Archive:News

28 April 2010 - Shihad featured on Wired.com

Shihad has been featured as a main article for their latest video Sleepeater on wired.com, this has been creating an awesome amount of publicity for the band.

If you still have not seen the final edit of the video check it out here, ShihadWiki YouTube

17 April 2010 - ShihadWiki Interview with Sam Peacocke - Question

With the release of the video for Sleepeater, ShihadWiki have managed to score an interview with Sam Peacocke, director of both the Sleepeater and Beautiful Machine music videos. Also, Patrick Herd, the man responsible for the water and air cannons in the Sleepeater video, is happy to answer any questions you have. Head on over to this thread at Shihad.com and post your questions for these two fine folks!

7 April 2010 - Listen to Sleepeater

Check it out here... http://www.kiwihits.co.nz/hitdisc .... NOW!

29 March 2010 - Sleepeater Single/Video

Sleepeater's video will be released on the 12th of April, keep tabs on http://sleepeater.co.nz/ for info on the date.

22 February 2010 - Cold Heart played live for the first time, and Jonny covering We Will Rock You

Cold Heart and Empty Shell / We Will Rock You

Filming was done for the Sleepeater Video and we think its going to come out pretty well. This should be out within the next 6 weeks

16 February 2010 - Homegrown Festival now Sold Out

As the header now states, Homegrown is now all sold out, so good luck at paying stupid prices on Trade Me for tickets.

16 February 2010 - Get your self in the Sleepeater video at Homegrown Festival

Get yourself into Shihad's new video for their upcoming single ‘Sleepeater'. Head along to Jim Beam Homegrown in Wellington and look for the Sleepeater video booth right outside the TSB Arena.

If you're too much of a star to queue then listen to The Rock for your chance to win a VIP pass to the front of the line.

Award-winning Director Sam Peacocke is at the helm of this ground breaking concept, which will see all participants feature in their own personalised Shihad ‘Sleepeater' video!

In addition, everyone who takes part in the shoot will receive a free download of the street track ‘Cold Heart', a preview from the upcoming Shihad album.

10 February 2010 - Loud As Fuck

Shihad are going to be releasing a new DVD intitled "Loud As Fuck."

Shooting starts in February 2010, shoot ends May 2010. It is set to contain live footage and documentary footage.

Producer: Laurence Alexander Writer/Director: Graeme Tuckett

24 January 2010 - Call for donations

In March, Shihad Wiki will be celebrating its 3rd Birthday. We are now running our bi-annual donations appeal.

shihadwikidonations.co.nr

Click the above link to make a fast, easy and secure donation to Shihad Wiki.

Your donations help us keep the site running and to provide downloadable material for all users. We now have over 20 gb of downloadable materials. You can donate how ever much you like, anything is appreciated.

If you need any help with donating in this method or any other method, please contact webmasters User:Kinopus or User:Karit and they will be more then happy to help.

Other ways you can contribute to Shihad Wiki is get an account and start editing.

Ongoing and new things we want to achieve:

• To upload photo/scans of set lists and details of set lists
• Upload photos
• Make sure the lyrics are correct
• Add things to the Shihad Bio/History
• Have the best collection of Shihad tabs on the net
• Even upload videos and audio from gigs (you will need a separate user/pass for this let me know and I can set that up for you are well)
• Page documenting Phil's video series
• Does anyone else have any ideas for additional content which should be on the Wiki? Even if you can't do the idea yourself suggest it

22 January 2010 - Shihad to play Masterton

Shihad has announced a warm up gig in Masterton for their tour with AC/DC which kicks off the following night, this is one of the smallest venues Shihad has played in NZ in the past decade fitting only 200. If your in the area make sure you check it out.

• 27 Jan - Horseshoe, Masterton, NZ

12 January 2010 - Shihad to support AC/DC on Black Ice tour in NZ + Homegrown Doco

This news is a bit behind the times, but if you have been living under a rock, Shihad are supporting rock gods AC/DC on their tour of NZ. Playing with them are The Checks, who have supported bands like Muse and REM in the past.

