Shepherds Reign

New Zealand-based, Polynesian heavy metal outfit, Shepherds Reign, announce the impending release of their eagerly anticipated forthcoming album, ‘Ala Mai’, due on 25 August via Golden Robot Records. The album carries universal themes of life, love, family, and culture, presented through the band’s unique and vivid allegorical storytelling, combining epic tales of Pacific Island mythology with a distinct, dynamic and propulsive metal edge. This formula is perfectly captured on ‘Ala Mai’’s strikingly graphic cover art, which features a blindfolded Polynesian warrior in a howling rage, mid-battle cry, adorned with a tribal necklace while grasping traditional weaponry. This is indeed heavy metal with a difference. Shepherds Reign’s songs are loaded with references to the band’s rich cultural heritage, giving extra dimension to each massive missive.