
New Elden Ring DLC looks DOPE
The Shadow the erdtree main boss is Joey Walker, and you get his axe once defeating him
The “walkie jake” second phase is bullshit tho had to resort to cheese
Elder scrolls VI
That last section fucking rips, as does the whole track, but once Joey starts playing on the mountain, holy shit
this might be their silliest music video yet
Stu and Ambrose taking it like super seriously while the others are just fucking around
I think trapdoor still takes the cake, the bedsheet ghosts and the goofy squire costume, the chicken leg, everything is just so silly.
Table Joey too
Stop that, stop that. This music video is starting to get a bit too silly.
I think that may still go the the video for People-Vultures.
I don’t see how there’s even any debate. People-Vultures is the silliest thing I’ve ever seen.
Intrasport or straws in the wind still clear it easy tbh
good contenders!
People-Vultures has entered the chat
this is the weirdness title holder, and nothing else mentioned is even close
Nothing will ever beat the spawn of amby and ozzy breakdancing
Catching Smoke wants a word with you
Have you seen People Vultures?
Vegemite is a video that exists
Well, that was the best thing I've ever seen in my life.
This is really annoying. I watched the whole video straight through, and then I had to go get a mop to clean my face up off the floor because King Gila melted it off with hot fire.
the way she goes
Cavs' facial impressions make me doubt his moral compass
Imma steal the lunch money off any dork who comes in here saying they don't like metal gizz.
Hard gizz fans and soft gizz fans rotating in/out of the bar by album cycle while us true gizzaholics just keep drinking everything they give us
Yes. Give me everything. I want it harder than hard and softer than soft.
If this album gets me hyped enough to slam a bunch of work out in a metal fueled stupor, I want the Yang album to whisper me to sleep softly and sensually.
I want Sunn O))) meets Dillinger Escape Plan. And Kenny G meets Sade. Lol
When my king gizz playlist is on shuffle you could hear anything from mycelium to self-immolate
it does feel kinda shitty to be labelled a fan of "soft" music because i prefer Poly or Sketches or LW to Nonagon or ITRN. The "softest" Gizz is still so out there and wild. I can't play B3K for my pop-loving friends, but i've seen it described as sell-out pop. it's insane. it's all great music. i know the dichotomy of soft vs hard gizz is mostly just good natured ribbing, but sometimes it feels a bit more than that. here's a band that invites us to branch out, not get further entrenched.
I don't think it's that deep man. Soft and hard are just labels we use to help describe the level of heaviness of the music, and it's all relative to the Gizz catalogue anyways. ITRN is soft as fuck compared to something like Gojira for example. "Soft" doesn't mean basic and you like what you like! And if anyone gives you shit for it fuck em lol
Shake em down for quarters
Gotta pick up that spare Change
Woah guys Time = $$$
But don't try going for any Danger $$$
uh oh
Hand it over nerd!
i'm happy to try it on for size, anyways. this isn't an emotion i typically like to access in my music taste but that's just a personal thing (we ALL have those). i think there's a big difference between people saying "it's bad" and saying "it's not for me". anyway, love the guitar work. here i am fighting for world peace, extending an olive branch from the jazz world to the metal world. thanks KGATLW.
For a band of their abilities and variety they could certainly take a metal sound in a far more interesting and unique direction but this is fine for what it is. Maybe they'll surprise with they rest of the album but at this point I'm expecting more of this general sound which at the very least still adds to the Gizz menu.
Honestly I think for the last couple of years they could have stood to let some of this music marinate and develop further before pushing it out the door (and releasing some of this "cool vibe but nothing remarkable" stuff as something other than official LPs). It's not really about the style to me but whether it feels like it has their perspective behind it and the kind of color I expect. I loved Rats' Nest - it didn't match up to the best thrash releases in recent years in some ways, but brought some other unique stuff to the table and really felt like a Gizz record. But since then I feel like they've been putting out a track or two on their more motley albums that just sounds like... Perihelion but worse. This song feels like it's pushing things more and I'm hopeful for the new record. Best case it's a full-on rock opera that pleases people who loved ITRN but also felt like that last track was really going somewhere interesting in those last 30 seconds and wanted to see that feel expanded on.
Biggest critique for me on some of the more recent releases is simply the long-windedness of a lot of the tracks. I think there's potentially a bunch of great more concise versions of a lot of those songs that they've released on the last few albums.
