Murder Of The Universe

Despondent, lugubrious, no future
We turned our bodies to computer
We are our own nature, abuser
No future, computer, abuser

Release Date: 23 June 2017

Perhaps the most unique record in the catalogue, murder-of-the-universe is a dark, noisy, unashamed deep dive into the Gizzverse. Progressing through various forms of geeky psychedelic Metal, extensive spoken narration is used in conjunction with vocals. This narration is provided by the ‘Reticent Raconteur’ (folk singer-songwriter label mate Leah Senior), and text to speech software as ‘Han-Tyumi’ the ‘confused cyborg’. Between the lyrics and the poetry of the characters, an epic tale is spun in three acts, infamously dubbed ‘post-audiobook’ by music critic Anthony Fantano. It could be equally described as sci-fi metal opera – but the unavoidable fact is that MOTU defies description and must be heard to be comprehended.

What to listen to next:

• If you want the next Gizzverse album (clean and proggy)
• If you want another heavy album but less weird
• I feel like I missed whatever could have led up to this
• If you want another narrated story
• If you want to hear a little more from ‘The Reticent Raconteur’
• If you want another more subtle appearance from Han-Tyumi ‘The Confused Cyborg’
• I didn’t like this, give me something completely different