Shihad was formed in Wellington by vocalist/guitarist Jon Toogood and drummer Tom Larkin in 1988.[citation needed] The band's musical style was originally indebted to San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal bands, such as Metallica and Megadeth; although, the band found wider popularity over the following decade playing a mixture of modern rock, post-grunge and pop-rock that gained the band opening slots with professional US rock acts, as well as favourable reviews.[citation needed]
In 1990, Gerald Dwyer, former frontman of local punk band Flesh-D-Vice and manager of local band Head Like a Hole, became Shihad's manager. However, Dwyer died of a drug overdose before Shihad's performance at the 1996 Big Day Out in Auckland, NZ
In 1990, Gerald Dwyer, former frontman of local punk band Flesh-D-Vice and manager of local band Head Like a Hole, became Shihad's manager. However, Dwyer died of a drug overdose before Shihad's performance at the 1996 Big Day Out in Auckland, NZ
DISCOGRAPHY Singles "I Only Said" 1993 "Stations" 1994 "Derail" "You Again" 1995 "Bitter" "Gimme Gimme" "Deb's Night Out" 1996 "La La Land" "It's a Go" "A Day Away" 1997 "Home Again" "Yr Head Is a Rock" 1998 "Ghost From the Past" Australian release only "My Mind's Sedate" 1999 "The General Electric" 2000 "Pacifier" "Sport and Religion" "Comfort Me" 2002 Pacifier Released as band Pacifier "Run" "Bullitproof" 2003 "Everything" "Alive" 2005 "All the Young Fascists" "Shot in the Head" "Dark Times" "None of the Above" 2006 "One Will Hear the Other" 2008 "Vampires" "Beautiful Machine" "Rule the World" "Sleepeater" 2010 "Lead or Follow" "Right Outta Nowhere" 2012 "Think You're So Free" 2014 FIRST EP DEVOLVE 1990
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FIRST DEMO 1988
DEAD AND BURIED BAND MEMBERS
FORMER BAND MEMBERS
Geoff Duncan – bass (left 1989) Hamish Laing – bass (left 1991) EP'S
Devolve EP Released: 1990 Format: LP (1990), CD 1991 Happy Families Tour Released: 1995 B-Sides Released: 1996 Flaming Soul/Gates of Steel Released: 1997 The Blue Light Disco EP Released: 1998 Suck On This EP Released: 2002 ZM Live Lounge EP Released: 2008 |
News paper clipping supplied by Timothy McLachlan
ALBUMS
Churn Released: 12 July 1993 Label: Wildside Records Killjoy Released: May 199 Label: Wildside Records Shihad Released: September 1996 Label: Wildside RecordsAlso known as The Fish Album The General Electric Released: 1999 Label: Wildside Records 23 1 Pacifier Released: 2002 Label: WEA Records, Warner Music Group Released under band name Pacifier Pacifier: Live Released: 23 November 2003 Label: WEA Records, Warner Music Group Released under band name Pacifier — 19 Love Is the New Hate Released: 2 May 2005 Label: WEA Records, Warner Music Group 11 Beautiful Machine Released: 21 April 2008 Label: WEA Records, Warner Music Group 11 1 Ignite Released: 20 September 2010 Label: Roadrunner Records (AUS), Warner Music Group (NZ) 44 1 FVEY Released: 8 August 2014 Label: Roadrunner Records (AUS), Warner Music Group (NZ) |
CHURN 1993 KILLJOY 1995 PACIFIER 2002
PACIFIER LIVE 2003 BEAUTIFUL MACHINE 2008 IGNITE 2010
THE MEANEST HITS
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VIDEOS
WAIT AND SEE PACIFIER HOME AGAIN
WAIT AND SEE PACIFIER HOME AGAIN
BEAUTIFUL MACHINE THINK YOUR SO FREE IGNITE
THE GENERAL ELECTRIC LIVE AOTEA SQUARE THE GENERAL ELECTRIC BIG DAY OUT 2013
Aussie TV debut
Shihad 1990-xx-xx Rock The Quota SHIHAD-SET_1-PART_1-1989 SHIHAD-SET_1-PART_2-1989 (Live clip and interview)
SHIHAD-SET_1-PART_3-1989 SHIHAD-SET2-PART1-1989 SHIHAD-SET2-PART2-1989
SHIHAD-SET2-PART3-1989 SHIHAD ITEM CLOSE UP 2008 Shihad - Live @ The Powerstation 1996
SHIHAD on on Encyclopaedia Metallum
ADRENALIN ANIGMA ALARUM ASTAROTH BAD BLOOD BLACKJACK BLUE DEMOM BLITZ CIRCUS CONFESSOR
COVENANT DESPISER DIZZY BLONDE DVS FAT SALLY FURY GRAVEL MONSTERS HAMMERACK HEADBUTT
HEAVY DUTY HARLOT KNIGHTSHADE LIONHEART MALEVOLENCE NAKED BLADE NINE LIVEZ PUSH PUSH PHOBIA
ROSE BAYONET SABBATH SACRAMENT SHIHAD STONEHENGE STORMBRINGER TEMPEST
THE NOD TOKYO TYRANT STRIKEMASTER SUICIDE SUITE WHISKEY N LACE WORLD WAR FOUR
COVENANT DESPISER DIZZY BLONDE DVS FAT SALLY FURY GRAVEL MONSTERS HAMMERACK HEADBUTT
HEAVY DUTY HARLOT KNIGHTSHADE LIONHEART MALEVOLENCE NAKED BLADE NINE LIVEZ PUSH PUSH PHOBIA
ROSE BAYONET SABBATH SACRAMENT SHIHAD STONEHENGE STORMBRINGER TEMPEST
THE NOD TOKYO TYRANT STRIKEMASTER SUICIDE SUITE WHISKEY N LACE WORLD WAR FOUR