Waipū teen thrash metal band Alien Weaponry are number one in Finland with debut album Tū. Photo / Ann Kermans
It's a long way from Waipū in Northland to Finland, but the Finns have fallen in love with Waipū teen thrash metal band Alien Weaponry, with one publication naming the band's debut album Tū the top album of the past decade.
Alien Weaponry's Te Reo Metal album Tū has been
voted the number one album of the decade by readers of Finnish music publication Tuonela Magazine.
The band's debut album has been widely acclaimed worldwide, having also made album of the decade lists in the UK and the United States, but the band is surprised to have reached the number one spot in Finland – ahead of European groups Nightwish, Ghost and Gojira and American metal giants Metallica.
Alien Weaponry is made up of brothers Henry, 18, and Lewis de Jong, 16, and friend Ethan Trembath, 16.
"We knew we had a bit of a following in Scandinavia, but this is insane," said Alien Weaponry drummer Henry de Jong.
