Song · King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
“Gamma Knife” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
From the album Nonagon Infinity (2016)
“Gamma Knife” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2016. It was first released in 2016 on the album Nonagon Infinity. Its best result is #61 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2016. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #309 alternative song of 2016.
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard fired off "Gamma Knife" on March 9, 2016, as the lead single from Nonagon Infinity, their eighth album, and took its name from Gamma Knife surgery, the radiosurgery that aims concentrated gamma radiation at brain tumors. Stu Mackenzie wrote the words and music, and the track tears along at a breakneck clip: guitars charging hard, effects pedals worked overtime, a finale that goes haywire.
According to guitarist Joey Walker, this and "Robot Stop" were where odd time signatures stopped being a garnish and became the thing the album was built around, and the song even makes room for a drum solo that Mackenzie says the modest Michael Cavanagh was hesitant to take. It has since become one of their most-played songs on stage, captured on Live in San Francisco '16 and Live at Red Rocks '22.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 61 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2016 | 100 |
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