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“We are aware of the importance of what we can do to our culture” – interview with Alien Weaponry’ s Turanga Edmonds

Author Julia Suloinen - 24.4.2025

The New Zealand’s metal act Alien Weaponry stands out incredibly for their authentic image and songs fully based on Maori culture. Their new album “Te Rā” was released on the 28th of March via Napalm Records.

Chaoszine had a great chat with band’s bassplayer Turanga Edmond about pros and cons of singing in native language, about musicians forced to be sort of influencers to get noticed, about some playing mistakes that appeared to be more fitting and made it to the album and many other things. Check out the interview below:

You can check out the album in full below:

Alien WeaponryNapalm Records
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