Following the release of their greatest hits package ‘The Meanest Hits', Shihad are set to embark on a national tour this April, which sees them perform eight shows throughout New Zealand.

Titled ‘The Meanest Tour', the first half of each show features Shihad performing classics from their debut EP Devolve and their first three albums Churn, Killjoy as well as the self-titled Shihad. The seco…

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Alice Cooper returned to New Zealand on Thursday night for one show only, and it came just mere days after the release of his new album 'Welcome 2 My Nightmare'. Cooper has long been renowned for his elaborate and manic stage shows, so expectations were high. Unfortunately those expectations weren't quite met.

The show wasn't bad by any stretch of the imagination, far from it. Cooper and his band…

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We had a chance to sit down and chat with lead singer Mike Carpinter and guitarist  Nick Major from Autozamm, who have just released their third album ‘5th Degree'. American Producer Krish Sharma, who has worked with artists such as Perry Farrell, Serj Tankian and Al Green, produced, mixed and engineered the album. We found out how the album recording process went and what lies in store for …

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Shihad have just released their much anticipated eighth studio album 'Ignite'.  We sat down with lead singer Jon Toogood and bass player Karl Kippenberger for a breakfast chat where we discussed the new album, the Killjoy and General Electric Shows, being inducted into the NZ Music Hall of Fame and future plans for the band.  

So, the new album 'Ignite' is out today

Jon: Yep, exciting.

How l…

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