8 Foot Sativa - biography
They are often known by their fans as "8 Foot".Their most famous single is their self titled song, "8 Foot Sativa", which was number one on M2's top 12 list for 12 weeks, and stayed on the chart for 7 months.Season For Assault (2003)
1.All of which would later end up on the Hate Made Me album.Niessen is famed by many 8 Foot Sativa fans, for occasionally performing his vocals to the point of collapsing.This happened once on NZ music show SPACE while performing 'Destined to be Dead'.Season For Assault (2003)
In 2003, 8 Foot Sativa released their second album Season for Assault.Sam Sheppard's brother, and fellow Sinate member, Matt Sheppard became 8 Foot Sativa's new vocalist.Breed The Pain (2005)
With a new vocalist, 8 Foot Sativa released their third album Breed the Pain in 2005.Matt Sheppard and Sam Sheppard left 8 Foot Sativa after the Breed the Pain tour.They joined forces with 8 Foot Sativa's guitar technician Sean Parkinson and Antony "Colonel" Folwell from the band Reprobate.Poison Of Ages (2007)
Ben Read, from New Zealand Death Metal band Ulcerate and formerly of premiere hardcore band Kill Me Quickly, joined the band as the new vocalist.Foot Sativa, went over to Studio Underground in Sweden again to record their new album titled Poison of Ages.Corey Friedlander left due to personal reasons, and decided to primarily focus on his other band "Final Eve".Jamie Saint Merat, from Ben Read's other band Ulcerate, joined to replace Friedlander.In October 2006 Brent Fox, an 8 Foot Sativa original, decided to leave the band because he wasn't enjoying it anymore.This leaves 8 Foot Sativa with only one original member in the lineup, Gary Smith.This condition requires a lot of surgery and rehabilitation so Cleverdon had to leave the band.The album was originally meant to be released on May 8, 2006, however it was postponed due to a breached contract.Matt Shepphard recreated, when they left 8 Foot Sativa."Artist Biography: 8 Foot Sativa" Muzic.URL Accessed November 28, 2006."Legalised Metal: 8 Foot Sativa" NZMusician."Artist Biography: 8 Foot Sativa" Amplifier."SoundsNZ talks to 8 Foot Sativa" soundsnz.URL Accessed November 23, 2006.Foot Sativa: Switched on to Heavy Metal" NZMusician.URL Accessed July 16, 2006."Artist Biography: 8 Foot Sativa" Muzic."Official 8 Foot Sativa's Forums Intergalacticrecords.External links
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8 Foot Sativa's myspace.This page was last modified 23:31, 10 January 2008.Their most famous single
is their self titled song, "8 Foot Sativa", which was number one on M2's top 12 list for 12
weeks, and stayed on the chart for 7 months.They both enjoyed metal music and started jamming together.Fat' Dave was
on the bass guitar.The band would meet their next
vocalist Ari, at a music school they taught at where he was doing drums.Ari was the first vocalist to do original songs.Ari disappeared, not to be
seen by the band for a few years.Niessen is famed by many 8 Foot Sativa fans, for occasionally performing his vocals to the point of collapsing.This happened
once on NZ music show SPACE while performing 'Destined to be Dead'.He was replaced with Sinate drummer,
Sam Sheppard.Season For Assault (2003)
In 2003, 8 Foot Sativa released their second album Season for Assault.Season For Assault sees 'Sativa lift their game to a whole new level with far more complex riffs
and more insightful lyrics than on "Hate...".Breed The Pain (2005)
With a new vocalist, 8 Foot Sativa released their third album Breed the Pain in
2005.Matt Sheppard and Sam Sheppard left 8 Foot Sativa after the Breed the Pain tour.They reformed their previous band, Sinate.They joined forces with 8 Foot Sativa's guitar technician Sean Parkinson and Antony "Colonel" Folwell from the band
Reprobate.Justin 'Jackhammer' Niessen toured with the band temporarily from September 9 until
September 17 playing a four concert tour around New Zealand.William Cleverdon, and Corey Friedlander join the band.William Cleverdon left the band shortly after this album was recorded.In October 2006 Brent Fox, an 8 Foot Sativa original, decided to leave the band because he wasn't enjoying it anymore.This
leaves 8 Foot Sativa with only one original member in the lineup, Gary Smith.Black Metal at some points.Matt Shepphard recreated, when they left
8 Foot Sativa.Foot Sativa Biography" Muzic."Artist Biography: 8 Foot Sativa" Muzic."Legalised
Metal: 8 Foot Sativa" NZMusician."Artist Biography: 8 Foot Sativa" Amplifier."SoundsNZ talks to 8 Foot Sativa" soundsnz.URL Accessed November 23, 2006.Foot
Sativa: Switched on to Heavy Metal" NZMusician.URL Accessed July 16, 2006."Artist Biography: 8 Foot Sativa" Muzic.URL Accessed November 28, 2006."Post by Ben Read on
Official Forums" IntergalacticRecords."Official 8 Foot Sativa's Forums Intergalacticrecords.External links
8 Foot Sativa's Official Website
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