• 28 Jan - Westpac Stadium (AC/DC), Wellington, NZ
• 30 Jan - Westpac Stadium (AC/DC), Wellington, NZ
• 04 Feb - Western Springs (AC/DC), Auckland, NZ

In other news, Shihad did a documentary for C4 back in 2005 for their Homegrown series. It's around 45 minutes long and details a huge amount of how they have come from Devolve to Love Is the New Hate.

NZ On Screen Website

7 January 2010 - Cold Heart Release

What is believed to be the first single off the yet to be named album rumoured for release in April is Cold Heart. You can listen to it by going to http://www.homegrown.net.nz/ and clicking play on the Shihad/Cold Heart banner on the right hand side of the page.

18 November 2009 - Online Merch Update

For those of you who have missed out on merch at the shows Shihad have a special clearance offer running on t-shirts, there are only limited numbers so get in quick!

SPECIAL OFFER:

• Buy ANY 2 t-shirts and receive a FREE Girls ‘Beautiful Machine’ tee in either beige or black (just email shihad@alohamusic.com.au with size and colour details)

Shihad Merchandise is only avaliable at http://shihad.bigcartel.com/

30 September 2009 - QLD Tour Announced for November + Legal Tender + New Single Sleepeater

Shihad have announced they are playing 3 shows in Queensland this November, touring with the Galvatrons. Tour kicks off in Loganholme then moves to Fortitude Valley and winds up with a free shows at Fisherman's Wharf Tavern on the Gold Coast.

• 27 Nov - Fitzy's Loganholme, Loganholme, QLD, AU
• 28 Nov - Club 299, Fortitude Valley, QLD, AU
• 29 Nov - Fishermans Wharf Tavern, Gold Coast, QLD, AU

The Rock FM's 'Legal Tender' tour kicks off the first leg of the tour tomorrow night in Dunedin.

Show schedule/start times: 6.30 PM Doors Open 7.00 PM The Farrelly Brothers 7.30 PM Luger Boa 8.10 PM Airbourne 9.10 PM The Living End 10.10 PM Shihad

Watch out for Shihads brand new song Sleepeater being played at these shows. Follow this link to see a recording done of the song at the sold out show at the Annandale Hotel on the 19th of September. Sleepeater + Gimme Gimme.

13 September 2009 - NSW tour next week

Thats right guys, the Friday show at the Annandale is now Sold-Out!

Tickets are selling like hot cakes for the Thursday night show in Newcastle as well as the Saturday show at the Annandale, so make sure you grab a ticket for you and your friends before these shows sell out too!

Tickets are available from http://shihad.oztix.com.au & http://www.moshtix.com.au

3 September 2009 - Wellington concert change of date

The Wellington show on the Legal Tender tour has be changed to the 4th of October now. Everything else remains the same. Reason is unknown as why dates have changed.

28 August 2009 - November Gigs Postponed Until 2010

We have just received notification that the 7 shows 7 albums November event planned by Shihad to celebrate their 21st birthday has had to be postponed until sometime in 2010, for various reasons. We will update you with more information when we get it.

13 August 2009 - New Shihad song Sleepeater gets funding

Shihad have received funding for what would seem the first single off their yet untitled album to be released in March 2010. It is not known yet who is directing the video for this.

2 August 2009 - The Rock FM : Legal Tender Tour

Eighteen years is a long time to be causing mayhem. So, what better way for The Rock to celebrate their 18th birthday than to get Australasia's four hardest rockin bands: Shihad, The Living End, Airbourne and Luger Boa together to help them cut loose on the LEGAL TENDER tour?

The Rock Programme Director Brad King says with such a massive line-up, things are likely to get out of hand.

"We can't think of a better way to celebrate our 18th birthday than cutting loose with four of the greatest rock acts in Australasia," he says.

"Very rarely do you get to see the likes of Shihad, The Living End, Airbourne and Luger Boa on one very large, very loud bill, but with The Rock's Legal Tender Tour, that's exactly what's about to go down. It's huge!"

From October 1 to October 11, join the crowd for two of New Zealand's finest and two of Australia's playing in seven sonic destruction test matches across the country. F**k the Bledisloe - this is rock 'n' roll!

