--- title: "King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard" type: "MusicGroup" url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard" genre: "Thrash Metal" country: "Australia" formed: 2010 --- # King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard **King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard** is a thrash metal band, from Australia, active 2010 to present. King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard (KGLW) are an Australian rock band formed in 2010 in Melbourne, Victoria. The band's current lineup consists of Stu Mackenzie, Ambrose Kenny-Smith, Cook Craig, Joey Walker, Lucas Harwood, and Michael Cavanagh. They are known for exploring multiple genres, staging energetic live shows, and building a prolific discography. Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Gizzard_%26_the_Lizard_Wizard ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard | | Genre | Thrash Metal | | Parent genre | Thrash Metal | | Origin | Melbourne, Australia | | Formed | 2010 | | Releases in catalog | 31 | ## Genres [Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal) ## Line-up | Musician | Instruments | Years | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Ambrose Kenny‐Smith](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ambrose-kenny-smith) | Background vocals, Synthesizer, Lead vocals, Harmonica | 2012 to present | Current | | [Cook Craig](https://themetalnet.com/musician/cook-craig) | Guitar, Keyboard, Lead vocals, Background vocals | 2010 to present | Current | | [Joey Walker](https://themetalnet.com/musician/joey-walker) | Background vocals, Guitar, Lead vocals | 2010 to present | Current | | [Lucas Harwood](https://themetalnet.com/musician/lucas-harwood) | Bass guitar | 2010 to present | Current | | [Michael Cavanagh](https://themetalnet.com/musician/michael-cavanagh) | Drums (drum set) | 2010 to present | Current | | [Stu Mackenzie](https://themetalnet.com/musician/stu-mackenzie) | Flute, Guitar, Background vocals, Lead vocals | 2010 to present | Current | | [Eric Moore](https://themetalnet.com/musician/eric-moore-f595e12d) | Drums (drum set) | 2010 to 2020 | Former | ## Discography | Year | Release | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 2010 | [Anglesea](https://themetalnet.com/album/ca246f58-be85-4c93-9171-0b3c40cdde8f) | EP | | 2011 | [Willoughby’s Beach](https://themetalnet.com/album/df0b4e8d-2ef2-4214-abee-fba072d3b36b) | EP | | 2012 | [12 Bar Bruise](https://themetalnet.com/album/c30b3cc8-cb68-471b-aa94-51c8c23a3c22) | Album | | 2013 | [Eyes Like the Sky](https://themetalnet.com/album/9bb21ff4-4734-4648-9aab-8e5046494a54) | Album | | 2013 | [Float Along – Fill Your Lungs](https://themetalnet.com/album/dedee050-41d7-4193-b0e6-d3aa1334bfbb) | Album | | 2014 | [I’m in Your Mind Fuzz](https://themetalnet.com/album/648979c4-744f-498c-a9de-6a9624274a9d) | Album | | 2014 | [Oddments](https://themetalnet.com/album/25c22bd9-12b2-4e67-a92d-d03d96379791) | Album | | 2015 | [Paper Mâché Dream Balloon](https://themetalnet.com/album/47f7aaaf-82ed-40f2-8f98-321b56f6d80d) | Album | | 2015 | [Quarters!](https://themetalnet.com/album/ea6f0d77-1526-4071-8fab-d06b09c9184a) | Album | | 2016 | [Nonagon Infinity](https://themetalnet.com/album/7c365e51-de7b-4c72-80dd-4e0536258c6e) | Album | | 2017 | [Flying Microtonal Banana](https://themetalnet.com/album/ad6e81ac-2298-4e1d-849f-226953c9a30a) | Album | | 2017 | [Gumboot Soup](https://themetalnet.com/album/c6fc4f99-6c1f-46aa-8faf-2c22154d26c4) | Album | | 2017 | [Murder of the Universe](https://themetalnet.com/album/077ec90c-5c38-4d11-ba85-2edecad8d26b) | Album | | 2017 | [Polygondwanaland](https://themetalnet.com/album/df1f3af0-6004-44d3-9a32-12913fdc357c) | Album | | 2017 | [Sketches of Brunswick East](https://themetalnet.com/album/e21e9e38-9cbe-49aa-b008-2944a4e89275) | Album | | 2019 | [Fishing for Fishies](https://themetalnet.com/album/9290127a-0f47-48c2-a2f6-c68e18644d96) | Album | | 2019 | [Infest the Rats’ Nest](https://themetalnet.com/album/8ef7f453-bf44-4bcc-bdb8-ac86eadf90fe) | Album | | 2020 | [K.G.](https://themetalnet.com/album/8755fac8-9e89-45f5-acdf-286440c431c8) | Album | | 2021 | [Butterfly 3000](https://themetalnet.com/album/0d818618-f507-4a76-a245-7b9c86738b68) | Album | | 2021 | [L.W.](https://themetalnet.com/album/cce52fc7-408a-43bf-9c86-f77e358877dd) | Album | | 2022 | [Changes](https://themetalnet.com/album/46b8a415-405e-44ed-ba65-0aeed626355c) | Album | | 2022 | [Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava](https://themetalnet.com/album/42e0586b-7ef2-4254-a056-8db8d90df8c5) | Album | | 2022 | [Laminated Denim](https://themetalnet.com/album/5e2fb12b-ab85-4fe7-be3c-48687f104502) | Album | | 2022 | [Made in Timeland](https://themetalnet.com/album/83f2ee3f-f4cf-4b36-8b55-249dc42d96f0) | Album | | 2022 | [Omnium Gatherum](https://themetalnet.com/album/13c20751-6910-4233-8e81-a4b772b517c0) | Album | | 2022 | [Satanic Slumber Party](https://themetalnet.com/album/a3607372-00cb-40f8-826b-0bd5ce0cff3b) | EP | | 2023 | [PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation](https://themetalnet.com/album/381a758e-82bf-403f-85ea-b4f97ed1e0b7) | Album | | 2023 | [The Silver Cord](https://themetalnet.com/album/70cbf290-4584-4a31-a459-409fa9c8610a) | Album | | 2024 | [Flight b741](https://themetalnet.com/album/2dc473a8-c4af-4dc0-8907-c609bf953499) | Album | | 2025 | [Phantom Island](https://themetalnet.com/album/716f0986-f131-4e3c-a140-55845bbded3c) | Album | | | [Alien Metal](https://themetalnet.com/album/21429cce-b70f-4356-896a-026d7ab75167) | Album | ## Related bands - [Thundercat](https://themetalnet.com/band/thundercat) (listened together) - [The Black Angels](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-black-angels) (listened together) - [All Them Witches](https://themetalnet.com/band/all-them-witches) (listened together) - [Angkor Wat](https://themetalnet.com/band/angkor-wat) (same tags) - [Fastkill](https://themetalnet.com/band/fastkill) (same tags) - [Apocalypse](https://themetalnet.com/band/apocalypse-34849480) (same tags) - [Injector](https://themetalnet.com/band/injector) (same tags) - [Gates of Domination](https://themetalnet.com/band/gates-of-domination) (same tags) - [VALKYRIE ZERO](https://themetalnet.com/band/valkyrie-zero) (same tags) - [Nefaria](https://themetalnet.com/band/nefaria) (same tags) - [Crash](https://themetalnet.com/band/crash-bf0975f2) (same tags) - [Silentend](https://themetalnet.com/band/silentend) (same tags) ## Official and external links - facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kinggizzardandthelizardwizard - bandcamp: https://kinggizzard.bandcamp.com/ - instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kinggizzard/ - x: https://twitter.com/kinggizzard - apple music: https://music.apple.com/au/artist/440629621 - deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/3973121 - youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNiyS8zr2RIddszLwtoyUow - website: https://kinggizzardandthelizardwizard.com/ - spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6XYvaoDGE0VmRt83Jss9Sn - metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/King_Gizzard_%26_the_Lizard_Wizard/3540457093 --- Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard](https://themetalnet.com/band/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard). 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