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REVIEW: The record is peppered with old-school breakdowns, traditional techniques and transitions that feel somehow fresh in his magical hands.

Jon Toogood & Tom Larkin from Shihad joined Mike & Jase in the studio for a chat about their new album 'Old Gods', blasting music together for 33 y

Shihad release new song "Tear Down Those Names" from 10th studio album "Old Gods" Vids 08/07/2021 Old Gods will be released on August 27 th, 2021. Alongside the announcement, the band have released a taste of the album with opening track  OLD GODS is a step into fury for frontman  Jon Toogood whose lyrics encapsulate our collective anger at recent world events. As a new parent and convert to Islam, recently married to a Sudanese woman, Toogood begun to see perspectives other than those he’d been raised with. Add...

Shihad Reveals 10th Album ‘Old Gods’ Is On The Way New Zealand powerhouse Shihad will release their 10th album ‘Old Gods’ in August. The first Shihad album ‘Chrun’ was released in 1993. 28 years on Shihad still has the same line-up of singer, guitarist Jon Toogood, drummer Tom Larkin, guitarist Phil Knight and bassist Karl Kippenberger. I know it’s just rock’n’roll at the end of the day, but it’s my artform, and I’ve got a really fucking powerful band to play with, making powerful music, so I’m going to write about that shit,” Jon Toogood says.

Mountain Scene By MATTHEW MCKEW If you’d expected one of New Zealand’s most well-known bands to mellow as the years went by, you’re in for a shock. All things going well with the trans-Tasman bubble, Shihad will be storming the stage at Coronet Peak later this month. The thrash metal band’s due to drop their latest and tenth album any day now, with guitarist Phil Knight saying it’s heavier than ever — and probably angrier too. ‘‘It’s very in your face, we listened to a lot of Rage Against the Machine and stuff like that … Jon’s [vocalist Jon Toogood] lyr...