The Rock radio station was established in Hamilton in 1991 by Nevada Enterprises. In 1999 The Rock relocates to Auckland, gets stuck in traffic, but still manages to broadcast in 20 markets from Northland to Southland. 2007 sees The Rock's ratings soar and the station beats chatterbox Newstalk ZB to become the Number 1 Radio station in New Zealand. Fast forward to 2009 and The Rock is now the Number 1 Music Station nationwide and Morning Rumble the Number 1 Music Breakfast Show nationwide. This tour is about The Rock's coming-of-age, hence Legal Tender.

• 01 Oct - Edgar Centre, Dunedin, NZ
• 02 Oct - Town Hall, Christchurch, NZ
• 05 Oct - Pettigrew Green Area, Napier, NZ
• 07 Oct - Logan Campbell Centre, Auckland, NZ
• 09 Oct - Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, NZ
• 10 Oct - TSB Stadium, New Plymouth, NZ
• 11 Oct - Town Hall, Wellington, NZ

2 August 2009 - 2 show WA tour + extra Annandale Show

Shihad will be heading west on a two show tour in Perth this October, playing at Amplifier Bar on the 16 & 17th.

On the 16th they're playing with Young Revelry & Kill Teen Angst.

And the 17th with The Devil Rides Out & Brutus

Plus another Annandale show has been announced for the 19th of September.

• 19 Sep - Annandale Hotel, Sydney, NSW, AU
• 16 Oct - Amplifier Bar, Perth, WA, AU
• 17 Oct - Amplifier Bar, Perth, WA, AU

4 June 2009 - Australian Tour details, NZ tour confirmation + New Album

The Australian tour in September is a go. 4 dates at this stage; Newcastle, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Tickets for these shows are on sale from the 9th of June.

This will be a warm up tour for the 7 date NZ tour which is soon to be announced publicly. This is the info we have so far.

November

7 shows

1 album will be played in entirety at each show from Churn to Beautiful Machine

Shihad have also announced that they are releasing a new album in March 2010, stay tuned for more information. Jon has also received funding for his solo album.

• 17 Sep - Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle, NSW, AU
• 18 Sep - Annandale Hotel, Sydney, NSW, AU
• 25 Sep - Corner Hotel, Melbourne, VIC, AU
• 26 Sep - Victoria Park, Brisbane, QLD, AU

6 May 2009 - Sounds Of Spring

Shihad will be playing the Sounds Of Spring festival in September, along with The Living End and Frenzal Rhomb. Check out the link below for more information.

• 26 Sep - Victoria Park, Brisbane, QLD, AU

22 April 2009 - Sweet F**k all on the news front

Not a lot of news going around at the moment, Tom is now a proud father of a baby girl, congratulations goes out to them.

Rumoured 21st events have been now rumoured to have been moved from September to November.

6 March 2009 - New Album? Solo Project? Concerts!

As heard from an interview with Jon on NZ radio station "The Rock," Shihad are apparently working on new material in the studios, he also mentioned that he has been working on some solo songs, which could lead onto a possible solo album at some time.

Also as a reminder that the AUT concert in Auckland is on tonight, Shihad on at 11pm ish, and also that the Dunedin gig at Carisbrook is on tomorrow after the Highlanders V Crusaders game. Shihad will be on around 9.30pm.

18 February 2009 - Sweet-Picks Cancelled

"It is with regret that the UCSA wishes to advise that the Sweet Picks event has been cancelled. The event organiser, Mission Controlled, has informed the UCSA that it is no longer able to meet its contractual obligations."

10 February 2009 - Rock n Rally Cancelled

"Due to unforeseen circumstances the Rock N Rally Charity event has been forced to cancel.

If you have purchased your tickets over the phone or on the web, the credit card used to make the purchase will be automatically refunded within 14 days. If you purchased at one of our outlets please return to point of purchase to claim your refund."

5 February 2009 - Shihad with Mint Chicks at AUT Orientation 09

Shihad, The Mint Chicks and Afratone will play at this years student orientation in Auckland. This gig will make it the 3rd Auckland gig for March. For more information click the link below.

• 6 Mar - AUT Hikuwai Plaza, Auckland, NZ

3 February 2009 - Super Rare Framed Shihad Poster

This could be a once in a life time to take a very rare part of Shihad/Martin Emond's history home. This massive framed poster was once hung in the Illict Store in Christchurch. Click on this link for more details.

