Twelve Foot Ninja's Music Unexpectedly Pulled From Streaming Services

Australian metal band Twelve Foot Ninja shared a message no disbanded group particularly enjoys sharing on a Friday morning: their music has unexpectedly been pulled from streaming services.

Taking a look at Spotify, only one of their albums—2021’s Vengeance—and two singles remain on the streaming app: the 2020 single Stuck With You, and their 2021 collaboration with Jinjer’s Tatiana Shmayluk, Over And Out. It’s the same story on Apple Music, and the Twelve Foot Ninja Essentials playlist only features the abovementioned singles.

Lead guitarist Steve “Stevic” Mackay shared the news on social media. In his “non-defamatory opinion,” he addressed the frustration fans are likely feeling and assured listeners that he’s working on getting the band’s music back on streaming as soon as possible.

His message reads:

Twelve Foot Ninja's music has unexpectedly been removed from streaming services. In my non defamatory opinion; a very silly sausage maneuver that does little more than annoy fans. I'm working on getting everything back on track asap.

Sorry for the inconvenience - not of Twelve Foot Ninja's doing. I will elaborate in due course.

This is a developing story and may be updated as more information emerges. The Music has reached out to Twelve Foot Ninja, but at the time of publication, hasn’t heard back with more details.

Last July, Twelve Foot Ninja announced their disbandment and unveiled the acoustic album, Mutant Dreams & Face Transplants - An Acoustic Experience.

Formed in 2008 in Melbourne, Twelve Foot Ninja released three albums: 2012’s Silent Machine, 2016’s Outlier, and 2021’s Vengeance, as well as the 2008 New Dawn EP and 2010’s Smoke Bomb!

As part of a lengthy statement they shared last year, the band told fans: “We’re all incredibly proud of what we’ve achieved with Twelve Foot Ninja, and we hope our music and videos continue to resonate and be discovered by audiences for many years to come.”