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Shihad
- Country of origin:
- New Zealand
- Location:
- Wellington, Wellington
- Status:
- Active
- Formed in:
- 1988
- Genre:
- Groove/Thrash Metal (early); Industrial/Rock (later)
- Themes:
- Life, Struggles, Politics
- Current label:
- UNFD
- Years active:
- 1988-2002, 2002-2004 (as Pacifier), 2004-present
| Current | |
| Tom Larkin | Drums, Vocals (backing), Samples (1988-present) |
| Phil Knight | Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals (backing) (1988-present) |
| Jon Toogood | Vocals, Guitars (1988-present) |
| See also: The Adults | |
| Karl Kippenberger | Bass, Vocals (backing) (1991-present) |
| Past | |
| Geoff Duncan | Bass (1988-1989) |
| Hamish Laing | Bass (1989-1991) |
| Geoff Daniels | Bass (1989) |
| Tom Larkin | Drums, Vocals (backing), Samples (1988-present) |
| Phil Knight | Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals (backing) (1988-present) |
| Jon Toogood | Vocals, Guitars (1988-present) |
| See also: The Adults | |
| Karl Kippenberger | Bass, Vocals (backing) (1991-present) |
| Geoff Duncan | Bass (1988-1989) |
| Hamish Laing | Bass (1989-1991) |
| Geoff Daniels | Bass (1989) |
The band was known as Pacifier between 2002 and 2004, due to possible misunderstandings between Shihad and the Arabic word jihad during the height of the war in the Middle East.
They formed when Tom Larkin and Jon Toogood got together to start a band. At the time they were still in high school. Larkin also owns ...