31 January 2009 - Shihad and Supergroove at Sweetpicks? Sweeet!

Canterbury University will play host to a new festival this year in the Ilam Oval. There are going to be four acts playing, but currently Shihad and Supergroove are the only ones announced. So be sure to be there on the 28th of Feb as this day will go off!

• 28 Feb - Ilam Oval, Christchurch, NZ

25 January 2009 - Shihad to rock Dunedin and Auckland

Shihad have booked a slot to play after the rugby at Carisbrook in Dunedin on the 7th of March and on the 19th of March in Auckland at the Rising Sun with guests Spacifix. Click on the links to find out more info.

6 December 2008 - STS-126: Beautiful Machine by Shihad

Max Q Entertainment who makes a lot of Nasa mission videos has done one featuring Beautiful Machine on their recent mission STS-126. The video turned out pretty dam cool, so we thought we'd share it on here.

YouTube

6 December 2008 - Shihad Wiki has had over 20000 hits now!

Thanks to everyone who has visited this site since its creation. Makes all our work worthwhile. We are currently in the process of making a ShihadWiki YouTube account, which will feature all of the official videos and a few other things that you probably haven't seen before.

It has been a very slow few months on the Shihad news front. There has been one more concert announced since our last update.

• 21 Mar - Western Springs Speedway, Auckland, NZ

29 October 2008 - A handful of gigs and an interview!

Well, it may of been a dead news month, but here's a post and a half that's bound to make a few people happy.

Shihad are to embark on a 4 show tour in Queensland in November, no support acts have been announced at this stage, check the following pages for ticket information etc.

• 27 Nov - Macguires Hotel, Mackay, QLD, AU
• 28 Nov - Sugarland Tavern, Bundaberg, QLD, AU
• 29 Nov - The Sands Tavern, Maroochydore, QLD, AU
• 30 Nov - Southport RSL, Southport, QLD, AU

Shihad have also announced another show on their NZ Summer Tour, this is happening in Whitianga, which for those of you who don't know is on the Coromandel. They will be joined with a solid line up consisting of The Datsuns and Deja Voodoo. Tickets for this show are now on sale, as are the ones for the Hawea show.

• 28 Dec - Coroglen Tavern, Whitianga, NZ
• 31 Dec - Rhythm and Vines, Gisborne, NZ
• 02 Jan - Lake Hawea Hotel, Lake Hawea, NZ

Shihad will be playing 2 shows at the Adelaide International Guitar Festival. One show consisting of Shihad material and the other a full tribute show to AC/DC.

• 05 Dec - Elder Park (Adelaide International Guitar Festival), Adelaide, SA, AU
• 07 Dec - Elder Park (Adelaide International Guitar Festival) (AC/DC Tribute) , Adelaide, SA, AU

And last but certainly not least; We finally have the fully Shihad Wiki interview up on YouTube for you all to watch, we tried to include as many questions as we could so hopefully you won't be disappointed. A full copy of this interview will be avaliable for download off the Wiki in a few days.

• Part 1
• Part 2

1 October 2008 - Hawea Confirmed and recap of what is happening this NYs

Shihad have now confirmed a date at Hawea. They will be playing with Supergroove and Elemeno P. Tickets will be $70 from the usual outlets.

Shihad are also playing Rhythm and Vines in Gisborne on the 31st of December. No more dates have been said at this stage, but if they happen we will keep you informed.

• 31 Dec - Rhythm and Vines, Gisborne, NZ
• 02 Jan - Lake Hawea Hotel, Lake Hawea, NZ

16 September 2008 - Shihad Online Merch Store

Shihad.com now has an online merch store, they have a few goodies up already which include T-Shirts, Hoodies and their latest CD " Beautiful Machine."

http://shihad.bigcartel.com/

Also the official Shihad.com forums will be down later on this week (thu-fri) as they are going to get a new upgrade of software and a brand new skin that's a bit more current with the new albums theme.

13 September 2008 - Shihad Wallpapers

We now have a good collection of downloadable wallpapers for your desktop. Check them out here - Downloads.

On other non-related Shihad news, a band that a lot of Shihad fans also like has reformed. Weta is doing a few shows in November.

