Shihad

Shihad are a rock band originally from Wellington, New Zealand, where they formed in 1988. In 1999 the band relocated to Melbourne, Australia, where they currently reside.

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History

The name "Shihad" was chosen after members of the band misheard "jihad" as "Shihad" in the 1984 David Lynch movie, Dune. Following the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack the band decided to change their name due to the similarity between the band's name Shihad and the Arabic word jihad. They settled on "Pacifier", but on September 17 2004, they announced to the world that they were changing 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. "

The band name "Pacifier" was immediately raffled on the Australian radio station Triple J by members of the band Frenzal Rhomb and was claimed by a little known band from Queensland.

Their next album, "Love is the new hate", is expected in early 2005.

Discography


Albums

Singles and EPs

  • Devolve EP (1991)
  • I Only Said (1993)
  • Stations (1994)
  • Derail (1994)
  • You Again (1995)
  • Bitter (1995)
  • Gimme Gimme (1995)
  • Deb's Night Out (1996)
  • B-Sides EP (1996)
  • La La Land (1996)
  • It's A Go (1996)
  • A Day Away (1997)
  • Home Again (1997)
  • Yr Head Is A Rock (1998)
  • Ghost From The Past (1998)
  • Blue Light Disco EP (1998)
  • My Mind's Sedate (1999)
  • The General Electric (2000)
  • Pacifier (2000)
  • Comfort Me (2002)
  • Run (2002)
  • Bullitproof (2003)
  • Everything (2003)


Band Members

Current

Former

  • Hamish Laing: bass (left 1991)

External links

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