Tadpole formed in 1994, and have supported such acts as Placebo, Regurgitator, The Living End, Bare Naked Ladies, Sugar Ray and Live.
Since winning the 1995 Battle Of The Bands, Tadpole have gone on to achieve near triple Platinum sales in NZ and have been the finalists for more than 7 music awards.
The Medusa debuted in the Official New Zealand Top 40 Albums on 15 September 2002. It has been in the Top 40 Albums for nine weeks with a highest position of #10. There are four albums by Tadpole in the Top 40 Albums.