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TWELVE FOOT NINJA, JERICCO & CIRCLES JOIN FORCES FOR ‘SWARM TOUR’ |
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Melbourne’s progressive heavy music scene is in fine form in 2012 and how better to celebrate than to combine the force of three of its finest on an impressive triple bill. This March, longstanding genre leaders Twelve Foot Ninja and Jericco will be joined by newcomers, Circles on the national ‘Swarm Tour’. Twelve Foot Ninja suspected their live performance was sufficiently honed when they were invited to support international acts Periphery (US) and Tesseract (UK) last year, and prompted Periphery founder /guitarist Misha Mansoor to tweet jubilantly “Twelve Foot Ninja are basically one of the best live bands I have ever seen in my life. Holy f*** they are tight”.? ? As they put the finishing touches on their debut album, due mid-2012, you can just sense that something big is on its way. It’s only a matter of time before the rest of Australia feels the full force of what Twelve Foot Ninja are bringing to the game. Meanwhile, after three years together, 137 blistering live shows, 8 festival appearances and a stack of sold-out headlining gigs, alternative rock maestros Jericco are gearing up to offer their adoring fan base a taste of things to come? With two successful EPs and one live album up their sleeve, the five-piece will release the second single The Art Of Illusion from their forthcoming debut album on March 1st 2012, just in time to coincide with ‘Swarm Tour’’s commencement. Finally, relative newcomers Circles, will lend their unique take on progressive metal to the ‘Swarm Tour’ bill. Momentum came quickly for the 5-piece, when they caught the attention of UK’s Basick Records (home to Monuments & Aliases) who promptly signed the band and released their debut EP The Compass in 2011 to critical acclaim. Don’t miss this phenomenal bill of Melbourne’s finest as it rolls into your town this March. We tracked down both Twelve Foot Ninja and Jericco for a chat about the upcoming tour and what they’ve been up to so far in 2012… INTERVIEW: Twelve Foot Ninja – (Kin – Vocalist)
Hey Kin, thanks for taking the time to answer these questions! So first things first, a quick update on new music! You’ve recently been pretty busy working on your new album which will be out soon, here’s your chance to tell us whatever you can reveal at this point, or care to share, album title, release date, where you recorded it etc…fire away! We’ll be ‘road-testing’ a couple of new songs on the ‘SWARM’ tour to help us refine the final release. So we’ll be talking to audience members along the way to get their feedback. The majority of it was recorded/engineered by Hadyn Buxton, in his home studio. Hadyn was the legend who mixed both New Dawn and Smoke Bomb EPs. He has done an outstanding job. I could reveal a release date, but then I would have to make you “disappear”. And at the moment, I’m too busy disposing of the last person I revealed the date to! What gives you the most satisfaction, recording or playing a live gig? Speaking of live gigs, coming up in March, it’s time to get back on the road for the “Swarm” tour, which is a killer lineup! So what do you have to say about your fellow bands on the lineup? I have known of Circles since their inception. One of their guitarists, Matty C, has been a best mate of mine for about 10 years. They signed to Basick Records in the UK last year, and their star is definitely rising. They are, without bias, one of my favourite bands. This tour is gearing up to be massive one! Hopefully there’s a bunch of potential new fans coming to check you out on the “Swarm” tour. Anticipating their reaction to seeing you perform live for the first time, what 5 words do you think they would walk away using to describe what they’ve just witnessed? What if anything do you feel you do differently to try and stamp your authority as a live band? Oh yeah…and we dress up in ninja gear! 😉 You’ve existed for a few years now, during this time, have you observed any major shifts in the “heavy” music scene here in Australia? With 2012 already nearly two months down, what 3 things do you have on the agenda to complete during 2012? INTERVIEW: Jericco – (Roy – Bass)
Hey guys, thanks for taking the time to answer these questions! So first things first, a quick update on new music! You’ve recently been pretty busy working on your new album which will be out soon, here’s your chance to tell us whatever you can reveal at this point, or care to share…album title, release date, where you recorded it etc…fire away! So when you guys first sat down for the pre-planning before you got stuck into writing and recording, what was the key thing you wanted to deliver with this album…aside from new songs of course! What would you say was the biggest influence on what you’ve come up with for the new album…whether it be in a musical, lyrical or spiritual sense? And let me tell you that in both case it has been no picnic. None the less we’ve also managed to capture some very up beat moments on this album. Oh my god I can’t believe we are talking about the album. We cant wait!! Most comical moment during the recording sessions….surely there is something that springs to mind? What gives you the most satisfaction, recording an album or playing a live gig? Speaking of live gig’s, coming up in March, it’s time to get back on the road for the “Swarm” tour, which is a killer lineup! So what do you have to say about your fellow bands on the lineup? Hopefully there’s a bunch of potential new fans coming to check you out on the “Swarm” tour. Anticipating their reaction to seeing you live for the first time, what 5 words do you think they would walk away using to describe what they’ve just witnessed? What if anything do you feel you do differently to try and stamp your authority as a live band? You’ve existed for a few years now, during this time, have you observed any major shifts in the “heavy” music scene here in Australia? With 2012 already one month down, what 3 things do you have on the agenda to complete during 2012?
SWARM TOUR – MARCH 2012 Twelve Foot Ninja, Jericco & Circles Mar 1 – The Basement, Canberra Mar 2 – The Patch, Wollongong Mar 3 – The Annandale, Sydney Mar 10 – Enigma Bar, Adelaide Mar 24 – Evelyn Hotel, Melbourne Mar 29 – Mac’s Hotel, Melton Mar 30 – Ferntree Gully Hotel, Ferntree Gully Mar 31 – Pelly Bar, Frankston www.twelvefootninja.com
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TWELVE FOOT NINJA, JERICCO & CIRCLES JOIN FORCES FOR ‘SWARM TOUR’
Author: Scott Smith
