About “Murder of the Universe”

Murder of the Universe is the tenth studio album from Australian psych rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, and is the second out of five albums released in 2017.

Murder of the Universe is the second narrated album of King Gizzard after Eyes Like The Sky and is a concept album divided in three main chapters:

-I. The Tale of the Altered Beast (Tracks 1-9)

-II. The Lord of Lightning vs The Balrog (Tracks 10-15)

-III. Han-Tyumi and the Murder of the Universe (Tracks 16-21)

Murder of the Universe features four different voices. The first and second chapters are narrated by Leah Senior, while the third chapter uses a text-to-speech voice called “UK, Charles” from NaturalReader. Stu Mackenzie sings in all chapters and Joey Walker performs the throat singing parts.