It seems that it might turn out to be a wise move all round. We kinda brush on the Treaty Of Waitangi (widely seen as the founding document of modern New Zealand), but it's a very broad brush over one specific event that happened, when in reality there are hundreds and hundreds of accounts of social injustice.” “It's largely down to the fact you don't really get taught about it in school. “I feel like a lot of people in New Zealand don't know a lot of the stuff that's actually happened in the country’s history,” says Henry today. This saw a massively outnumbered Māori force emerge victorious against the colonial British army. Rū Ana Te Whenua told the story the brothers’ great-great-great-grandfather, Te Ahoaho, who fought and died in the Battle of Gate Pā. Recruiting bassist Ethan Trembath from an after-school circus club (the spot is currently filled by Tūranga Morgan-Edmonds, who joined the band last year), the precocious trio set about honing their skills and in 2016 they entered a national music contest with a thrash track sang in te reo Māori. So yeah, he's been a massive influence on us.” “He was the one telling us stories about our family, where we came from and that general history as Māori growing up. “It's hard to explain how much of an inspiration he has been on us,” says Henry. Dad Niel raised them on a diet of Metallica and Rage Against The Machine, as well as instilling a profound respect for the Māori part of their ancestry. The band was formed in 2010 by brothers Henry de Jong (drums) and Lewis de Jong (guitars/vocals) when they were just 10 and eight respectively. But it’s the drilling aggression, the fiery songwriting and the precision ferocity of their live shows that make them such a truly spectacular project. The fact that they sing more than half of their songs in their native language of te reo Māori, incorporate traditional instrumentation, and thread their homeland’s history and mythology into their lyrics makes them unique in the metal sphere.
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with Ministry, played Download and Bloodstock in the UK and released a well-received debut album, 2018’s Tū, all while still in their teens. They’ve already made quite a start, having toured the U.S. The New Zealand three-piece, all of whom have Māori ancestry, want to take their culture to the world. Alien Weaponry are, for now, a relatively small band with a big vision.
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