Twelve Foot Ninja
| Twelve Foot Ninja | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Melbourne, Australia |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Volkanik |
| Website | www |
| Members | Kin Etik Shane "Russ" Russell Steve "Stevic" Mackay Damon McKinnon Rohan Hayes |
Twelve Foot Ninja is a metal band from Melbourne, Victoria that released its debut album Silent Machine in 2012. The band consists of Kin (vocals), Russ (drums), Stevic (guitar), Damon (bass) and Rohan (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 2017 sold out four of the seven UK shows.
Prior to the launch of their album debut, the band had released 2 EPs. The first, New Dawn, released in 2008, resulted in the band earning a Triple J Unearthed number 1 with the track "Dark Passenger", various support slots, and an appearance at Sydney's Come Together Festival.
Their second EP, Smoke Bomb, was released in November 2010. Produced by the band’s guitarist Steve "Stevic" Mackay in his Melbourne home studio, the EP was mixed by local producer/engineer Hadyn Buxton (Trial Kennedy, Jonesez, Blueline Medic, Dukes of Windsor, Felix Riebl) and mastered by Howie Weinberg (Deftones, Nirvana, Jeff Buckley) at Masterdisk, New York City. Guest musicians on the release include Bär McKinnon (Mr. Bungle) on Saxophone and Ollie McGill (Cat Empire) on Keyboards.
Their debut album, Silent Machine, was released in November 2012. The album's first official single "Mother Sky" was released on 24 August and the video was premiered on Triple J's Home & Hosed blog. The second single "Coming for You" was released on 2 November 2012.
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