8 Foot Sativa

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Name = 8 Foot Sativa
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Origin = Auckland, New Zealand
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Genre = Death metal [http://www.rockdetector.com/artist,34592.sm 8 FOOT SATIVA | Rockdetector ] ] Thrash metal
Hardcore
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Years_active = 1998 - Present
Label = Intergalactic Records
Roadrunner Records
Black Mark Records
Associated_acts = Sinate
Ulcerate
URL = [http://www.8footsativa.com/ www.8footsativa.com]
Current_members = Ben Read
Gary Smith
Christian Humphreys
Jamie Saint Merat
Rommilly Smith
Past_members = Brent Fox
Justin Niessen
Sam Sheppard
Matt Sheppard
Peter Young
Corey Friedlander
William Cleverdon
Rom Lee

8 Foot Sativa is a New Zealand-based metal band formed in 1998. 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 seven months. [ " [http://www.muzic.net.nz/artists/512.html 8 Foot Sativa Biography] " "Muzic.Net.Nz". URL Accessed July 23, 2006.] (M2 was a New Zealand late night Music Show.) The band has toured and released albums internationally, and have played alongside artists such as Soulfly, Korn, Slipknot, System of a Down, Children of Bodom, Disturbed, Motörhead, Pungent Stench, Shihad and Corrosion of Conformity. [" [http://www.muzic.net.nz/artists/512.html Artist Biography: 8 Foot Sativa] " "Muzic.net.nz". URL Accessed November 28, 2006.]

8 Foot Sativa have had many line-up changes with four in 2006, and one in 2007, claiming they've had "the line-up changes from hell". [" [http://www.nzmusician.co.nz/index.php/ps_pagename/article/pi_articleid/297 Legalised Metal: 8 Foot Sativa] " "NZMusician.com". URL Accessed July 16, 2006.]

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History

Early Days (1998-2002)

ee also

* Sinate - The band "Sam Shepphard" & "Matt Shepphard" recreated, when they left 8 Foot Sativa.
* Ulcerate - Vocalist "Ben Read" & Drummer "Jamie St. Merat's" other band.

References

External links

* [http://www.8footsativa.com/ 8 Foot Sativa's Official Website]
* [http://intergalacticrecords.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=2/ 8 Foot Sativa's Official Forums]
* [http://www.myspace.com/8770104 8 Foot Sativa's myspace.com Profile]
* [http://www.rockdetector.com/artist,34592.sm 8 Foot Sativa Rockdetector biography]