New Zealand thrash-metal trailblazers Alien Weaponry have been carving their niche with their fusion of Māori culture and metal music.
The band, comprised of brothers Lewis de Jong (vocals and guitar), and Henrey de Jong (drums) and bassist Ethan Trembath, have spent the past decade incorporating Te Reo Māori with their monolithic metal stylings.
Their songs explore themes of colonization and Māori oppression. Take their track ‘Rū Ana Te Whenua’, a bone-crushing, 5-minute epic, written completely in te reo that paints a battle between Māori and British soldiers at Pukehinahina.
Watch: Alien Weaponry – Rū Ana Te Whenua
Now, the band have teamed up with Heavy Consequence and Metal Injection on a 10-part documentary, Alien Weaponry Shake Europe. Episodes 1-5 are available to stream through Metal Injection and episodes 6-10 are available through Consequence of Sound. Check them out now.
Alien Weaponry were last in Australia for Download Festival. Check out their upcoming North American dates below.
4th May
Mexico City, MEX @ Domination Festival
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6th May
Dallas, TX @ Cambridge Room at House of Blues
7th May Houston
TX @ Bronze Peacock @ House of Blues
8th May Austin
TX @ 3TEN @ Austin City Limits
11th May
Rockingham, NC @ Epicenter*
12th May
Washington, DC @ DC9
13th May Boston
MA @ Middle East
14th May New York
NY @ Saint Vitus
15th May Montreal
QC @ L’Esco
17th May Toronto,
ON @ Velvet Underground
19th May Chicago
IL @ Chicago Open Air
22nd May
Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry
24th May Pryor
OK @ Rocklahoma*
26th May Denver
CO @ Bluebird Theater
28th May San Francisco
CA @ Bottom of the Hill
29th May Los Angeles,
CA @ The Roxy