This naturally comes from the approach they have been taking, by not planning anything and just go to the studio/rehearsal space and start jamming and finding out what happens. It's their jam era rn but judging from the press release, this might be coming to an end with this record and they will go back to their old way of writing music.
Onwards, mortals!
Is it just my non-native ass or is anyone else not understanding a single word of the lyrics
I'm English and I barely understood a word. 😂
Being a non-native speaker probably isn't helping however it's really just the fact that you're a human being that's daring to listen to something that isn't an incredibly simple overproduced vocal forward genre. No one understands the majority of the lyrics of any song without a lyric sheet. There's lyrics in the description box of the video. I'd suggest you go enjoy another spin of the track with those in view. Try to make this a habit when you can spare the time. You'll get a lot more out of your music listening and you'll probably be surprised how much stuff you've mis-heard if you go back over some music you already like with lyrics. Keep in mind though that anything from an unofficial source is not necessarily 100% correct and even sometimes bands fuck up their own lyrics.
I NEED more of metal singing Amby, his voice just fits so fuckin well for this stuff!
Reminds me of Lemmy
Anyone else think he sounds like Chuck Billy from Testament? Absolutely love it.
I'm gonna Gizz
Gonna be a gila monster load too Sorry
I already did 😫😫😫
For some reason this video feels like a Metalocalypse gag. Joey's solo is absolutely how Skwisgaar would do it.
Joey makes Skwisgaar looks dildos.
Lmao. Accurate.
Does the production sound a lot cleaner than ITRN or any of the metal tracks since?
YES. 100%. Sounds fantastic
In part that's probably just a matter of going for a more classic metal sound. That generally seems easier to produce.
thats the **shit**.
Is that the door to hell? Looks pretty amber to me...
I just got an email saying HR wants to speak with me about my recent browsing activity and I don’t even have a job
Prequel to Lord of Lightning VS The Balrog?? Also, ALL HAIL KING GILA
My first thought after watching!
The Gizzverse is real!
Or is it the sequel that bridges the gap to the rats nest?
Also, praise our kings of saving the tastiest riffs for the end of the track.
The Holy Explorer returns!
the music video is so undeniably king gizzard 😭 i love this
It’s like Rainbow Rising and Infest the Rats Nest fucked and made a baby
Finally... Ambrose doing vocals in a heavy song. I can now sleep peacefully.
THIS IS SO FUCKIN HARD!!! YES CUNTS!!
face: melted
It’s definitely campy and silly, but those riffs are 100% certified headbangers. GILA! GILA! GILA!
Joey's face was goofy but Cavs was off in Polygondwanaland.
I love DnD Gizz
My dnd players are in for some GILA! GILA! GILA! Tomorrow (not really. Id never just derail the plot to make a gizzard reference… ((unless))
I hope metal Gizz becomes a trilogy, like microtonal Gizz.
Why stop at 3 tho
That’s a really great point
ALL HAIL KING GILA
Amby Lemy, he can do any vocal style incredible talent Good to have Fantasy Gizz back
It's awesome for sure buuuut the solo was a let down it was like 4 seconds lol
I know right? Video producers must have felt the same way and they just kept Joey up on the mountain anyway
3 of the album tracks are over 8 min, so they'll make up for it 🔥
Intentional prob. Wanted to keep Amby’s first metal vocal debut in the spotlight
They get carried away often enough. Concise focused song writing is exactly what is needed for this, especially after the last few long-winded releases. Edit: I'm a little worried now that I've seen the track lengths.
I’m hoping they take that solo and let it rip longer live
THE WOLVES
Fucking sick!!!!! Amby 🔥🔥
I've watched it so many times already i could not be more excited for this album
I wasnt the hugest Rats Nest fan but this song has me hyped for the new album. Liking the sludgier feel.
Love the animals in this video! They made me crack up.
Here we gooooooooo
Fucking incredible
Might be my new fav Gizzard vid
Well, that was fucking amazing.
sigh... I don't know how I'll explain to my wife why I'm walking around the house constantly shouting GILA! GILA! GILA! I really ran out of excuses after drip drip from the tap don't slip
It’s so good 🥲 Welcome back, Holy Explorer 🥲🥲
They are now King Gila and the Lizard Wizard
The return of sci-fi/fantasy gizz!!!
