The Australian band’s 29th album explores a different side of the electronic experimentation behind Alien Metal, with Entropy set December 4 release and two North American tours planned for 2027.
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have announced Entropy, their 29th studio album, as a companion record to this year’s Alien Metal. Due December 4 through their own (p)doom records, the album continues the band’s exploration of modular synthesis, with the newly released single Rogue Wave offering an early indication of its more melodic and cosmic direction.
Although Entropy and Alien Metal emerged from the same extended Eurorack improvisation sessions, the two albums have developed distinct musical identities. For King Gizzard, the process provided an opportunity to explore electronic composition through a different creative method, with modular synthesis becoming an increasingly important part of the band’s sound.
The Eurorack system has effectively become another member of the group. Nicknamed Nathan, the sprawling collection of modules, cables and electronic components was introduced to Stu Mackenzie by Joey Walker. It has since become central to the band’s live performances and studio experimentation.
Mackenzie says two particular recordings from the sessions immediately stood out.
“Of all the recordings we did with the Eurorack, there were always these two jams that felt really good, really different,” he explains.
The original intention was to complete both records together. However, as work progressed on Alien Metal, the second collection began taking on a personality of its own.
“Entropy began to feel like its own project, something that could stand on its own, and needed a little longer to simmer. We were like, ‘Let’s commit, let’s dig deeper, mine this sound further, and challenge ourselves a bit more. Entropy’s definitely coming from its own place.”
There is a mathematical connection between the two albums, with each built around a single key and tempo. That shared framework has produced two different musical outcomes.
Alien Metal runs at 143 beats per minute in F sharp, while Entropy moves considerably faster at 160 beats per minute in A.
“Entropy’s a lot faster, and has a different energy, and we leaned into a lot of different rhythmic things on this one,” Mackenzie says.
“And where Alien Metal had a grungy dirtiness about it, Entropy is prettier, more harmonic, more cosmic.”
The first single, Rogue Wave, demonstrates that change in emphasis. Built around recurring choruses and electric piano chord sections, the song has a more immediate melodic character than much of the band’s recent electronic experimentation. Its pop sensibility also recalls aspects of Butterfly 3000, the band’s 2021 album, although the new material comes from a different creative process.
For Mackenzie, the importance of Eurorack extends beyond the sounds it produces. The technology has changed the way the band approaches songwriting itself.
“Nathan is not an instrument with a keyboard in an old-fashioned sense, but a giant machine of crazy cables and electronic voltage, and this rewires your brain in terms of songwriting structure and sonics,” he says.
“We’ve always tried really hard to write songs in different ways. Eurorack has us working completely differently, challenging ourselves and being experimental in the writing process, but still landing somewhere that makes sense.”
That willingness to change the creative process has become a defining characteristic of King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. Across 29 albums, the group has repeatedly approached new records as opportunities to investigate different musical structures, production techniques and styles rather than simply reproduce an established formula.
“Just trying to make music in ways we’ve never tried before is the excitement for us,” Mackenzie says.
The release of Entropy will be followed by an extensive international touring schedule in 2027.
King Gizzard will first undertake a UK and European run in June, including appearances at Primavera Sound in Barcelona and Best Kept Secret in the Netherlands, alongside headline performances in France, Italy, Belgium and the UK.
The band will then return to North America for two separate touring runs, with August dates covering California, the Pacific Northwest, Canada and the Midwest, followed by an October itinerary through Texas, the southern United States and eastern North America.
The August schedule includes two nights at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, a performance at The Gorge Amphitheatre in Washington and a Vancouver show at Freedom Mobile Arch. October dates include Dallas, Austin, New Orleans, Atlanta, Montreal, Toronto and Chicago.
With Entropy, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard are extending an experiment that has already produced one album, using the same electronic foundation to reach a markedly different destination.
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Entropy Tracklist
Aeon
Heaven & Hell
Hard Sync
Rogue Wave
Angel
To Mercury…
Face of the Earth
Entropy
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Stu Mackenzie (vocals, guitar), Ambrose Kenny-Smith (harmonica, vocals, keyboards), Cook Craig (guitar, vocals), Joey Walker (guitar, vocals), Lucas Harwood (bass) and Michael Cavanagh (drums).
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard 2027 Tour Dates
June – UK and Europe
June 5, Barcelona, Spain, Primavera Sound
June 8, Toulouse, France, Le Bikini
June 9, Lyon / Caluire, France, Radiant – Bellevue
June 11, Bologna, Italy, Sequoie Music Park
June 13, Beekse Bergen, Netherlands, Best Kept Secret
June 15, Antwerp, Belgium, OLT Rivierenhof
June 16, Antwerp, Belgium, OLT Rivierenhof
June 18, Paris, France, Zénith – La Villette
June 20, London, UK, Eventim Apollo
June 21, London, UK, Eventim Apollo
June 22, Manchester, UK, BEC Arena Outdoors
June 23, Bristol, UK, Bristol Sounds, Canons Marsh Amphitheatre
August – North America
August 5-6, Los Angeles, CA, Hollywood Forever Cemetery
August 7, San Diego, CA, The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
August 8, Flagstaff, AZ, Pepsi Amphitheater
August 10, Santa Fe, NM, Hipico
August 18, Daly City, CA, Cow Palace
August 19, Portland, OR, Venue TBA
August 21, Quincy, WA, The Gorge Amphitheatre
August 22, Vancouver, BC, Freedom Mobile Arch
August 24, Calgary, AB, Big Four Roadhouse
August 25, Saskatoon, SK, TCU Place
August 26, Winnipeg, MB, Burton Cummings Theatre
August 27, Minneapolis, MN, The Armory
October – North America
October 6, Dallas, TX, Longhorn Backyard Amphitheater
October 7, Austin, TX, Germania Insurance Amphitheatre
October 8, New Orleans, LA, Saenger Theatre
October 9, Atlanta, GA, Fox Theatre
October 11, Grundy County, TN, The Caverns (Above Ground Amphitheater)
October 12, Asheville, NC, Hellbender
October 19, Montreal, QC, MTELUS
October 20, Toronto, ON, The Theatre at Great Canadian Toronto
October 21, Cleveland, OH, Jacobs Pavilion
October 22, Chicago, IL, Wintrust Arena
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