Originally released on May 2nd, 2005, Shihad's 'Love Is The New Hate' celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2025. The album features the singles "Alive", "All the Young Fascists", "Shot in the Head", "Dark Times" and "None of the Above". The writing process for this record included two intensive writing sessions at Ngamatea, a deer reserve in the Central North Island of New Zealand, in addition to many sessions in both Wellington and Melbourne.