King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Announce First of Five New Albums Set for 2017

Published Nov 10, 2016

While King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard may have only just released their Nonagon Infinity this spring, the Aussie psych warriors are coming back into our lives early next year with a pile of new material.Called, the band's new album is set to touch down on February 24 via ATO Records . And that's not all — King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard in fact plan to release a whopping five albums in 2017, with each promising to offer "its own unique sonic adventure."As for that first offering, "is King Gizzard's first-ever experience in microtonal tuning, which features intervals smaller than a semitone and not found in customary Western tuning octaves," according to a press release.In a statement, drummer Eric Moore had this to say about the new record:For a taste of what to expect, the band have shared the album's "Rattlesnake," which comes via a seriously tripped-out video. You can catch that below, where you'll also find the recently shared "Holiday from Hell" bootleg documentary.While so far we don't have any details on the other albums King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard have planned for 2017, they have already announced a North American tour in support of them. It comes with some Canadian dates, and you can find the complete schedule below.Tour dates:03/29 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club03/30 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero Theatre03/31 New York, NY - Webster Hall04/02 Boston, MA - Royale04/03 Portland, ME - Port City Music Hall04/04 Montreal, QC - Fairmount Theatre04/05 Toronto, ON - Danforth Theatre04/06 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick04/07 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom04/08 Chicago, IL - Metro04/09 Seattle, WA - Neumos04/10 Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre04/11 Portland, OR - Revolution Hall04/12 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore