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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.

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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.

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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

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