Gila Monster / Witchcraft

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"Gila Monster / Witchcraft"
Gila Monster-Witchcraft Cover.jpg
Single by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
from the album PetroDragonic Apocalypse
Released16 May 2023
Genre Stoner metal, heavy metal
Length9:38
Label KGLW
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Stu Mackenzie
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard singles chronology
"No Body / Exploding Suns"
(2023)		"Gila Monster / Witchcraft"
(2023)		"Dragon"
(2023)
Music video
"Gila Monster" on YouTube

"Gila Monster / Witchcraft" is a single released by the Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard consisting of the songs Gila Monster and Witchcraft from their 24th studio album PetroDragonic Apocalypse , and was released on May 16, 2023. The song surrounds a giant monster that is accidentally summoned by witches and grows to monstrous sizes. The single was physically released as part of a limited run at Gizzard's Los Angeles Record Fair on June 20, 2023 on 7" vinyl. [1] While Gila Monster was the primary track, the b side of the vinyl had the track Witchcraft.

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At the 2023 ARIA Music Awards, the song's video was nominated for Best Video. [2]

Recording

Gila Monster was first played live in March 2023 and became a part of the band's setlists. [3] It has Stu Mackenzie on lead vocals with keyboardist Ambrose Kenny-Smith doing additional vocals, and the rest of the band appears in the chorus. The full song was released on May 16, 2023 alongside a music video, directed by SPOD. [4]

Critical reception

Gila Monster came out with fairly positive reviews from music critics/outlets like Stereogum ,[ citation needed ] Exclaim! , [5] and MetalSucks . Hesher Keenan, from the latter, says "it's fast, it grooves, and it’s got just enough fuzz in the mix to really set it over the edge". [6]

Personnel

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "Gila Monster / Witchcraft". kglw.net. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
    2. ↑ "Nominees Announced for 2023 ARIA Awards". Music Feeds . 21 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
    3. ↑ "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Share New Single "Gila Monster": Listen". Stereogum. 2023-05-16. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
    4. ↑ "King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Announce Album, Share Video for New Song "Gila Monster"". Pitchfork. 2023-05-16. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
    5. ↑ Gregory, Allie. "Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Lean into Heavy Fantasy with "Gila Monster"". Exclaim!.
    6. ↑ Keenan, Hesher (16 May 2023). "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard's New Single "Gila Monster" is a Fuzzy Stoner Metal Banger". MetalSucks . Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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