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"Alien Weaponry - Tu"
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Looks to be in gr8 condition (seems to have a slight scratch on it… But I'm just happy to have it!) Looks to be clean (cover), I'm happy.

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Debut album from local three-piece thrash metal group Alien Weaponry.

Formed by brothers Lewis and Henry de Jong in 2010, their songwriting is complex, developed and highly political.

Lewis and Henry are of Ngati Pikiāo and Ngati Raukawa descent – they call themselves ‘Stealth Māori’. They attended a full immersion Kura Kaupapa Māori (Māori language school) until they were seven years old, where singing waiata and haka performances were a daily routine. Also ingrained in their early learning were stories of New Zealand history from a Māori perspective.

In September 2017, Alien Weaponry won the prestigious APRA Maioha Award for their song ‘Raupatu’ – a thrash metal commentary on the 1863 act of parliament that allowed the colonial government to confiscate vast areas of land from the indigenous Māori people. They were also nominated for Best Māori Artist at the 2017 VNZMAs.

The combination of thrash metal with Māori history and language has proved popular. Their music video for Rū Ana Te Whenua has more than a million YouTube and Facebook views, spent 2 weeks at no. 1 on Spotify’s NZ Viral chart, and hit no. 2 on the iTunes global metal chart (just behind Iron Maiden’s ‘Run to the Hills’).

A1. Whaikōrero
A2. Rū Ana Te Whenua
A3. Holding My Breath
A4. Raupatu
A5. Kai Tangata
B1. Rage – It Takes Over Again
B2. Whispers
B3. PC Bro
B4. Urutaa
B5. Nobody Here
B6. Te Ara

Release date Australia
May 25th, 2018
Label
Nepalm
Box Dimensions (mm)
315x315x5
UPC
840588116676
Product ID
27971889

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