Shihad performing in 2016 L to r: Phil Knight, Jon Toogood, Tom Larkin, Karl Kippenberger
Background information
Also known as
Exit (1988), Pacifier (2002–2004)
Origin
Wellington, New Zealand
Genres
Alternative rock
alternative metal
hard rock
industrial rock (early)
Years active
1988–present
Labels
Pagan
Wildside
Noise
Festival
Polydor
Warner
Roadrunner
Members
Tom Larkin
Jon Toogood
Phil Knight
Karl Kippenberger
Past members
Geoff Duncan
Geoff Daniels
Hamish Laing
Ian Moore
Website
shihad.com
Shihad are a rock band formed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1988. The band consists of founders Tom Larkin (drums, backing vocals, samplers), Phil Knight (lead guitar, synthesiser, backing vocals) and Jon Toogood (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), who were joined by Karl Kippenberger (bass guitar, backing vocals) in 1991. The band were known as Pacifier between 2002 and 2004.
Six of Shihad's studio albums have peaked at number one–The General Electric (October 1999), Pacifier (September 2002), Beautiful Machine (April 2008), Ignite (September 2010), FVEY (August 2014) and Old Gods (October 2021). They share the honour for most number-one records for any New Zealand artist with Hayley Westenra. As of 2014 Shihad had the most Top 40 New Zealand chart singles for any local artist, with 25; three of these reached the top ten. The singles "Home Again", "Pacifier", and "Bitter" are listed at No. 30, 60 and 83, respectively, in the Nature's Best compilation, an official collection of New Zealand's top 100 songs.
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