{"product_id":"king-gizzard-lp-murder-of-universe-ato","title":"King Gizzard - Murder Of The Universe","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMurder of the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e is a concept album split into three separate stories, each containing elements of spoken word to carry a narrative.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-bbcint_7-0\" class=\"reference\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Murder_of_the_Universe#cite_note-bbcint-7\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Murder_of_the_Universe#cite_note-bbcint-7\"\u003e[7]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e The first two chapters feature Leah Senior's narration,\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Clash_2-2\" class=\"reference\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Murder_of_the_Universe#cite_note-Clash-2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Murder_of_the_Universe#cite_note-Clash-2\"\u003e[2]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e while NaturalReader's \"UK, Charles\" \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Text_to_Speech\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Text to Speech\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Text_to_Speech\"\u003etext-to-speech application\u003c\/a\u003e narrates the final chapter.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-8\" class=\"reference\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Murder_of_the_Universe#cite_note-8\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Murder_of_the_Universe#cite_note-8\"\u003e[8]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe first chapter, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Tale of the Altered Beast,\u003c\/i\u003e explores themes of temptation and tells of a human who stumbles on a mystical human\/beast hybrid creature dubbed the Altered Beast. The story starts with the pursuit of the human being, who slowly takes an interest in the idea of being altered – something considered taboo in the human's society. The perspective then changes to the Altered Beast itself, who is filled with murderous intentions. Confronted by the Beast, the human experiences a craving for power and slowly succumbs to the temptation of becoming altered. Accepting their mutual fate, the beast and human merge, creating a newly altered beast, who now craves even more flesh. However, the Altered Beast suffers greatly from absorbing another consciousness – it loses track of its identity and eventually dies of insanity, decaying into the earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"quotebox pullquote floatleft\" style=\"width: 25%;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"width: 25%;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"quotebox-quote left-aligned\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI think it's the most narrative-driven thing we've done – it's three distinct, but somewhat interrelated stories.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ccite class=\"left-aligned\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—Stu Mackenzie\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-bbcint_7-1\" class=\"reference\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Murder_of_the_Universe#cite_note-bbcint-7\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Murder_of_the_Universe#cite_note-bbcint-7\"\u003e[7]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe second chapter, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Lord of Lightning vs. Balrog,\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on an epic battle between two entities dubbed The Lord of Lightning and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Balrog\" title=\"Balrog\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Balrog\"\u003eBalrog\u003c\/a\u003e, who represent the forces of light and darkness, respectively. The chapter starts with a foreword from the perspective of a storyteller who recalls the battle. The action begins with the track \"The Lord of Lightning,\" which is about the general destruction caused in a town by lightning fired from the entity's finger. He is perceived as evil and malevolent by the townsfolk. However, when he fires lightning at a corpse, it is somehow reanimated as a creature known as Balrog. This creature chooses to ignore the Lord of Lightning, and instead wreaks further havoc on the townspeople. The Lord chooses to fight the Balrog and defeats him, eventually leaving him as a burning corpse in \"The Acrid Corpse\". The Lord of Lightning then departs, choosing not to harm the townsfolk anymore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe third and final chapter, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHan-Tyumi \u0026amp; The Murder of the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e, is about a cyborg in a digital world who gains consciousness and, in confusion, decides to strive only for what a cyborg cannot do: vomit and die. He decides to create a creature dubbed the \"Soy-Protein Munt Machine\" whose only purpose is to vomit. When the creature rejects his love, Han-Tyumi decides to merge with the machine, which causes it to lose control. This machine explodes and infinitely expels vomit, which eventually engulfs the entire universe in a type of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grey_goo\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Grey goo\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grey_goo\"\u003egrey goo\u003c\/a\u003e scenario: and so the universe is murdered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"ATO Records","offers":[{"title":"\"Cosmic Carnage\" Colored Vinyl LP","offer_id":43994310246613,"sku":"","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"\"Vomit Splatter\" Colored Vinyl LP","offer_id":49131143299285,"sku":"","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0299\/7534\/7333\/products\/murderuniverse.jpg?v=1617716281","url":"https:\/\/goner-records.com\/products\/king-gizzard-lp-murder-of-universe-ato","provider":"Goner Records ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}