When Shepherds Reign, a five piece band from South Auckland, were nominated for the prestigious Taite Music Prize this week their Pacific metal music was broadcast on Breakfast television and radio stations across the nation.
Often side-lined in the mainstream, the New Zealand metal scene is thriving, and about to converge at Spark Arena for Disturbed, where Shepherds Reign will play support.
Oliver Leupolu (guitar/production) and Filiva’a James (vocals and keytar) join Charlotte Ryan in the RNZ studio.
If you’re not heading to Disturbed, you can catch Shepherds Reign at Wellington's CubaDupa festival Saturday, March 23rd or Porirua Rocks on April 27th.
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