Shihad
Encyclopedia
Shihad is a New Zealand hard/alternative rock
band, currently based in Melbourne, Australia
. During Shihad's recording career, they have produced four number-one studio albums and three top-ten singles
in their home country of New Zealand
.
At the release time of their seventh studio album Beautiful Machine
, Shihad are ranked as 1st equal for most Top 40 charting singles for a New Zealand artist in the New Zealand charts with 19. (although Dave Dobbyn has 22 with Th'Dudes, DD Smash and as a solo artist.) Of these singles, Home Again, Pacifier and Bitter are listed at number 30, 60 and 83 respectively in the Nature's Best
compilation, an official collection of New Zealand's top 100 songs.
and drummer Tom Larkin
in 1988. The band's musical style was originally indebted to San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal bands such as Metallica and Megadeth, although the band found wider popularity over the following decade playing a mixture of modern rock, post-grunge and pop-rock that gained the band opening slots with professional US rock acts, as well as favourable reviews. Now entering their 22nd year together, the band are still a major drawcard on the NZ and Australian live circuit, and continue to be offered top headline and support billing. In 1990 management was picked up in Wellington by Gerald Dwyer - former front man of local punk legends Flesh-D-Vice. Gerald was also the manager of local band Head Like a Hole
. Gerald Dwyer died of a drug overdose before Shihad's performance at Big Day Out Auckland 1997.
Shihad opened their Love Is the New Hate
album tour with a free concert in Auckland
's Aotea Square
, and an extensive tour of Australia
and New Zealand
, including a spot on the main stage at Splendour In The Grass
in front of an audience of approximately 20,000. The band has also toured with Cog
, the Datsuns
, and opened for Evanescence
on part of their 2006/2007 world tour.
The band embarked in February and March 2008 on a headlining national tour entitled 'One Will Hear The Tour' playing for 300-400 capacity crowds along the East coast. They band played 28 dates in 6 weeks.
Shihad played at Big Day Out 2008 in Auckland, New Zealand on the blue stage with an hour slot from 7:00pm – 8:00pm. They also headlined the rock stage of Vodafone Homegrown on 26 April at the Wellington waterfront.
In the second half of 2008, Shihad toured New Zealand on the "Beautiful Machine Tour", playing medium-size venues such as the Wellington Town Hall
, with support from The Mint Chicks
and Luger Boa. Shihad also toured with Gyroscope
around Australia for Gyroscope's "Australia Tour".
The summer of 2008/2009 saw Shihad play New Year's Eve in Gisborne, as well as the Coroglen Tavern and the Lake Hawea Motor Inn over the summer holiday period.
Shihad proposed a series of seven shows in New Zealand in which they will be playing one of their seven studio albums in its entirety. The shows were said to be taking place in November 2009, however have been postponed until sometime in 2010. Jon Toogood suggested having a vote for which album fans would most like to hear, so whether or not these shows will take place is at this stage not confirmed.
Shihad supported AC/DC
for the New Zealand leg of the AC/DC
Black Ice World Tour
in January/February 2010.
In January 2010, a new track by Shihad titled 'Cold Heart' was added to the Homegrown festival website for free streaming.
The single 'Sleepeater' was released in April 2010, followed by 'Lead or Follow' in July. Shihad's new album 'IGNITE' is due to be released 24 September 2010.
The band toured New Zealand in August 2010 performing their albums Killjoy and The General Electric in full. During this time the band featured on the cover of Rip It Up Magazine
.
At the 2010 New Zealand Music Awards
Shihad won the Legacy Award, and were inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame
.
's 1984 film, Dune
, based on Frank Herbert's classic science fiction novel of the same name. Incidentally, "Jihad" is also the term used by Muslims, roughly translating to "the struggle", or as a reference to the "Holy War".
Quote from an interview in Opus
Issue 7 - 2003 (Newcastle University
student magazine) Interview: Pacifier - By John Grayson.
Following the 11 September terrorist attacks, the band decided to change their name due to the similarity between the band's name Shihad and the Arabic word jihad. At the 2002 Big Day Out
music festival in Auckland
, New Zealand
they released t-shirts with 'Shihad' on them, and 'Remote' printed below, indicating that 'Remote' was to be the new name. However, due to this name being taken already, they settled on "Pacifier", which was a successful single
from their album
The General Electric
. They released an album, Pacifier, under this name in 2002. The American release of the album featured a different track listing to the Australian and New Zealand release, and included the song My Mind's Sedate from the The General Electric
.
