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Twelve Foot Ninja

Twelve Foot Ninja

Twelve Foot Ninja are an Australian heavy metal band from Melbourne, Victoria. They released their debut album Silent Machine in 2012. The band consists of Kin (vocals), Russ (drums), Stevic (lead guitar), and Rohan (rhythm guitar). They won Best New Talent at the 2014 Revolver Golden Gods Awards (America's only hard rock music awards) as well as two listener-voted awards from SiriusXM's Liquid Metal the year before. The band broke a world record for the most amount crowdfunded for a music video. Their first headline tour of Europe in April 2017 sold out five of the seven UK shows. In mid 2022, the band announced an "indefinite hiatus". Although, they (with Nik Barker, departing vocalist) are working on an acoustic album of Twelve Foot Ninja material. The release date is yet to be announced.

Albums

2012 Silent Machine
2016 Outlier
2021 Vengeance
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Twelve Foot Ninja Name Tour Supports
Breaking Orbit, Caligula’s Horse and Meniscus amongst the names
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Twelve Foot Ninja Announce National Tour
Some headlining shows before jetting off overseas
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Twelve Foot Ninja Announced as Fear Factory Support
Fear Factory will be playing their album Demanufacture in its entirety at the shows
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Twelve Foot Ninja Smash Crowdfunding Records
They have raised more money than anyone else in the world for a new film clip.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Twelve Foot Ninja, I, Said The Sparrow & The Meaning Of
All in all, a grand set.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Twelve Foot Ninja
We leave invigorated and elated, buoyed by a crowd and still laughing at the memory of a crowd-surfing ninja.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Twelve Foot Ninja, Dumbsaint, Teal
"The headliners rounded out a night of alternate ventures in the genre and delivered their progressive rock with intense gusto and charisma..."
Features / Music
Ninja Tunes
“We’re all influenced by a lot of different styles of music, not just metal or hard rock."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Twelve Foot Ninja - Silent Machine
These giant-sized warriors won’t be lurking unnoticed in the shadows for much longer.
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Twelve Foot Ninja - 'Silent Machine'
No need for clichéd praise, this is a great album
Features / Music
Twelve Foot Ninja
With bands like Periphery already singing their praises, Melbourne’s Twelve Foot Ninja are a band whose reputation is quickly growing. With debut album ‘Silent Machine’ about to hit stores, this respect is only set to continue. KYS recently caught up with frontman Kin to talk about music, the importance of proper grammar and Justin Bieber jazz fusion deathcore albums.