the human race, with "Hell" closing the album and its narrative. Critical reception Infest the Rats' Nest was well-received by music critics upon its release. On the review aggregator website Metacritic, the album has a score of 77 out of 100 based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". In his review for AllMusic, writer Tim Sendra concluded that "King Gizzard aren't sugarcoating anything, either musically or thematically, and that makes for their most timely and political album yet. It's also one of their most musically compelling and impressive, too, and that's saying a lot." Stuart Berman in Pitchfork commended the album as the band's "most succinct and single-minded statement to date" and its themes and heavy metal performances, but also said that it was "lacking both the unpredictable detours of their biggest rock-outs and the insidious melodies of their more pop-focused work." A three out of five star NME review by Danii Leivers highlighted "Planet B" as a standout and compared it to Master of Puppets-era Metallica, but noted "as the album reaches its mid-section, the material does start to wear thin" and that not all of the tracks were memorable or cohesive. In PopMatters, Callum Bains described Infest the Rats' Nest as "a brutal, fear-inducing harbinger of our impending existential doom as the band steps on the soapbox to paint the apocalyptic horror of the climate emergency". In Consequence, William Ruben Helms praised the musical performances and dark lyrical themes, and concluded that "while it feels like a minor misstep in comparison to much of their catalog, it finds the band crafting forceful and ferocious, mosh pit-friendly rippers that are politically and socially relevant." Accolades At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, the album was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Hard Rock or Heavy Metal Album, losing to Northlane for Alien. AllMusic also listed Infest the Rats' Nest as one of the "favorite metal albums" of 2019. Track listing Vinyl releases have tracks 1–4 on Side A, and tracks 5–9 on Side B. Personnel Stu Mackenzie – lead vocals, guitar (all tracks); bass (tracks 6, 8, 9), recording, mixing Cook Craig – guitar (tracks 2, 4, 5, 6, 9), backing vocals (tracks 5–9) Joey Walker – bass (tracks 1–5, 7, 8), backing vocals (tracks 3, 5–9), guitar (tracks 6, 9) Michael Cavanagh – drums (all tracks); backing vocals (tracks 7–9) Ambrose Kenny-Smith – backing vocals (tracks 4–9),