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Shihad is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The D4, The Datsuns, Alchemist, Bodyjar and Metallica. Those roots explain a lot about how Shihad arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as You Am I, Gyroscope, Grinspoon, I Am Giant and The Mutton Birds, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Violent Soho, Silverchair and I Am Giant, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around Shihad, reaching back through The D4 and forward to Violent Soho. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Shihad were a rock band formed in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1988. The band consisted of founders Tom Larkin, Phil Knight and Jon Toogood, who were joined by Karl Kippenberger in 1991. The band were known as Pacifier between 2002 and 2004.
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Shihad connections
Shihad grew out of The D4, The Datsuns, Alchemist and Bodyjar, shares an orbit with You Am I, Gyroscope, Grinspoon and I Am Giant, went on to shape Violent Soho, Silverchair and I Am Giant. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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