King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

Q: Who influenced King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard?

Can, Frank Zappa. Each connection on MusicRoots cites a published source.

Australia, 2010–now

Prolific Melbourne band led by Stu Mackenzie, formed in 2010, famous for releasing albums at a furious rate across wildly different styles — psych, garage, krautrock, microtonal rock, thrash and jazz — a restless, cult-beloved experimental force.

MusicRoots documents 2 artists who influenced King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard and 0 artists King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard?

Can — Can's hypnotic, motorik krautrock is a clear influence on King Gizzard's repetitive, exploratory psych jams.
Frank Zappa — Frank Zappa's restless, genre-hopping experimentalism is kin to King Gizzard's prolific, style-shifting output.