'Ignite' has been described as harkening back to many of the original raw elements of Shihad - the rumbling and slow spiralling heavy groove unfolding under the thick crackle of a duelling Telecaster and SG all underpinning Johnny's engaging vocal.

2008 album from the New Zealand Speed Metal maniacs. Beautiful Machine is Shihad's seventh studio album, no mean feat in itself and one that surely cements this band of as one of NZ and Australia's pre-eminent Rock acts. 12 tracks. Warner.

Love Is The New Hate was recorded at the Armoury in Vancouver in September ’04, which turned out to be the perfect, unobtrusive facilitator to capture the primal rush of the new songs. Once again they turned to their old friend GGGarth Richardson, the producer of their classic of 2000, The General Electric. The first single'Alive', is Shihad’s darkest, heaviest song in many a year, but elevated by a blinding streak of sky-bound melody in the chorus. It struck the keynote for an album that would take SHIHAD back to the urgent ferocity of their earliest work, but immeasurably boosted by ten years worth of experience. From a lyrical point of view, other tracks on the album include titles such as 'Shot In The Head', 'Saddest Song In The World', 'Guts And Glory' and 'Stop' describing the visceral genesis and passionate declarations at the heart of the album. Warner. 2005.