Alien Weaponry are a young white metal band from New Zealand, who emerged a few years ago as winners of a couple of “Battle Of The Bands” type competitions – Smokefreerockquest and Smokefree Pacifica Beats, both huge events in NZ. Their combination of what sounds to me like typical heavy metal, Maori lyrics and trademark headbanging/hair twirling has been massively successful. I love that they incorporate the traditional New Zealand Maori haka into their performances, actually teaching it to the audience.

As you were…