Well, it's that time again. After catching the last two of their three recent concerts in Chicago, I feel obligated to shout out the new King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, because hot damn did those shows not disappoint and neither does their new album. 

The Gizz crowd contains an increasing number of Dead and Phish heads since I last saw them back in 2019, and the Aussies have acknowledged becoming more aware of those jam legends and their fans latching on to the Gizzverse as they themselves continue to take an increasingly exploratory route during their shows. But little of that is present on the pithily titled PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation. Stylistically most similar to the thrash on Infest the Rats' Nest, their latest incorporates the proggier sides explored on Polygondwanaland to create a more diverse result. And it's awesome. But the last three minutes of PetroDragonic's closing "Flamethrower" sound as if Stu and co. have made the next step from Phish to Disco Biscuits. The band is promising yet another new album before the end of the year, one led by synthesizers, which means the delicious end to "Flamethrower" will likely segue into whatever track kicks off LP number 25. Sign me up right now.