20 Nov 2008 - Galatos - Auckland 21 Nov 2008 - The San Francisco Bath House - Wellington

The above shows have been confirmed and a Christchurch show is reportedly on the cards.

Weta's Official MySpace

16 August 2008 - Peoples Choice award at VMAs

Shihad are in the running for the Peoples Choice Award at this years Vodafone Music Awards. Anyone can vote this year and you can vote once a day. So lets make everyone know that Shihad is in fact the most awesome band in the country.

http://www.vnzma.co.nz

21 July 2008 - NZ Tour Lowdown and Downloads

Well half the NZ tour is already over, and what a half its been!

Seen a lot of people from the Had Squad rocking it.

We have a present for all of you who love the had.

To download the recording of the Dunedin gig follow this link. Gig 20080717

A video of the Dunedin and Wellington gig plus a special interview done with the band and an awesome photo gallery will be released onto a special DVD created by the fans for the fans sometime after the tour is over. We will keep you posted!

(if you have any pictures from any of the gigs email them through to us shihadwiki@gmail.com)

14 July 2008 - Beautiful Machine video to be released this week on C4

You may have read earlier that Shihad have had funding for a new video clip and its finally hitting the tv at some time this week. This was directed by Sam Peacock. Keep your eyes pealed.

13 July 2008 - NZ Dates + Shameless self promotion

In other news, there is a big reminder that if you have not yet got tickets to the NZ gigs these are almost all gone, with Dunedin, Christchurch and Auckland being this coming week.

I also have one spare ticket for the Christchurch show for sale. So help me out as I need the cash for the other shows.

Buy Nicks ticket!

13 July 2008 - Shihad to play another show in WA

Shihad will be playing at this years Hyperfest in Perth. This is to be held on the 31st of August and features other bands such as Birds of Tokyo and The Getaway Plan. Tickets are expected to be on sale from the middle of this month for a very cheap price of only $10!

31 Aug - Midland Gate (Hyperfest), Perth, WA, AU

03 July 2008 - Grazzhopper festival in October

Shihad will play in Geelong this October as apart of Grazzhopper Festival. The festival is being held at Beckley Park. Other bands playing include, Grinspoon, Faker, Operator Please, Dukes Of Windsor, The Galvatrons and Mammal.

Tickets are on sale now.

3 Oct - Beckley Park (Grazzhopper Festival), Geelong, VIC, AU

08 June 2008 - Shihad to support Gyroscope on their Aussie tour this August

"Gyroscope on the move.

Having gone number 1 with their new album, Breed Obsession, Perth band Gyroscope is hitting the road with a national tour, kicking it off at August's Splendour in the Grass.

Supported by Shihad and Sugar Army, Gyroscope will play a string of dates in Sydney, including The Metro, on August 26.

See Gigs for full dates.

08 June 2008 - Beautiful Machine to be third single

Shihad are shooting their third video off the album for Beautiful Machine in NZ on Tuesday in Auckland the video is to be directed by Sam Peacock who has done videos for King Kapisi and the Mint Chicks who have both had cool videos in the past.

22 May 2008 - Shihad to play headlining show in London

Shihad and COG are to play a headlining show at Shepherds Bush Empire on the 5th of July tickets are avaliable now from http://www.ticketweb.co.uk

This show is bound to bring heaps of ex-pat kiwis and aussies from all over England, so be in quick!

• 5 Jul - Shepherds Bush Empire, London, UK

20 May 2008 - Shihad Wiki Shihad interview

We here have got an interview set up with the boys from Shihad. And we thought we'd pass the interview onto the fans to ask a few questions. So if you've ever had a question you want to ask the boys go ahead and email us on shihadwiki@gmail.com

17 May 2008 - UK Show

Shihad are heading up to the northern hemisphere in July for a festival called GuilFest, this is located in Surrey, England. Cog are also heading up to this festival with them. Hopefully a few more dates will be announced.

• 6 Jul - Stoke Park (GuilFest), Guildford, Surrey, UK

16 May 2008 - WA Tour Dates

Shihad are going over to Western Aussie for a 3 gig visit. Not a lot of details have been released about these gigs yet, but here are the dates.

