Vengeance (Twelve Foot Ninja album) explained

Vengeance
Type:Studio
Artist:Twelve Foot Ninja
Cover:File:Twelve_Foot_Ninja_Vengeance.webp
Released:15 October 2021[1] [2]
Studio:Sing Sing, Melbourne[3]
Genre:
Length:34:15
Label:Volkanik Music
Producer:Steve "Stevic" MacKay
Prev Title:Outlier
Prev Year:2016

Vengeance is the third and final studio album by Australian alternative metal band Twelve Foot Ninja. It was released on 15 October 2021 and contains ten tracks. It is part of a multimedia project that includes a 1000-page high fantasy novel[4] titled The Wyvern and the Wolf by Nicholas Snelling and a graphic novel based on the concept of the album.[5] [6] The album entered the ARIA Albums Chart at number 20 during its first week of release.[7]

On 17 December 2021, vocalist Nik Barker announced that he would depart the band in late 2022 after a final planned Australian tour and after a new vocalist is in place. The band have also announced an upcoming European tour for 2023 while in search for a new vocalist.[8] However, on 12 July 2022, the band announced their hiatus and cancelled all their upcoming tours in 2023.[9] The band split up after releasing an acoustic re-recording album in 2024.[10]

Critical reception

Vengeance received a few positive reviews. Jimmy Glinster of Heavy magazine wrote an unrated track-by-track review for the album.[11]

Personnel

Twelve Foot Ninja

Additional musicians

Notes and References

  1. https://www.thecirclepit.com/2021/09/new-albums-this-month-october-2021 New Albums This Month – October 2021
  2. https://www.thecirclepit.com/2021/10/new-metal-albums-this-week-october-2021-week-3-10-15 New Metal + Albums This Week – October 2021 – Week 3 (10/15)
  3. Web site: TWELVE FOOT NINJA Talk Vengeance. Heavy Mag.
  4. Web site: TWELVE FOOT NINJA With new Album, Novel & Single. Heavy Mag.
  5. News: Twelve Foot Ninja announce new album Vengeance; release "Start The Fire" music video. Metalnerd. 13 July 2021. 26 November 2022.
  6. Web site: Stevic MacKay – Twelve Foot Ninja 'New Ways of Story Telling'. Wall of Sound. 12 August 2021. 26 November 2022.
  7. Web site: Music Of The Spheres hands Coldplay seventh ARIA #1 album. ARIA Charts. 22 October 2021. 23 October 2021.
  8. Web site: Twelve Foot Ninja part ways with vocalist Nik Barker. NME. 18 December 2021.
  9. Web site: Greg Kennelty. TWELVE FOOT NINJA Goes On Indefinite Hiatus, 2023 European Tour Cancelled. Metal Injection. 12 July 2022. 12 July 2022.
  10. Web site: Twelve Foot Ninja Announce Their Breakup Alongside The Release Of An Acoustic Album. ThePRP. 11 July 2024. 12 July 2024.
  11. Web site: Twelve Foot Ninja: Vengeance. Heavy Mag. 15 October 2021.

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