Shihad have announced their farewell tour, which will bring them back to Australia for the final time in February 2025. The tour, dubbed Loud Forever, will mark Shihad’s last-ever shows after nearly ...

Ciarann Babbington, Baker’s Eddy: The four of us have gone through so many musical phases together. We’ve developed deep obsessions with artists and bands since we were kids. They shape the music we ...

Announcing their split and swansong tour today, all four band members of Shihad tell the Herald’s Karl Puschmann why the iconic Kiwi band are calling it quits. If you’re reeling from today’s news that ...

Even the most subdued Shihad records pack a punch, but the bleak ferocity of Old Gods really cuts through. If you thought Shihad were going to mellow as they aged, you don't know Shihad. "At the age ...

The Wellington-bred band revealed the split while announcing their swansong tour Loud Forever. The Aussie leg of the run will see Shihad hit Adelaide, Sydney, Perth Brisbane, and Melbourne from ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. New Zealand's Shihad have been rocking the live circuit for 25 years as one of its loudest bands, and are well and truly established on ...

New Zealand rock royalty Shihad are calling it quits after 37 years, 10 albums and thousands of shows across the globe — but even on their farewell tour, there are firsts to be made. Days before their ...

Usually bands cite the old “musical differences” for calling it a day. But Jon Toogood, Tom Larkin, Karl Kippenberger and Phil Knight have called time after 37 years because they couldn’t agree on ...

Shihad will play three free gigs in one day to mark the start of New Zealand Music Month. Photo / Brett Phibbs Fans have just 48 hours left to register for free tickets to one of Shihad's three free ...

Shihad, a band renowned for their blistering live shows and being a dominant force in Kiwi rock for 20 years, are the winners of this year's New Zealand Herald Legacy Award. The prize, honouring local ...

On the first date of the 2011 Big Day Out tour in Auckland, Spark stood side of stage at Mt Smart Stadium to watch a band named Shihad perform. The four musicians walked out as sunset was approaching, ...

I arrived very late to Shihad. I was always aware of them and never really thought too much about the band either way. People kept telling me that they were the classic example of a band you had to ...