issued Down Dance as B-side

The line-up of Knight, Larkin, Laing and Toogood recorded their debut track, “Down Dance”, which was issued in August 1990 as a B-side of a split single with the A-side, ” Dogs Are Talking ” by Australian group, the Angels . The other B-side, “Live It Up”, was by Auckland band, Nine Livez. Both Shihad and Nine Livez supported the Angels at their New Zealand shows during 1990. Shihad supported tours by international visitors, Faith No More and Motörhead. “Down Dance” also appeared on their first extended play, Devolve (1990) via Pagan Records, which was re-released in mid-1991 and reached the New Zealand singles chart top 20 in July. Another EP track, ” The Wizard “, was a cover version of Black Sabbath’s 1970 work. Bridget Herlihy of Ambient Light described the EP as a “thrash-metal affair” with “four hard and fast tracks.”