Godzilla In The Kitchen - 2026 - Termination Sequence

(41:25; Tonzonen Records)

Track list:
1. Nothing for None 4:15
2. Humility 4:54
3. Birdsong 4:59
4. Empty Cribs 5:45
5. Everyday People 5:26
6. No Sign of Life 3:50
7. Wonder 6:04
8. Termination Sequence 6:12

Line-up:
Simon Ulm - vocals, bass
Eric Patzschke - guitars
Thiago da Silva Amaral - drums


Prolusion.
German band Godzilla in the Kitchen has been around since the year 2012 or thereabouts, and have three full length studio albums to their name as of 2026. Following an initial self-released production in 2015 and a sophomore album issued through Argonauta Records in 2022, the band signed for German label Tonzonen Records for the release of their latest album "Termination Sequence" in the fall of this year.

Analysis.
Godzilla in the Kitchen have built themselves a reputation as a quirky and suitably progressive oriented instrumental progressive rock and metal band so far, but on this latest album of theirs the band have chosen to switch it up a bit. Vocals are added to the mix this time around, and this obviously also makes the compositions a bit different in nature.

Metal is still very much a part of the game here, and rock too, with the songs typically alternating between more rock oriented passages and more harder edged and often dramatic powerful metal based eruptions. With occasional inclusion of extreme metal elements.

That being said, these compositions aren't exactly predictable, nor are they conventional. And not really adhering to a style of expression that easily can be tagged towards a single band or artist either when it comes to that.

The calmer, more elegant but still also occasionally quirky passages mix and blend elements I'd associate with Rush and Porcupine Tree just as much as with Radiohead and perhaps even 90's Manic Street Preachers. Arguably with a little bit of a Floydian spirit being present, as well as a little bit of a Crimsonian seasoning.

Whenever Godzilla... starts amping up a bit we are taken into territories with more of a metal expression of course. With many intense, psychedelic passages here reminding me perhaps more than a little bit of the mood, atmosphere and intensity one can find in a song like Soundgarden's 'Jesus Christ Pose'. With a little bit of an extreme metal flavored side step following this from time to time, in a manner that for some reason or other makes me think of US giants Mastodon. Possibly with a little bit of early days Riverside being present somewhere around there too.

The transformation from an instrumental band to a vocals based band suits Godzilla in the Kitchen very well indeed to I will have to say, staying put as an unpredictable band but also managing to create and construct compositions that are appealing with melodic and controlled as well as with more emotional and aggressive vocal displays.

Conclusion.
I will have to state that the transformation from an instrumental band to a more conventional band suits Godzilla in the Kitchen very well indeed, and while they retain just about all of their quirky edges too there is no denying that they are an easier listen with good quality vocals as a part of the package. If a psychedelic flavored variety of progressive rock meets progressive and post-metal sounds like your type of music, and that a band that roughly can be described as operating inside a square where the corner posts are made up of King Crimson, Mastodon, Porcupine Tree and Soundgarden sounds like a sweet thing to you, then chances are very high that you will find this latest Godzilla in the Kitchen album to be quite the charming one indeed.

Olav "Progmessor" Björnsen, October 2026

Links:
https://www.godzillainthekitchen.de/
https://www.tonzonen.de/