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* Release of [[Shihad (album) | Shihad]] | * Release of [[Shihad (album) | Shihad]] | ||
=1995= | =1995= | ||
| + | ==September - December== | ||
| + | [[Shihad | The band]] finally inked a deal with Noise records in the US and they flew from Europe to play at the Foundations Forum alongside [[Monster Magnet]] and [[Motorhead]]. Yet again the music won over the press and [[Shihad]] remained in the states a further three months playing clubs around LA and New York and completing two national tours. The band received many accolades during this time; not the least of which included praise from [[Iggy Pop]] who came to see the band play in New York, and [[Paul Barker]] from [[Ministry]] who gave US magazine Pulse a list of his top 10 desert island discs which had [[Killjoy (album) | Killjoy]] as #1. | ||
==July== | ==July== | ||
===27th=== | ===27th=== | ||
* Release of [[Killjoy (album) | Killjoy]] | * Release of [[Killjoy (album) | Killjoy]] | ||
| + | ==February - August== | ||
| + | * [[Shihad]] boarded a flight for Europe to join [[Faith No More]] on a seven week tour that visited every major city in Western Europe. [[Shihad]] remained in Europe after the tour for a further four months, solidifying their growing fan base and riding on the fanatic media support that accompanied the release of [[Killjoy (album) | Killjoy]]. During this time [[Shihad]] played some of the biggest festivals in the world including Dynamo in Holland, the Phoenix festival in Britain, and the Roskilde in Denmark. | ||
| + | ==January - February== | ||
| + | * [[Shihad]] exploded with appearances at several major festivals including the Big Day Out where they performed between [[Hole]] and [[Primal Scream]] and were consistently reviewed as the main attraction alongside US industrial rockers [[Ministry]]. | ||
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=1994= | =1994= | ||
==August== | ==August== | ||
Revision as of 11:49, 10 March 2007
It would be good if people can put dates to things and pad this out and if necessary spin pieces off into their own pages, for instance the name change could be spun fairly easily. And also the album's already have their own pages. Also things don't need to be under specific date headings they can be more general of that time period.
Contents
2007
- Expected release of Beautiful Machine
2006
December-January 2007
Shihad does a NZ Tour with The Datsuns and Shaky Hands
2005
May
2nd
- Release of Love Is the New Hate
2004
- Announcement of their name change back to Shihad
2003
November
23rd
- Release of Live
2002
August
19th
- Release of Pacifier
2001
2000
1999
October
4th
- Release of The General Electric
1998
1997
1996
October
15th
- Release of Shihad
1995
September - December
The band finally inked a deal with Noise records in the US and they flew from Europe to play at the Foundations Forum alongside Monster Magnet and Motorhead. Yet again the music won over the press and Shihad remained in the states a further three months playing clubs around LA and New York and completing two national tours. The band received many accolades during this time; not the least of which included praise from Iggy Pop who came to see the band play in New York, and Paul Barker from Ministry who gave US magazine Pulse a list of his top 10 desert island discs which had Killjoy as #1.
July
27th
- Release of Killjoy
February - August
- Shihad boarded a flight for Europe to join Faith No More on a seven week tour that visited every major city in Western Europe. Shihad remained in Europe after the tour for a further four months, solidifying their growing fan base and riding on the fanatic media support that accompanied the release of Killjoy. During this time Shihad played some of the biggest festivals in the world including Dynamo in Holland, the Phoenix festival in Britain, and the Roskilde in Denmark.
January - February
- Shihad exploded with appearances at several major festivals including the Big Day Out where they performed between Hole and Primal Scream and were consistently reviewed as the main attraction alongside US industrial rockers Ministry.
1994
August
- Shihad had secured a deal for Europe with Noise Records and the band then spent two months in Europe on the road. The European press took to the band like wildfire.
June
- Killjoy, the follow up to Churn was recorded, it was a retro-cyber balls to the wall rock album. The layering and atmospherics of Churn were peeled back and replaced by a huge, fat wall of power and rhythm.
1993
July
12th
- Release of Churn
- The first single I Only Said reached #3 and the band spent the following 12 months touring Australasia expanding their fan base far in excess of what had been achieved during the previous two years.
January
- A brief alliance with Jaz Coleman of Killing Joke took place during the production of Churn.
Sometime
- Tom Larkin was enlisted to play on Killing Joke's album Pandemonium - an experience that was amazing musically but personally disillusioning. Tom was asked to join Jaz Coleman and his cohorts on a year long international tour, but turned it down due to his increasing commitments with Shihad and Coleman's now apparent megalomania.
1992
1991
Late
- The band's sound was rapidly changing. Local outfits such as the Skeptics and Bailter Space and Headless Chickens had a personal and musical effect on Shihad.
August
- Long serving bassist Hamish Laing left, Karl Kippenberger joined as replacement. Karl had a baptism of fire - his second live show with Shihad was before 20,000 during the band's first show with total rock legends AC/DC, the next night infront of 40,000!
Sometime
1990
- Management was picked up by Gerald Dwyer - former front man of local punk legends Flesh-D-Vice. Sold out national tours and gigs with Faith No More and Motorhead.
1989
1988
- Later that year Phil Knight joins Shihad.
- Shihad was formed by Tom Larkin and Jon Toogood while at Wellington High School.
