8 Foot Sativa

8 Foot Sativa
OriginAuckland, Auckland Region, New Zealand
GenresDeath metal
Thrash metal
Melodic death metal
Years active1998 – present
Labels8 Foot saliva ltd
Intergalactic Records
Roadrunner Records
Black Mark Records
MembersJustin Niessen
Nik Davies
Corey Friedlander
Gary Smith
Paul Lawrence
Websitewww.8footsativa.co.nz

8 Foot Sativa is a New Zealand–based extreme metal band formed in 1998. Their most famous single is their self-titled song, "8 Foot Sativa", which was number one on the M2 (a late night New Zealand music show) top 12 list for 12 weeks, and stayed on the chart for seven months.[1] The band has toured and released albums internationally, and have played alongside artists such as Fear Factory, Soulfly, Korn, Slipknot, System of a Down, Children of Bodom, Disturbed, Motörhead, Pungent Stench, Shihad and Corrosion of Conformity.[2] 8 Foot Sativa have become a household name in New Zealand.

  1. ^ "8 Foot Sativa Biography" Muzic.Net.Nz. URL Accessed 23 July 2006.
  2. ^ "Artist Biography: 8 Foot Sativa" Muzic.net.nz. URL Accessed 28 November 2006.