Shihad were formed in 1988 in Wellington, New Zealand. They were briefly known between 2002-2004 as “Pacifier”. During this time the band was attempting to break into the US market and it was decided that Shihad sounded too much like the arabic word ‘jihad’, thus the name change. Their major albums and EPs include: Devolve (EP) - 1991|Churn - 1993|Killjoy - 1995|Shihad - 1996|Blue Light Disco (EP) - 1998|The General Electric - 1999|Pacifier - 2002 (as “Pacifier”)|Live - 2003 (as “Pacifier”)|Alive (EP) - 2004|Love is the New Hate - 2005|Beautiful Machine - 2008|Ignite - 2010 In the course of their career, Shihad have toured with and supported rock acts such as Faith No More, Filter, Motorhead, Metallica, AC/DC, Ash, Silverchair and Fu Manchu, and have a reputation for their energetic and powerful live performances. Despite a huge following in New Zealand and Australia, they have never attained significant mainstream success outside of Australasia. http://www.shihad.com/ - Shihad’s official site.|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shihad - Shihad’s info on Wikipedia|http://shihadwiki.com/ - A Shihad Knowledge Base Wiki |
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