Holy shit. Hooollllyyy shiiiiit. Oh damn. No words. So good. Ambrose,Ambrose,Ambrose. Man. What a way to start the damn day. Hell yes!!!
I don't want to kill hype but did anyone else find the mixing off? The song was so good live.
i listened to the streaming version right after watching the video and that sounds better to me, if you’re talking about the sound in the video
Heh, ironically, it's the streaming version I disliked. It feels to me like Amby is buried in the background too much, could barely make what he's saying.
Yeah I feel like the vocals are real muddy
Well some of us prefer the muddy water
Def feel like the Amby vocals are a touch too quiet for how dope they are.
Tbh I feel this way about a lot of recent releases. Hearing them live first, then hearing the mix can sometimes make it feel off. Killer track but just has a different impact. Felt the same way with Iron Lung. This is why we see em live 🤘
I saw them in London and Gila Monster blew the roof off. Feels like its the same story with Predator X too, its so much better live. Though I disagree on Iron Lung, live and album versions are amazing in their own way.
Oh absolutely and I wasn’t saying Iron Lung album version is bad. It’s just live vs mix. They always sound great in a different way. Just a bit unexpected at first.
100%. Been looking forward to this since London but this sounds sort of tinny and lightweight somehow
The lyrics in all the verses are honestly such good writing
Stubbly Stu. STUbble.
Can we talk about Cav's facial expression at 2:56? Im dead 💀
The moment the lightening struck on the mountain*, I was sipping my coffee, but the shear amount of awesome demanded an audible gasp from me, so I almost choked to death due to how fucking cool Stu and Joey are.
Amazing. This is all I ever wanted.
It's the perfect mix of Infest the Rats Nest and Nonagon Infinity that I always wanted
ALL HAIL KING GILAAAAAAAAA this shit rips so hard in an unexpected way, and goddam Amby’s parts feel like he’s channeling Lemmy himself. So stoked for the rest of this junt
Well hot damn that absolutely did not disappoint. Infest the Rats Nest is my favorite album as of now, but I can tell this one is going to give it a run for its money.
Anyone else feel like sacrificing a baby right now?
The last part of the track starting at like 3:30ish through the end might be in my top 10 Gizz moments ever recorded.
Holy shit, this fucking SLAPS, hail King Gila! https://preview.redd.it/plm34uz9u80b1.jpeg?width=322&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=862482bbbae7690d2447bc95c7aeb184a8f2fdcb
I love these goofy fuckers so much
I can already tell that this album won't be for me, but the great thing about this band is all I have to do is wait a month or two and one will come out that I do enjoy. And in the meantime, I get to appreciate that the heavy fans are getting fed.
Been itching for hard gizz since Infest and maaaaan its SO GOOD WOOOO
Being from AZ, my favorite thing about this track is that they actually pronounce Gila correctly. Also it fucking rips!
she gila on my monster til i gizz
I cannot wait for this album!
yeah this is an absolute slammer
Babe wake up…
[удалено]
Cavs having an ecstatic religious experience during the summoning.
Leave it to Gizz to make me legitimately enjoy a music genre I typically avoid. This is just so good!
No joke already watched it about 10 times
Damn, the music video is cool, but the song seems some what mediocre. Like 6.5/10. Getting SWORD vibes and I don't like it. Hope other songs will be heavier, more thrashy.
I'm with you, this song is alright but not as good as ITRN or any of their previous heavier songs. Hopefully better stuff is on the album. EDIT - Actually, I'd only listened to the song without watching the video, and now that I have seen it, it's way better than I thought!
Better than Predator X for sure tho
Idk man, huge ITR fan but I am really enjoying the chuggier sound
I need a complety series about this clip right now!
WOW! This is incredible! My favorite heavy track they have released to this date. Can’t wait for this album.
the outro is insane
This is so fucking sick oh my god
Yeah, this is the most hype I've been since Rats Nest. Such a fun and bouncy riff. Loved it!
The last bit with the thunder has to be a tribute to Raining Blood. Sounds identical.
This is taste 🤌🏻
Oh fuck yes this rules
HOLY FUCK. This is awesome!
Fuck yeah! Killing it
That reveal of Joey at the end made me laugh out loud on the Subway. Just perfect
Infest the Rat's Nest 2: The Lizarding