“Alien Metal is King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard’s 28th studio album, released August 14, 2026, through their own p(doom) Records. It’s a full plunge into hard, dark electronic music: techno-driven, modular-synth-heavy, and more club-oriented than the band’s earlier synth-pop and electro experiments. The key production detail is that the record was written and recorded using the modular-synth system the band toured with last year, nicknamed “Nathan.” That helps explain its emphasis on sequenced rhythm, synthetic pressure, metallic timbres, and evolving electronic textures rather than a conventional guitar-band arrangement.”