Gila Monster / Witchcraft

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"Gila Monster / Witchcraft"
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Single by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
from the album PetroDragonic Apocalypse
A-side "Gila Monster"
B-side "Witchcraft"
Released16 May 2023
Genre "Gila Monster":
"Witchcraft":
Length
  • 9:38
  • 4:35 ("Gila Monster")
  • 5:05 ("Witchcraft")
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. "Witchcraft" follows a group of witches that create a spell to summon a giant monster but is disrupted by a black cat, "Gila Monster" surrounds the monster that was accidentally summoned as it 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, Gila Monster's video was nominated for Best Video. [2]

The song "Gila Monster" was featured in the video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4. [3] [4]

Recording

"Gila Monster" was first played live in March 2023 and became a part of the band's setlists. [5] 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. [6]

Critical reception

Gila Monster came out with fairly positive reviews from music critics/outlets like Stereogum ,[ citation needed ] Exclaim! , [7] 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". [8]

Personnel

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. ↑ "THPS 3 + 4: The Soundtrack is here". www.tonyhawkthegame.com. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  4. ↑ Keenan, Hesher (2025-05-08). "Mastodon, King Gizzard, Drain, and More Added to 'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4' Remaster Soundtrack". MetalSucks. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  5. ↑ "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Share New Single "Gila Monster": Listen". Stereogum. 2023-05-16. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  6. ↑ "King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Announce Album, Share Video for New Song "Gila Monster"". Pitchfork. 2023-05-16. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  7. ↑ Gregory, Allie. "Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Lean into Heavy Fantasy with "Gila Monster"". Exclaim!.
  8. ↑ 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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