{"id":83132,"date":"2023-07-27T11:56:49","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T09:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=83132"},"modified":"2023-07-27T11:56:51","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T09:56:51","slug":"metal-group-shepherds-reign-announce-latest-album-ala-mai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2023\/07\/metal-group-shepherds-reign-announce-latest-album-ala-mai\/","title":{"rendered":"Metal Group Shepherds Reign Announce Latest Album, \u2018Ala Mai\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Yesterday, the Polynesian metal outfit Shepherds Reign announced the release date of their latest work, an album titled \u2018Ala Mai\u2019 – releasing on the 25th of August on Golden Robot Records. Alongside the album release date, the first single, \u2018Nafanua\u2019, was also stated to be releasing on the 4th of August, and a set of five New Zealand tour dates were also included in the group\u2019s big announcement. <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Shepherds Reign are not an ordinary heavy metal group by any means. Formed nearly a decade ago, in 2015, the group started off covering classic songs, before branching out and starting to create their own music some time later. The group quickly became well known for their unique approach to heavy metal, embodying themes within their music that other bands seemed to avoid; family, life, culture, etc. They also display their Polynesian heritage and culture in their music, which has gained them a great deal of popularity with the Polynesian population of Oceania\/Polynesia, with their music getting millions of streams on major DSPs. The group now seek to show their culture to the world with the release of \u2018Ala Mai\u2019 and its accompanying tour, which they embark on later this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group\u2019s previous releases have been of very high quality, and it\u2019s safe to assume that their latest work, \u2018Ala Mai\u2019, will be as good or even better than what\u2019s already out – which means it\u2019ll be an incredible listening experience. Even if you\u2019re not familiar with Polynesian culture, you\u2019ll be able to empathise with the themes in Shepherds Reign\u2019s music, and enjoy the great music they\u2019ve made, starting with \u2018Nafanua\u2019, which is the earliest available song on the album, releasing 4\/8\/2023. Enjoy the music when it comes out, because this is undoubtedly the group\u2019s piece de resistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow the group for updates on Instagram<\/a>, Facebook<\/a>, X (Twitter)<\/a> and stream their music on Spotify<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, the Polynesian metal outfit Shepherds Reign announced the release date of their latest work, an album titled \u2018Ala Mai\u2019 – releasing on the 25th of August on Golden Robot Records. Alongside the album release date, the first single, \u2018Nafanua\u2019, was also stated to be releasing on the 4th of August, and a set of five New Zealand tour dates were also included in the group\u2019s big announcement. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":83144,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"Yesterday, the Polynesian metal outfit Shepherds Reign announced the release date of their latest work, an album titled \u2018Ala Mai\u2019 - releasing on the 25th of August on Golden Robot Records. 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