As a kid, he often played the drums so loud in his parents big Kelburn house in Wellington, that the neighbours sometimes complained.
He has a sister Daisy and a brother Adam who tried his hand at making films in the early 2000s but was not successful.
Shihad's most recent studio album Old Gods was released in 2021 after a seven-year break and reached number one on the New Zealand charts.
[1] As of August 2014, Homesurgery represents the bands The Butterfly Effect, Cairo Knife Fight, Calling All Cars, The Sinking Teeth, Strangers and Villainy.
[3] In the role of producer, Larkin has worked with bands such as Bodyjar,[3] Alien Weaponry, Young and Restless, The Galvatrons, Calling All Cars, The Getaway Plan, Rook, Reptiles, Red Ink, Fur Patrol, Villainy,[4] Strangers, High Tension, Shihad, King Cannons, Arts Martial, Young Heretics and Ceres.