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10 songs that feel like Rattlesnake

Matched to Rattlesnake by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Rattlesnake
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Rattlesnake
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intense 84/100 intensity 130 BPM
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Norupo — Heilung intense 110 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (82/100).

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Flying Whales — Gojira intense 120 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Same complex texture.

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Transmission — Joy Division intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (79/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Aguanta Que Voy — Tito Puente intense 130 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Same complex texture.

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No Bystanders — Travis Scott intense 130 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (130 BPM).

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A Minha Menina — Os Mutantes intense 130 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Same complex texture.

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Creeping Death — Metallica intense 128 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

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Baepsae — PSY intense 128 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Same complex texture.

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Keep It Goin' Louder — Major Lazer intense 128 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

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Franchise — Travis Scott intense 128 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Rattlesnake is more than you want right now.

Colony by Joy Division
Colony — Joy Division moderate 128 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 60/100, down from 84. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Twenty Four Hours by Joy Division
Twenty Four Hours — Joy Division moderate 132 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 58/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Station by Russian Circles
Station — Russian Circles moderate 130 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 70/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Emerald Rush — Jon Hopkins moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 43/100, versus the original's 84. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Incident at Neshabur — Carlos Santana moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 43/100, down from 84. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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New Lands — Justice moderate 120 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 43/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Hallogallo by Neu!
Hallogallo — Neu! moderate 138 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 38/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Phase Dance by Pat Metheny Group
Phase Dance — Pat Metheny Group moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 54/100, versus the original's 84. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Rattlesnake” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Norupo” by Heilung, “Flying Whales” by Gojira, “Transmission” by Joy Division — the top match scores 96% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

What songs are like “Rattlesnake” but calmer?

“Colony” by Joy Division, “Twenty Four Hours” by Joy Division, “Station” by Russian Circles keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Rattlesnake”?

It measures 84/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, frequent sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 130 BPM.

How do you decide which songs are similar?

Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.

By the numbers: how this song compares

Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.

Where it sits in 19,000 songs

This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 97% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 84/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, frequent shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 97% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.

Feels almost identical to

Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.

What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus1/10
Workout9/10
Dinner4/10
Party / hype9/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

2017 in context

The 461 songs we’ve measured from 2017 average a dynamic range of 6.0/10. At 8/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity84
Dynamics78
Tempo50
Surprise75
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

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