King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard unveil ‘The Lord of Lightning vs Balrog’

With their second album of the year due out next month, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have now shared the second instalment to be lifted from their upcoming full-length.

The new segment ‘The Lord of Lightning vs Balrog’ is a near 14-minute portion of the new record, which has been divided into three parts. ‘The Lord of Lightning vs Balrog’ serves as the middle collection of tracks, following on from ‘Han-Tyumi and the Murder of the Universe’, which will be the album's finale.

'Murder Of The Universe' is due out on the 23rd June, and you can check out ‘The Lord of Lightning vs Balrog’ in the player below.

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