‘Ala Mai’ is the second studio album from New Zealand's dynamic metal powerhouse, Shepherds Reign. Their unique blend of music, muscle and mayhem is a supreme listening experience crossing genres, cultures and myriad other borders.
Shepherds Reign sing passionately in English and Samoan about every aspect of their lives, and ‘Ala Mai’ is an expression of community and human connection. The album's first single “Le Manu” amassed 2.7m Spotify streams and its video received 3.1m Youtube views.
Early press has been glowing, with a 9/10 rating from Distorted Sound, 4.5/5 from Metal Epidemic and Classic Rock mag stating “Beneath the band's groove-metal bedrock lies a capacity for world-beating melodies”.