On 17 September 2004, the band announced to the world that they would change their name back to Shihad. To quote the band, "The events surrounding the name change and our choice to be known as Pacifier are well documented. As much as we believed in what we were doing, and the reasons for doing it at the time – the truth is we were wrong." On an appearance on the ABC
TV show Spicks and Specks, Jon Toogood talked about how band members do not usually have to consider holy war when thinking of a band name.
In an interview, Jon Toogood
spoke about an event that contributed to their decision:
The band name "Pacifier" was raffled on the Australian radio station Triple J
by Jay and the Doctor
and was claimed by a little known band from Tasmania
, Theory of Everything.
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band, currently based in Melbourne, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. During Shihad's recording career, they have produced four number-one studio albums and three top-ten singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
in their home country of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
.
At the release time of their seventh studio album Beautiful Machine
Beautiful Machine
Beautiful Machine is the seventh album from Shihad and was released 21 April 2008, in New Zealand and released 17 May 2008, in Australia....
, Shihad are ranked as 1st equal for most Top 40 charting singles for a New Zealand artist in the New Zealand charts with 19. (although Dave Dobbyn has 22 with Th'Dudes, DD Smash and as a solo artist.) Of these singles, Home Again, Pacifier and Bitter are listed at number 30, 60 and 83 respectively in the Nature's Best
Nature's Best
Nature's Best is a two-disc compilation album of thirty New Zealand popular music songs, selected by a panel as the top thirty New Zealand songs of all time.-Selection:...
compilation, an official collection of New Zealand's top 100 songs.
History
Shihad was formed by vocalist/guitarist Jon ToogoodJon Toogood
Jonathan Charles Toogood is the frontman of the New Zealand rock band Shihad. He formed the band in 1988 with fellow Wellingtonian Tom Larkin...
and drummer Tom Larkin
Tom Larkin
Tom Larkin is a member of the New Zealand band Shihad. He plays the drums, sings background vocals and uses samplers...
in 1988. The band's musical style was originally indebted to San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal bands such as Metallica and Megadeth, although the band found wider popularity over the following decade playing a mixture of modern rock, post-grunge and pop-rock that gained the band opening slots with professional US rock acts, as well as favourable reviews. Now entering their 22nd year together, the band are still a major drawcard on the NZ and Australian live circuit, and continue to be offered top headline and support billing. In 1990 management was picked up in Wellington by Gerald Dwyer - former front man of local punk legends Flesh-D-Vice. Gerald was also the manager of local band Head Like a Hole
HLAH
HLAH is a rock band from Wellington, New Zealand.-History:HLAH formed in Wellington, originally consisting of Nigel Regan, Mark Hamill, Nigel Beazley and Andrew Durno....
. Gerald Dwyer died of a drug overdose before Shihad's performance at Big Day Out Auckland 1997.
Shihad opened their Love Is the New Hate
Love Is the New Hate
Love Is the New Hate is the sixth album by the rock group Shihad.It was released on 2 May 2005, and yielded the singles "Alive", "All the Young Fascists", "Shot in the Head", "Dark Times" and "None of the Above"....
album tour with a free concert in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
's Aotea Square
Aotea Square
Aotea Square is a large paved public area in the CBD, of Auckland, New Zealand. Officially opened in 1979 by Sir Dove-Myer Robinson next to Queen Street, it is used for open-air concerts and gatherings, and markets and political rallies....
, and an extensive tour of Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, including a spot on the main stage at Splendour In The Grass
Splendour in the Grass
Splendour in the Grass is an annual Australian music festival held in July at Woodford, Queensland, and previously held at Belongil Fields, outside Byron Bay...
in front of an audience of approximately 20,000. The band has also toured with Cog
Cog (band)
Cog are an Australian progressive rock band that formed in 1998. Their debut album The New Normal was nominated for Triple J's 2005 J Award. The band's music draws influences from Tool, Isis, Nina Simone, Bob Marley, Leftfield, Deftones and Helmet...
, the Datsuns
The Datsuns
The Datsuns are a hard rock band from Cambridge, New Zealand, formed in 2000. To date they have released four albums and several singles, most of which have charted in New Zealand and/or the United Kingdom...
, and opened for Evanescence
Evanescence
Evanescence is an American rock band founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1995 by singer/pianist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody. After recording private albums, the band released their first full-length album, Fallen, on Wind-up Records in 2003. Fallen sold more than 17 million copies worldwide...
on part of their 2006/2007 world tour.
Shihad played at Big Day Out 2008 in Auckland, New Zealand on the blue stage with an hour slot from 7:00pm – 8:00pm. They also headlined the rock stage of Vodafone Homegrown on 26 April at the Wellington waterfront.
