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Shihad and Head Like A Hole played a Polish Death Metal Festival - In 1995 Shihad and HLAH were unfortunately booked to play a Polish Death Metal Festival. A small minority of the 10,000 crowd loved HLAH while the majority roared their disapproval as Booga gave the crowd an absolute bollocking (in English, of course). Shihad played to a totally silent crowd - no clapping or booing. The bands then made a beeline for the exit and a beeline for the border. Manager Gerald Dwyer described the other bands as "brutal, extreme, totally nasty death and black metal bands."

See Metalmania Festival 1995 Info.

Whilst staying at a less than celubrious Hamilton Motel, members of Shihad decided that they had not yet thrown a TV set out a window. Drummer Tom Larkin made it clear that TV sets were not in the tour budget. What could they afford to throw was the vexing question? It was decided that a toaster was affordable. Phil Knight threw it and he reached the road but he narrowly missed a passing Mercedes.

10 Bands Shihad Have Toured with in Australia


 * 1) Faith No More
 * 2) Tool
 * 3) Filter
 * 4) Superjesus
 * 5) You Am I
 * 6) Grinspoon
 * 7) Midnight Oil
 * 8) Regurgitator
 * 9) Mark Of Cain
 * 10) Pantera

5 Bands That Shihad Have Toured with in Europe


 * 1) Faith No More
 * 2) Silverchair
 * 3) Ash
 * 4) Fu Manchu
 * 5) Head Like A Hole

Bands That Shihad Have Toured with in New Zealand
 * 1) AC/DC
 * 2) Faith No More
 * 3) Metallica
 * 4) Regurgitator
 * 5) Silverchair
 * 6) Grinspoon

Shihad have had the most singles out of any NZ band, even more then the likes of Split Enz