Groove Metal Unit ALIEN WEAPONRY Teams Up With
Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe in New “Taniwha” Music Video
Watch HERE
Fall 2025 USA Support Tour with Headliners Avatar Announced
New Album, Te Rā, Out Now via Napalm Records | Order NOW
[photo credit: Frances Carter]
“Alien Weaponry are back with a vengeance…” – Revolver Magazine
“…Alien Weaponry’s fusion of rage, culture and melody meshes so effectively you could catch sharks in its net.” – Kerrang!
“…New Zealand’s hottest property is still getting hotter, and “Te Rā” is the perfect blend of neck-wrecking heaviness and atmospheric magic.” – Blabbermouth
New Zealand’s ALIEN WEAPONRY recently released their head-turning third album, Te Rā, via Napalm Records! Today, swiftly following the announcement of their upcoming USA tour supporting Avatar with fellow openers SpiritWorld, the band has dropped a brand new music video for album single “Taniwha”, featuring an intense guest appearance from metal icon Randy Blythe (Lamb Of God).
In the video, the modern groove metal trio find themselves face to face with puppet masters of corporate greed and overconsumption, providing a thought-provoking backdrop to one of the album’s most aggressive, death-metal leaning offerings.
Watch the video below, and make sure to check out the band’s upcoming USA tour dates, starting November 5, 2025 in Phoenix, AZ!
ALIEN WEAPONRY says about the “Taniwha” video:
“We are super excited to share something we have been working on for a while.
We felt honored to have the opportunity to collaborate with the mighty Randy Blythe on our song ‘Taniwha’ off of our latest album, so it only made sense to have him be a part of the music video too!
We wanted to create something special for this one, and we are stoked with how it turned out!”
Watch the new music video for “Taniwha” HERE:
ALIEN WEAPONRY USA 2025 Tour Dates:
Supporting Avatar w/ SpiritWorld
11/5 Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
11/6 San Diego, CA @ The Observatory – North Park
11/7 Riverside, CA @ Riverside Municipal Auditorium
11/8 Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl
11/10 Seattle, WA @ Moore Theater
11/11 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
11/12 Garden City, ID @ Revolution Concert House
11/14 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Union Event Center
11/15 Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
11/17 Minneapolis, MN @ Fillmore
11/18 Madison, WI @ The Sylvee
11/20 Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit
11/21 Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
11/22 Columbus, OH @ KEMBA Live!
11/23 Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring
11/25 Huntington, NY @ Paramount
11/26 Boston, MA @ House of Blues
11/28 Allentown, PA @ Archer Music Hall
11/29 Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte
11/30 Louisville, KY @ Old Forester’s Paristown Hall
12/2 Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theater
12/4 Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
12/6 Tulsa, OK @ Tulsa Theater
12/7 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
ALIEN WEAPONRY EUROPE 2026 Tour Dates:
Supporting Avatar
2/5 Stockholm, Sweden @ Fallan
2/7 Helsinki, Finland @ Kultturilato
2/9 Oslo, Norway @ Sentrum Scene
2/10 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Vega
2/11 Osnabrück, Germany @ Die Botschaft
2/12 Brussels, Belgium @ A.B.
2/14 London, UK @ Exhibition
2/15 Manchester, UK @ Academy
2/16 Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland
2/17 Nottingham, UK @ Rock City
2/18 Bristol, UK @ O2 Academy
2/20 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Afas Live
2/21 Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg @ Rockhal
2/22 Zurich, Switzerland @ Komplex
2/24 Barcelona, Spain @ Razzmatazz
2/25 Madrid, Spain @ La Riviera
2/27 Lisbon, Portugal @ Lav
2/28 Bilbao, Spain @ Santana 27
3/2 Lyon, France @ Le Cube
3/3 Milan, Italy @ Alcatraz
3/4 Vienna, Austria @ Gasometer
3/5 Munich, Germany @ Tonhalle
3/6 Cologne, Germany @ E-Werk
3/7 Paris, France @ Le Zenith
3/9 Wiesbaden, Germany @ Schlachthof
3/10 Zlin, Czech Republic @ Sports Hall Datart
3/11 Warsaw, Poland @ Stodola
3/12 Berlin, Germany @ Columbiahalle
3/13 Hamburg, Germany @ Docks
Order Te Rā HERE:
ALIEN WEAPONRY have solidified themselves as one of the greatest young metal bands of their generation with renewed musical tenacity and crucial messaging. Since releasing their acclaimed debut Tū (2018), the band have been lauded for their kinetic presence and sound, as well as their vital blend of culturally profound lyricism in both English and te reo Māori, the indigenous language of New Zealand.
With their third full-length album, ALIEN WEAPONRY expand on their hallmark messages of cultural, societal and environmental resilience while delivering their most massive-sounding, focused musical output ever. In the hands of veteran producer/mixer Josh Wilbur (Lamb Of God, Gojira, Megadeth), Te Rā’s gnashing blend of groove, nu, math and thrash metal shines with anthemic choruses and refreshed technical skill. Te Rā is a bold, unwavering cry for a future in which we can all take part in the legacy of peoples like the Māori and others all around us – people who, if they aren’t seen, most certainly need to be heard! Taken as a whole, Te Rā grapples with what it’s like to be caught in the pull of divergent cultures – not just for the descendants of colonized people, but for all of us.
Te Rā track listing:
1. Crown
2. Mau Moko
3. 1000 Friends
4. Hanging by a Thread
5. Tama-nui-te-rā
6. Myself to Blame
7. Taniwha (feat. Randy Blythe)
8. Blackened Sky
9. Te Riri o Tāwhirimātea
10. Ponaturi
11. Te Kore
Te Rā is available in the following formats:
– 1-LP Deluxe Gatefold Splatter Vinyl w/ 20” Booklet, Patch, Slipmat – Napalm mail order only, limited to 300
– 1-LP Gatefold Marbled Vinyl – Napalm mail order only, limited to 300
– 1-LP Gatefold Black Vinyl
– 1-CD Digisleeve
– Digital Album
[1-LP Deluxe Gatefold Splatter Vinyl w/ 20” Booklet, Patch, Slipmat – Napalm mail order only, limited to 300]
ALIEN WEAPONRY is:
Henry Te Reiwhati de Jong – Drums, Backing vocals
Lewis Raharuhi de Jong – Guitars, Lead vocals
Tūranga Porowini Morgan-Edmonds – Bass, Backing vocals
ALIEN WEAPONRY online:
