Vengeance (Twelve Foot Ninja album)

Vengeance
Studio album by
Twelve Foot Ninja
Released15 October 2021[1][2]
StudioSing Sing, Melbourne[3]
Genre
Length34:15
LabelVolkanik Music
ProducerSteve "Stevic" MacKay
Twelve Foot Ninja chronology
Outlier
(2016) 		Vengeance
(2021)
Singles from Vengeance
  1. "Start the Fire"
    Released: 9 July 2021[5]
  2. "Long Way Home"
    Released: 12 July 2021[6]
  3. "Over and Out"
    Released: 14 September 2021[7]

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[8] titled The Wyvern and the Wolf by Nicholas Snelling and a graphic novel based on the concept of the album.[9][10] The album entered the ARIA Albums Chart at number 20 during its first week of release.[11]

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.[12] However, on 12 July 2022, the band announced their hiatus and cancelled all their upcoming tours in 2023.[13] The band split up after releasing an acoustic re-recording album in 2024.[14]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5[4]
Metal Injection9/10[15]
Wall of Sound7/10[16]

Vengeance received a few positive reviews. Jimmy Glinster of Heavy magazine wrote an unrated track-by-track review for the album.[17]

Track listing

Vengeance track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Start the Fire"4:10
2."Long Way Home"3:02
3."Vengeance"3:27
4."IDK"3:03
5."Shock to the System"3:19
6."Gone"3:24
7."Culture War"3:35
8."Dead End"3:44
9."Over and Out"3:30
10."Tangled"3:01
Total length:34:15

Personnel

Twelve Foot Ninja

  • Kin Etik – lead vocals
  • Steve "Stevic" MacKay – lead guitar
  • Rohan Hayes – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Shane "Russ" Russell – drums

Additional musicians

  • Tatiana Shmayluk (Jinjer) – vocals on track 9
  • Anonymous bassists tracks 1-5 7-10
  • Hadrien Feraud bass on track 6

Charts

Chart performance for Vengeance
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[18] 20

References

  1. ^ New Albums This Month – October 2021
  2. ^ New Metal + Albums This Week – October 2021 – Week 3 (10/15)
  3. ^ "TWELVE FOOT NINJA Talk Vengeance". Heavy Mag.
  4. ^ a b Yeung, Neil Z. "Twelve Foot Ninja - Vengeance Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Twelve Foot Ninja streaming new single "Start The Fire"". Metalnerd. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Twelve Foot Ninja release hilarious video for new single Long Way Home". Louder Sound. 12 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Twelve Foot Ninja share "Over and Out" video feat. Jinjer's Tatiana Shmayluk". Metalnerd. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  8. ^ "TWELVE FOOT NINJA With new Album, Novel & Single". Heavy Mag.
  9. ^ "Twelve Foot Ninja announce new album Vengeance; release "Start The Fire" music video". Metalnerd. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Stevic MacKay – Twelve Foot Ninja 'New Ways of Story Telling'". Wall of Sound. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Music Of The Spheres hands Coldplay seventh ARIA #1 album". ARIA Charts. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Twelve Foot Ninja part ways with vocalist Nik Barker". NME. 18 December 2021.
  13. ^ Greg Kennelty (12 July 2022). "TWELVE FOOT NINJA Goes On Indefinite Hiatus, 2023 European Tour Cancelled". Metal Injection. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Twelve Foot Ninja Announce Their Breakup Alongside The Release Of An Acoustic Album". ThePRP. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Album Review: TWELVE FOOT NINJA Vengeance". Metal Injection. 18 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Twelve Foot Ninja – VENGEANCE (Album Review)". Wall of Sound. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  17. ^ "Twelve Foot Ninja: Vengeance". Heavy Mag. 15 October 2021.
  18. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Twelve Foot Ninja – Vengeance". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 November 2022.