According to consequence.net rock band King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard announced their new album is titled PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation. Although the name of the album has been released, King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard have not mentioned when they will release the album but pre-orders will be open on May 16.
The Australian band revealed the project through their socials without a release date, track list or a single. Instead the band used the painting by longtime collaborator Jason Galea which serves as the album’s cover artwork.
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“Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night:An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless DamnationAlbum artwork by @jj_cool_juice @gizzverse album pre-order drops May 16 6am LA / 9am NY / 2pm UK / 3pm CET / AEST 11pm.”
The recent Instagram post follows King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard ‘s Twitter post back in April where the band described their latest project as “The next gizz album is heavy as fck.”
The next gizz album is heavy as fuck
— King Gizzard (@kinggizzard) April 18, 2023
PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation follows King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard‘s albums Changes, Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava and Laminated Denim.
Photo Credit: Sharon Alagna