''Tū'' (

Māori Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the Co ...

for ''Stop'') is the debut studio album by New Zealand

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band

Alien Weaponry Alien Weaponry is a New Zealand metal band from Waipu, formed in Auckland in 2010. The band consists of drummer Henry de Jong, guitarist Lewis de Jong, and since August 2020, bass player Tūranga Morgan-Edmonds. All three members have Māori a ...

, released on 1 June 2018 by

Napalm Records Napalm Records is an Austrian independent record label focused on heavy metal, hard rock and folk/folk rock/folk metal. Originally, Napalm focused on black metal bands, such as Abigor and Summoning, and folk metal bands, such as Falkenbach a ...

Cover artwork

The album's cover artwork was designed by New Zealand designer Barny Bewick. The figure, who the band nicknamed Tū, represents the Māori, Celtic, French and Scandinavian heritage of the bandmembers.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's booklet. Alien Weaponry *Lewis De Jong – guitars, lead vocals,

kōauau A ''kōauau'' is a small flute, ductless and notchless, long, open at both ends and having from three to six fingerholes placed along the pipe. ''Kōauau'' resemble flutes the world over both in tone quality and in the range of sounds that can ...

*Henry De Jong – drums, backing vocals,

pūtātara The pūtātara is a type of trumpet used by the Māori people of New Zealand. It is customarily made with a carved wooden mouthpiece and a bell made from New Zealand's small native conch shells (''Charonia lampas rubicunda'') or triton shell ( ...

*Ethan Trembath – bass, backing vocals, pūrerehua Production *Alien Weaponry – songwriting *Simon Gooding – producer (3, 5-8, 11-12), recording (3, 5-8, 11-12) *Hammerhead – producer (3, 5-9, 11-12) *Paddy Hill – recording (4, 10) * Tom Larkin – producer (1-2, 4, 9-10, 13), recording (1) *Hugh Porter – recording (3, 5-8, 11-12) *Scott Seabright – recording (2, 4, 9-10, 13) *Samuel K Sproull – mastering

Charts

Year-end charts

References

{{reflist 2018 debut albums Napalm Records albums Alien Weaponry albums Groove metal albums Māori-language albums Albums recorded at Roundhead Studios