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Jihad Against America are a Hardcore Punk band founded in Melbourne , Australia , shortly after the September 11, 2001 Attacks . It would seem that by selecting a deliberately offensive name, making references to the World Trade Center in their performances, performing songs with titles such as "Terrorism Is The New Black", and being more concerned with loudness than musicianship, they are taking part in a long-standing Rock And Roll tradition of aggressive Iconoclasm , as well as an even longer-standing Australia n folk tradition of Larrikinism . For one performance, Jihad Against America changed their name to Shihad . This was clearly a dig at the band Shihad changing their name to Pacifier in the wake of September 11, on the grounds that the name Shihad sounded too much like Jihad (note, Shihad have now reverted to their original name). The band also claimed to be the first ever winner of the Pre-emptive ARIA Award . Members of Jihad Against America include:
DISCOGRAPHY "Jihad Against America" (self-titled) 7" single (7 tracks) featuring:
"Adelaide Tour, July '03" CD-R EP (5 tracks) featuring:
(Recorded by Nicole Hurtubise at 3CR , June 4, 2003) |
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