In the second half of 2008, Shihad toured New Zealand on the "Beautiful Machine Tour", playing medium-size venues such as the Wellington Town Hall
Wellington Town Hall
The Wellington Town Hall is a concert hall and part of the municipal complex in Wellington, New Zealand. The foundation stone for the building was laid in 1901 and construction began the following year. It was officially opened on 7 December 1904....
, with support from The Mint Chicks
The Mint Chicks
The Mint Chicks were an experimental noise rock/power pop group originally from Auckland, New Zealand, who relocated to Portland, Oregon, USA in 2007...
and Luger Boa. Shihad also toured with Gyroscope
Gyroscope (band)
Gyroscope is an Australian rock band from Perth, Western Australia, formed in 1997. The band comprises vocalist and guitarist Daniel Sanders, guitarist and back up vocalist Zoran Trivic, bassist and back up vocalist Brad Campbell and drummer Rob Nassif....
around Australia for Gyroscope's "Australia Tour".
The summer of 2008/2009 saw Shihad play New Year's Eve in Gisborne, as well as the Coroglen Tavern and the Lake Hawea Motor Inn over the summer holiday period.
Shihad proposed a series of seven shows in New Zealand in which they will be playing one of their seven studio albums in its entirety. The shows were said to be taking place in November 2009, however have been postponed until sometime in 2010. Jon Toogood suggested having a vote for which album fans would most like to hear, so whether or not these shows will take place is at this stage not confirmed.
Shihad supported AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
for the New Zealand leg of the AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
Black Ice World Tour
Black Ice World Tour
Black Ice World Tour was a 2008/2009/2010 concert tour by Australian rock band AC/DC in support of the group's 15th studio album, Black Ice, which was released in October 2008. The tour was the band's first since the Stiff Upper Lip World Tour in 2000/2001.The jaunt began in Wilkes-Barre,...
in January/February 2010.
In January 2010, a new track by Shihad titled 'Cold Heart' was added to the Homegrown festival website for free streaming.
The single 'Sleepeater' was released in April 2010, followed by 'Lead or Follow' in July. Shihad's new album 'IGNITE' is due to be released 24 September 2010.
The band toured New Zealand in August 2010 performing their albums Killjoy and The General Electric in full. During this time the band featured on the cover of Rip It Up Magazine
Rip It Up (magazine)
Rip It Up is a bi-monthly New Zealand music magazine. Started in June 1977 as a free monthly giveaway, it grew rapidly, with its monthly print run reaching 30,000 copies by the mid 1980s...
.
At the 2010 New Zealand Music Awards
2010 New Zealand Music Awards
The 2010 New Zealand Music Awards was the 45th holding of the annual ceremony featuring awards for musical artists based in or originating from New Zealand. Finalists for the three technical awards were announced on 16 August 2010 with winners announced on 1 September, the date on which finalists...
Shihad won the Legacy Award, and were inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame
New Zealand Music Hall of Fame
The New Zealand Music Hall of Fame is a hall of fame dedicated to noteworthy musicians from New Zealand. The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand and Australasian Performing Right Association announced their intentions to create the hall of fame in August 2007...
.
Naming conflict
The name Shihad was chosen after members of the band saw David LynchDavid Lynch
David Keith Lynch is an American filmmaker, television director, visual artist, musician and occasional actor. Known for his surrealist films, he has developed his own unique cinematic style, which has been dubbed "Lynchian", and which is characterized by its dream imagery and meticulous sound...
's 1984 film, Dune
Dune (film)
Dune is a 1984 science fiction film written and directed by David Lynch, based on the 1965 Frank Herbert novel of the same name. The film stars Kyle MacLachlan as Paul Atreides, and includes an ensemble of well-known American and European actors in supporting roles. It was filmed at the Churubusco...
, based on Frank Herbert's classic science fiction novel of the same name. Incidentally, "Jihad" is also the term used by Muslims, roughly translating to "the struggle", or as a reference to the "Holy War".
Quote from an interview in Opus
Opus (magazine)
Opus is a student newspaper published at the University of Newcastle, Australia by the Newcastle University Students' Association . Opus was founded in 1954 by then economics lecturer Cyril Renwick, at what was then the Newcastle University College of the University of New South Wales, in the...
Issue 7 - 2003 (Newcastle University
University of Newcastle, Australia
The University of Newcastle is an Australian public university that was established in 1965. The University's main and largest campus is located in Callaghan, a suburb of Newcastle in New South Wales...
student magazine) Interview: Pacifier - By John Grayson.