• 28 Aug - Settlers Tavern, Margaret River, WA, AU
• 29 Aug - Prince of Wales, Bunbury, WA, AU
• 30 Aug - Capitol, Perth, WA, AU

6 May 2008 - NZ Tour announced

Shihad are coming over to NZ for a 6 stop tour this July. They are touring with the Mint Chicks, Luger Boa and comedian MC Dai Henwood.

Tickets are on sale tomorrow (7 May), the price is unknown at this stage.

• 17 Jul - Otago Uni, (Union Hall), Dunedin, NZ
• 18 Jul - Town Hall, Christchurch, NZ
• 19 Jul - Town Hall, Auckland, NZ
• 24 Jul - Altitude, Hamilton, NZ
• 25 Jul - Town Hall, Wellington, NZ
• 26 Jul - Pettigrew Green Arena,, Napier, NZ

More info to come.

28 April 2008 - Vampires Video

In regards to the news post below, it seems Homegrown was filmed for the new upcoming video for Vampires.

26 April 2008 - Homegrown Set Filmed

The set at Homegrown was professional filmed. There is currently no information on the destination of the video. It is Shihad's 20th birthday this year so maybe it is time for the mythical Shihad DVD which has been talked about for a very long time. Here hopes the C4 people are no where near it and don't butcher it like with the Aoeta Square gig in 2005 by chopping songs out and rearranging the set order.

24 April 2008 - NZ, UK & US Tour rumours + Biography

In a recent article on stuff.co.nz Jon and Karl have talked about plans for touring NZ in winter, a UK tour is on the cards and that they'll only look at playing US shows if someone else gets elected into parliament. Apparently there is also a biograpghy on the way, nothing was said as to when this will be released.

Article

21 April 2008 - Beautiful Machine Aussie tour announced

Shihad will be touring some main centers of Australia throughout June. Click the below dates for more info.
13 Jun - Bar 388, Brisbane, QLD, AU
14 Jun - HiFi Bar, Melbourne, VIC, AU
20 Jun - The Gaelic Theatre, Sydney, NSW, AU
21 Jun - Live On Light Square, Adelaide, SA, AU

21 April 2008 - Beautiful Machine released!

Beautiful Machine was released in New Zealand today! The lyrics have all been corrected on the site, so if you don't have the album yet, feel free to check out the songs off of the Beautiful Machine album to see what our favourite lads are now singing about. Don't forget to get your hands on a copy of the Limited Edition release of the album too, for the bonus disk!

18 April 2008 - Lyrics & 'Had Squad

We have got some of the lyrics for the new songs up on the Beautiful Machine page which you can study up before singing them all on Monday.

Also we would like to make note that there is now a MySpace page for the 'Had Squad street team, join up if you would like to be apart of promoting the band in greater depth. www.myspace.com/hadsquad

17 April 2008 - Vampires to be second single

Shihad record label have confirmed that Vampires will be the second single off this album.

17 April 2008 - Beautiful Machine iTunes release

The iTunes release will feature 3 new tracks that are not being released in anyway other then on iTunes.
The tracks are:

1. Violence + Bloodshed
2. Easy Life Romance
3. No Religion (Getting Nowhere Fast)

This will be available to download from next week.

11 April 2008 - NZ Ltd Edition Special Order

Marbecks online store is offering for a very limited time the chance to order the 2CD Digipak Beautiful Machine. This comes with a free T-Shirt.

10 April 2008 - 'Had to play HiFi

Shihad will be playing at the Hifi Bar in Melbourne on the 14th of June. We are unsure if there is a tour surrounding this or if its a one off. Tickets for this gig go on sale on April 28.

Click here for up to date details.

7 April 2008 - Vodafone Homegrown Sells Out

Yes, thats right unfortunately Vodafone Homegrown, in Wellington this month has now sold out. So for those who have missed out on tickets, take out your life savings and be prepared to fork out big bucks on Trade Me. C4 is giving away VIP passes, so head over there and see if you can win one.

6 April 2008 - Aussie Release Date Slips

The Beautiful Machine release in Aussie has slipped to 16 May. NZ is still on track for 21 April. Speculation is that there is a delay in getting a single release to help the Aussie sales. In NZ Shihad will sell single or not so chances are that is why the NZ date is still the same.

