Outlier (album)

Outlier
Studio album by
Twelve Foot Ninja
Released26 August 2016
Genre
Length38:18
LabelVolkanik Music
ProducerSteve "Stevic" MacKay
Twelve Foot Ninja chronology
Silent Machine
(2012) 		Outlier
(2016) 		Vengeance
(2021)

Outlier is the second studio album by the Australian alternative metal band Twelve Foot Ninja. It was released on 26 August 2016 and contains ten tracks, with one bonus track.[1] The album entered the ARIA Albums Chart at #6 during its first week of release.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
New-Transcendence[3]
Kill Your Stereo85/100[4]
Readjunk.com[5]
Louder Sound[6]
Heavy Mag(very favourable)[7]
Metal Injection [8]
Wall of Sound[9]
The Circle Pit[10]
Damnation Magazine[11]

Outlier received critical acclaim on release. Carl Neumann of Heavy magazine called the album "superb" and wrote. "Twelve Foot Ninja are truly masters of incorporating elements into heavy music that would otherwise just sound ridiculous, and Outlier is a shining example of heavy metal fusion done right."

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."One Hand Killing"4:29
2."Sick"3:37
3."Invincible"3:42
4."Oxygen"4:24
5."Collateral"4:03
6."Post Mortem"3:38
7."Point of You"3:35
8."Monsoon"3:18
9."Adios"3:31
10."Dig for Bones"4:01
Vinyl edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."Red"3:20
Total length:38:18

Personnel

Additional musicians:

  • Ben Grayson - keyboards on tracks 1 & 7
  • Dorian West - horns on track 7
  • Sam Evans - tablas on track 8
  • Lana Rita Sayah - backing vocals on track 3
  • Sachi MacKay - experimental vocals on track 10
  • Mr. Bill - IDM production on track 8
  • Remi Gallego - matrix production on track 2
  • Keith Draws - art direction, illustration
  • Reuben Bhattacharya - graphic design, album layout

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[12] 6

References

  1. ^ "Twelve Foot Ninja detail new effort Outlier". Metalnerd. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  2. ^ "ARIA Charts Media Release (3 September 2016)" (PDF). aria.com.au. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  3. ^ "REVIEW: TWELVE FOOT NINJA [2016]". New-Transcendence. 10 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Twelve Foot Ninja – Outlier (Review)". Kill Your Stereo.
  5. ^ https://www.readjunk.com/reviews/albumreviews/twelve-foot-ninja-outlier/
  6. ^ "Twelve Foot Ninja - Outlier album review". Louder Sound. 24 October 2016.
  7. ^ "[ALBUM REVIEW] TWELVE FOOT NINJA 'Outlier'". Heavy Mag. 17 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Album Review: TWELVE FOOT NINJA Outlier". Metal Injection. September 2016.
  9. ^ "Twelve Foot Ninja - Outlier (Album Review)". Wall of Sound. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  10. ^ "TWELVE FOOT NINJA “OUTLIER” ALBUM REVIEW"
  11. ^ "Album Review: Twelve Foot Ninja – Outlier". Damnation Magazine.
  12. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Twelve Foot Ninja – Outlier". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 September 2016.