Following the 11 September terrorist attacks, the band decided to change their name due to the similarity between the band's name Shihad and the Arabic word jihad. At the 2002 Big Day Out
Big Day Out
The Big Day Out is an annual music festival held in several cities in Australia and New Zealand in late January. It started in Sydney in 1992, spread to Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth by 1993, with the Gold Coast and Auckland joining in 1994...
music festival in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
they released t-shirts with 'Shihad' on them, and 'Remote' printed below, indicating that 'Remote' was to be the new name. However, due to this name being taken already, they settled on "Pacifier", which was a successful single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
from their album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
The General Electric
The General Electric
The General Electric is the fourth album released by New Zealand band Shihad in 1999.The producer of this album, Garth Richardson, is the well respected producer of bands such as Rage Against the Machine, Chevelle and Red Hot Chili Peppers....
. They released an album, Pacifier, under this name in 2002. The American release of the album featured a different track listing to the Australian and New Zealand release, and included the song My Mind's Sedate from the The General Electric
The General Electric
The General Electric is the fourth album released by New Zealand band Shihad in 1999.The producer of this album, Garth Richardson, is the well respected producer of bands such as Rage Against the Machine, Chevelle and Red Hot Chili Peppers....
.
On 17 September 2004, the band announced to the world that they would change their name back to Shihad. To quote the band, "The events surrounding the name change and our choice to be known as Pacifier are well documented. As much as we believed in what we were doing, and the reasons for doing it at the time – the truth is we were wrong." On an appearance on the ABC
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
TV show Spicks and Specks, Jon Toogood talked about how band members do not usually have to consider holy war when thinking of a band name.
In an interview, Jon Toogood
Jon Toogood
Jonathan Charles Toogood is the frontman of the New Zealand rock band Shihad. He formed the band in 1988 with fellow Wellingtonian Tom Larkin...
spoke about an event that contributed to their decision:
The band name "Pacifier" was raffled on the Australian radio station Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
by Jay and the Doctor
Jay and the Doctor
Jay and the Doctor are the on-air names of Australian radio duo Jason Whalley and Lindsay McDougall, on radio station Triple J.Best known as members of punk band Frenzal Rhomb, they performed occasional late-night shifts on Triple J until 2004...
and was claimed by a little known band from Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, Theory of Everything.
Current
- Jon ToogoodJon ToogoodJonathan Charles Toogood is the frontman of the New Zealand rock band Shihad. He formed the band in 1988 with fellow Wellingtonian Tom Larkin...
– vocals, rhythm guitar - Phil Knight – lead guitar, synthesizer, backing vocals
- Karl KippenbergerKarl KippenbergerKarl Brenton Jamie Kippenberger , grandson of Captain E.T Kippenberger, great nephew of Major-General Sir Howard Kippenberger, is the bass guitarist of the New Zealand band Shihad....
– bass guitar, backing vocals - Tom LarkinTom LarkinTom Larkin is a member of the New Zealand band Shihad. He plays the drums, sings background vocals and uses samplers...
– drums, backing vocals, samplers
Former
- Hamish Laing – bass (left 1991)
- Geoff Duncan – bass (left 1989)
- Geoff Daniels– bass (left 1989)
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
NZ Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
|||
| Churn |
|
— | 9 |
|
| Killjoy |
|
— | 4 |
|
| Shihad Shihad (album) Shihad is the third full-length album released by New Zealand band, Shihad.Released in New Zealand in September 1996 on the Wildside Records label, it is sometimes known as "the fish album" - a reference to the fish that feature in the album's artwork.... |
|
— | 11 |
|
| The General Electric The General Electric The General Electric is the fourth album released by New Zealand band Shihad in 1999.The producer of this album, Garth Richardson, is the well respected producer of bands such as Rage Against the Machine, Chevelle and Red Hot Chili Peppers.... |
|
23 | 1 |
|
| Pacifier |
Warner Music Group Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies... |
8 | 1 |
|
| Pacifier: Live Pacifier Live Pacifier Live is a collection of Shihad tracks recorded over a tour in New Zealand in 2003. 1000 copies were released by the band on vinyl.-Disc 1:# "You Again" - 5:11# "Gimme Gimme" - 5:29# "Run" - 3:52# "Semi Normal" - 3:12# "Wait And See" - 5:02... |
