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Shihad is an alternative Rock and post heavy metal band (with elements of Industrial Rock ) originally from Wellington, New Zealand , formed in 1988 by vocalist Jon Toogood and drummer Tom Larkin, who were still in school at the time. In 1999 the band relocated to Melbourne , Australia , where three of the members currently reside. 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 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' 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 ". Their next album under the name Pacifier was widely considered to be overproduced and not quite Shihad's style. 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 Australian Broadcasting Commissions TV show 'Spicks and Specks', Jon Toogood talked about how band members don't usually have to consider holy war when thinking of a band name. In an interview {Link without Title} , Jon Toogood spoke about an event that contributed to their decision:
The band name "Pacifier" was immediately 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. Shihad's latest album, " Love Is The New Hate ", was released on 2 May 2005 to good reviews and sales. In New Zealand the album went gold in its first week of release and debuted at number two on the charts. The material on the album was more political than that of previous efforts, due to the experiences that they had in the USA. Shihad supported " Love Is The New Hate " initially with dates in New Zealand, including the massive launch 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 estimated 20,000 people. In August and September 2005, Shihad performed a seventeen date co-headlining tour of Australia with Australian band Cog , dubbed "The Homeland Security Tour". Shihad were on a New Zealand tour with the The Datsuns during the Christmas/New Years period 2006/07. They are now undertaking the process of making a new record. During the Shihad/Datsuns concert of Summer 06/07 Jon Toogood told the audience to expect a 2007 release of the album, which they have titled '' Beautiful Machine ''. Shihad supported Evanescence in part of their 2006/2007 world tour. MUSIC STYLE Shihad's music has always been rooted in Metal . The album Churn has a pronounced industrial influence. ''Killjoy'' is considered their heaviest release, with heavy distorted riffs. The General Electric incorporates a lot of electronics and reflects the nu-metal popular at the time. Pacifier can easily be considered Post-grunge or Nu-metal , but Love is the New Hate is a shift to more Alternative and Punk Rock . BAND MEMBERS Current
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