zones and heated political situations with his large leafy arms. With the return of Justin "Jackhammer" Niessen and the addition of Nik Davies from Death Metal act "Perditionist" the band released a greatest hits compilation entitled "10 Years of Sativa" in 2012. This campaign saw the band touring relentlessly right up until the recording and release of what soon was to become "The Shadow Masters" The Shadow Masters (2013) 8 Foot Sativa entered Quicksand Studio in Christchurch, New Zealand in early 2013 to record their 5th studio album 'The Shadow Masters'. The line up for this album is: Vocals – Justin "Jackhammer" Niessen Drums – Corey Friedlander Guitar – Gary Smith Guitar – Nik Davies Bass – Brent Fox 8 Foot Sativa have Clint Murphy from Modern World Studio in the UK producing this album. The Shadow Masters was released on 30 August 2013. Hate Re-Made Me (2015) The line up consisted of the three original members plus Nik Davies and Corey Friedlander. With Clint Murphy back on board, the less than $1000 produced HMM record got a complete re-amp as the band dropped 40k into studio time for a re-recording. A recent interview with Nik Davies brought light upon the situation where he simply stated that "its there, we are proud of it and it will be released when we feel it's right to do so. 8 Foot Sativa will always exist, we're not going anywhere" Band personnel Current Justin "Jackhammer" Niessen – vocals (2002–2003, 2005, 2011–present) Corey Friedlander – drums (2005–2006, 2009–present) Nik Davies – guitars (2011–present) Paul Jason Lawrence – Bass (2017–present) Gary Smith - Guitars (1999–present) Former Peter "Speed" Young – drums (1998–2001) Sam Sheppard – drums (2001–2004) Matt Sheppard – vocals (2003–2004) Brent Fox – bass (1998–2006, 2012–2014, 2014–2015) Ben Read – vocals (2006–2009) Discography Studio albums Hate Made Me (2002) Season for Assault (2003) Breed the Pain (2005) Poison of Ages (2007) Ten Years of Sativa (2012) The Shadow Masters (2013) Tracks on various compilations References External links 8 Foot Sativa's Myspace profile 8 Foot Sativa MusicMight biography New Zealand death metal musical groups Thrash metal musical groups Musical groups established in 1998 1998 establishments in New Zealand Musical groups from Auckland Black Mark Production artists