|
— | 19 |
|
| Love Is the New Hate Love Is the New Hate Love Is the New Hate is the sixth album by the rock group Shihad.It was released on 2 May 2005, and yielded the singles "Alive", "All the Young Fascists", "Shot in the Head", "Dark Times" and "None of the Above".... |
|
11 | 2 |
|
| Beautiful Machine Beautiful Machine Beautiful Machine is the seventh album from Shihad and was released 21 April 2008, in New Zealand and released 17 May 2008, in Australia.... |
|
11 | 1 |
|
| Ignite Ignite (Shihad album) Ignite is the eighth studio album from Shihad and was released on 20 September 2010 in New Zealand and 24 September 2010 in Australia. Ignite debuted at Number One on the New Zealand music charts, eventually achieving gold sales there.... |
Roadrunner Records Roadrunner Records is an American record label that concentrates primarily on heavy metal bands. It is currently a subsidiary of Warner Music Group.-History:... (AUS), Warner Music Group (NZ) |
44 | 1 |
|
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
EPs
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
NZ Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
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| Devolve EP Devolve EP The Devolve EP is now infamous in Shihad fan culture as something of a holy grail. Originally released in 1990 on a limited run of 1000 vinyl records .... |
|
— | 16 | |
| Happy Families Tour |
|
— | — | |
| B-Sides |
|
— | — | |
| Flaming Soul/Gates of Steel |
|
— | — | |
| The Blue Light Disco EP |
|
— | 17 | |
| Suck On This EP |
|
— | — | |
| ZM Live Lounge EP |
|
— | — | |
| Happy Families Tour |
|
— | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
NZ Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
US Rock |
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| "I Only Said" | 1993 | — | 3 | — | Churn | |
| "Stations" | 1994 | — | 35 | — | ||
| "Derail" | — | 33 | — | |||
| "You Again" | 1995 | — | 20 | — | Killjoy | |
| "Bitter" | — | 20 | — | |||
| "Gimme Gimme" | — | 39 | — | |||
| "Deb's Night Out" | 1996 | — | 41 | — | ||
| "La La Land" | — | 39 | — | Shihad Shihad (album) Shihad is the third full-length album released by New Zealand band, Shihad.Released in New Zealand in September 1996 on the Wildside Records label, it is sometimes known as "the fish album" - a reference to the fish that feature in the album's artwork.... |
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| "It's a Go" | — | — | — | European release only | ||
| "A Day Away" | 1997 | — | 44 | — | ||
| "Home Again" | — | 42 | — | |||
| "Yr Head Is a Rock" | 1998 | — | 45 | — | ||
| "Ghost From the Past" | — | — | — | Australian release only | ||
| "My Mind's Sedate" | 1999 | — | 6 | — | The General Electric The General Electric The General Electric is the fourth album released by New Zealand band Shihad in 1999.The producer of this album, Garth Richardson, is the well respected producer of bands such as Rage Against the Machine, Chevelle and Red Hot Chili Peppers.... |
|
| "The General Electric" | 2000 | — | 22 | — | ||
| "Pacifier" | — | 48 | — | |||
| "Sport and Religion" | — | — | — | Radio and television only | ||
| "Bootleg: The Channel Z Tapes" | — | — | — | |||
| "Comfort Me" | 2002 | 40 | 34 | — | Pacifier | Released as band Pacifier |
| "Run" | — | 36 | — | |||
| "Bullitproof" | 2003 | — | 48 | 27 | ||
| "Everything" | — | 36 | — | |||
| "Alive" | 2005 | 38 | 5 | — | Love Is the New Hate Love Is the New Hate Love Is the New Hate is the sixth album by the rock group Shihad.It was released on 2 May 2005, and yielded the singles "Alive", "All the Young Fascists", "Shot in the Head", "Dark Times" and "None of the Above".... |
|
| "All the Young Fascists" | — | — | — | |||
| "Shot in the Head" | — | — | — | |||
| "Dark Times" | — | — | — | Radio and television only | ||
| "None of the Above" | 2006 | — | — | — | Television only | |
| "One Will Hear the Other" | 2008 | — | 21 | — | Beautiful Machine Beautiful Machine Beautiful Machine is the seventh album from Shihad and was released 21 April 2008, in New Zealand and released 17 May 2008, in Australia.... |
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| "Vampires" | — | 31 | — | |||
| "Beautiful Machine" | — | — | — | |||
| "Rule the World" | — | — | — | |||
| "Sleepeater" | 2010 | — | 36 | — | Ignite Ignite (Shihad album) Ignite is the eighth studio album from Shihad and was released on 20 September 2010 in New Zealand and 24 September 2010 in Australia. Ignite debuted at Number One on the New Zealand music charts, eventually achieving gold sales there.... |
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| "Lead or Follow" | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||