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Shihad

Shihad is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Datsuns, The D4, Bodyjar, Alchemist and Metallica. Those roots explain a lot about how Shihad arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Feelers, You Am I, Gyroscope, Grinspoon and I Am Giant, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into I Am Giant, Violent Soho and Silverchair, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 40 connections around Shihad, reaching back through The Datsuns and forward to I Am Giant. 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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ShihadThe DatsunsThe D4BodyjarAlchemistMetallicaSlayerPink FloydAC/DCI Am GiantViolent SohoSilverchairThe FeelersYou Am IGyroscopeGrinspoonI Am GiantJebediahThe Mutton BirdsThe Superjesus

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Shihad connections

Shihad grew out of The Datsuns, The D4, Bodyjar and Alchemist, shares an orbit with The Feelers, You Am I, Gyroscope and Grinspoon, went on to shape I Am Giant, Violent Soho and Silverchair. 40 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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