4 April 2008 - Violence + Bloodshed!

You can now listen to another new song, Violence + Bloodshed. Although this is not featuring on any of the new releases at this stage, it was written whilst Beautiful Machine was. Check it out, its pretty cool.

Shihad.com

3 April 2008 - Rip It Up gives 4.5/5

I guess it's a bit hard to review an album from a band that you're a huge fan of because it's always going to be slightly biased. But many time a band's fans can also be their their harshest critics. Not so for this record from Shihad because once again as they have done time and time before, they have completely re-invented their sound. This is why they are this country;s best band and also one of the greatest groups in the world today. There's been a mixed reaction to Beautiful Machine's first single, ' One Will Hear The Other' . Maybe it's due to their last effort Love Is The New Hate being quite a dark and heavy piece of work and certain fans expecting something in similar vein. But what you've got there is an amazingly crafted melodically driven album album, which displays Shihad for the competent and versatile group they are. I think the record will surprise many in a good way as some tracks showcase a side that we haven't yet seen from Shihad. The title track ' Beautiful Machine' is one of my favorite songs on the album. With the keys is has flickers of the Who's 'Baba O'Rielly', ' Count It Up', which you've probably become familiar with, is a short sharp rip-snorter of a rock track that will suit just nicely in a smelly club late at night. They've even (from memory) for the first time ever incorporated a string arrangement in the beautiful ' Waiting Around For God'. There are not many outfits that can go from songs like ' You Again' and ' All The Young Fascists' to a ballad like ' Waiting Around For God'. That thought made me appreciate a band that don't have just the one trick like so many now days. Shihad have a whole fucking bag of them. I could just talk though every track on Beautiful Machine but it may start to get a bit laborious. I will say though keep an eye out for ' When You Coming Home?' which i think may become the favorite of many. Rumour also has it there's a nationwide tour in the works for later this year. I'll see you there.

Reviewer - Jono Pyror for Rip It Up Magazine

For this article see the April/May issue of Rip It Up - In stores now, there is also a lovely Beautiful Machine ad, which you can cut out and put in your bathroom.

In other news, we previously mentioned that Count It Up will be the next single off Beautiful Machine, this is incorrect, it is only getting a small amount of radio play, and will not be released in any way at this stage.

28 March 2008 - Conformation of Release Dates

Shihad's MySpace page now states that Beautiful Machine is now to be released on the 21st of April in New Zealand and the 26th of April in Australia. It also appears that Beautiful Machine will have a UK and Holland release, speculated rumor of the release for that is currently 28th of April.

22 March 2008 - Release Date Made Earlier?

Shihad's MySpace page states that Beautiful Machine is now to be released on the 21st of April, 5 days earlier then originally stated. Both versions of cover art have now been released, looks like they gave the guys from Tool a ring, but all looks good.

12 March 2008 - Count It Up announced as the 2nd single off of Beautiful Machine

Radio Station The Rock aired the new single Count It Up at 8pm on the 12th of March. We hope to bring you details on a music video shortly.

Beautiful Machine Special Signed Edition Pre Order (Limited Time Only)

JB Hi-Fi online store is taking pre-orders for the limited edition of Beautiful Machine which features a second disc of 6 B-Sides and currently, JB Hi-Fi are selling this signed by the band for only AU$19.99. This will sell out quickly we guess so get in quick!

JB Hi-Fi - Beautiful Machine Special Edition

Beautiful Machine Release Date Announced

Shihad have set their release date for the new album, it will hit stores in New Zealand and Australia on the 26th of April, the same day as they play Home Grown Festival in Wellington.

Vote for One Will Hear the Other in AU

Request or Vote for Shihad's " One Will Hear the Other" using the links below:

Triple J Super Request
JTV Video Requests (Hottest 20)
Nova 969 Sydney
Nova 100 Melbourne
Nova 106.9 Brisbane
Nova 93.7 Perth
Nova 91.9 Adelaide
Hot 30
Channel V What U Want Vid Requests

One Will Hear The Tour

Shihad are on tour through out Australia as we speak, covering NSW, VIC, SA, ACT and QLD, this tour runs through till the 16th of March. Click on tour poster below or go to our Gigs page for more details on these gigs.