{"id":39775,"date":"2021-07-13T08:25:50","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T22:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=39775"},"modified":"2021-07-13T08:29:12","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T22:29:12","slug":"twelve-foot-ninja-announces-third-album-vengeance-new-single-graphic-novel-high-fantasy-novel-and-tour-dates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2021\/07\/twelve-foot-ninja-announces-third-album-vengeance-new-single-graphic-novel-high-fantasy-novel-and-tour-dates\/","title":{"rendered":"TWELVE FOOT NINJA announces third album Vengeance, new single, graphic novel, high fantasy Novel and tour dates!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"<\/a>Australia’s maniacal rock-fusioneers\u00a0Twelve Foot Ninja\u00a0snuck back into the world’s eyes and ears last month with the stealthy drop of their single\u00a0Long Way Home,\u00a0the first taste of new music since their album\u00a0OUTLIER\u00a0in 2016. That single came with a 2D platformer videogame. Fans who collected all 12 brick phones in the game discovered they could unlock the band’s music video for\u00a0Long Way Home.<\/p>\n

On Friday July 9, the band released\u00a0Start The Fire,\u00a0the second single from their upcoming album\u00a0VENGEANCE, and today, they reveal its music video.<\/p>\n

But the big announcement includes an incredibly immersive set of content that they have been quietly working on for 5+ years. In addition to announcing the pre-order of their hotly anticipated third album\u00a0VENGEANCE\u00a0(scheduled October 15 release), Twelve Foot Ninja also announce\u00a0PROJECT VENGEANCE\u00a0which comes with\u00a0a whole LOT more…<\/p>\n

True to form, Twelve Foot Ninja aim to pull off something that no other musical act in history ever has before. In addition to the album VENGEANCE, the band is releasing a literary high fantasy novel called THE WYVERN AND THE WOLF written by Nicholas Snelling \u2013 both novel and album are available for pre-order now and scheduled for release on October 15, with the first 12 chapters sent to you when you pre-order.<\/p>\n

Set in a grim and savage world,\u00a0THE WYVERN AND THE WOLF\u00a0tells the tale of an orphaned samurai boy called Kiyoshi who is adopted by the ruthless leader of a clan of ninja. Much more than a mere origin’s story, however, the novel is a\u00a0tour de force\u00a0in fantasy fiction and world-building, and represents a unique partnership with Snelling. Published by\u00a0The Venn Gents, the novel can be pre-ordered now from\u00a0www.twelvefootninja.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The original story of the Twelve Foot Ninja was conceived by the band’s guitarist\/producer Stevic MacKay and his partner Fiona Permezel. It was that concept which first inspired\u00a0THE WYVERN AND THE WOLF.<\/p>\n

Also available now from the band’s website is a graphic novel called\u00a0VENGEANCE,\u00a0written by\u00a0Stevic Mackay\u00a0with artwork by\u00a0George Evangelista. The graphic novel sees the band’s namesake, the Twelve Foot Ninja, journey through alternate dimensions to take on an evil alien entity.<\/p>\n

As ambitious and unlikely as this ‘world-first’ multimedia release might seem, Twelve Foot Ninja deem it a vital innovation. In the age of streaming, music has become increasingly under-valued and the plight of the professional musician has become less sustainable. And yet, at the very beginning of the band’s journey, Twelve Foot Ninja planned to expand their offering with a suite of deeply immersive and premium content. Finally, we will start to experience the fruits of that early vision \u2013 perhaps a fortuitous move in this uncertain world of snap lockdowns, but certainly a smart way of broadening the band’s already fervent fanbase.<\/p>\n

Mackay explains\u00a0PROJECT VENGEANCE:\u00a0“This is an exorcism of content that’s spent a decade in gestation. ‘Catharsis’ is close to what it feels like to finally share Kiyoshi’s story; and I guess respond to all questions pertaining to our name; All this time, so many have thought ‘Twelve Foot Ninja’ was tongue-in-cheek, when in actuality, the story’s genesis occurred a year before the formation of the band. I really hope our fans enjoy the vastness of what we’ve created, and we’re able to continue to surprise people with new methods of storytelling.”<\/p>\n

The sheer amount of content might be a ‘world-first’ for a band, but the fact is, breaking records isn’t exactly new for Twelve Foot Ninja. They once held\u2014and may still hold\u2014the world record for most successful crowdfunding campaign of a music video. And since 2014, they’ve amassed a mantlepiece full of awards \u2013 from being named ‘Best New Talent’ in the US (Revolver’s Golden God Awards), ‘Best Artist\/Song Discovery’ (SiriusXM Liquid Metal Charts), ‘Best Metal Music Video’ (Independent Music Awards) and a highly coveted ARIA nomination for ‘Best Hard Rock Album’. Little wonder, then, that they’ve also clocked up over 42 million spins on Spotify and 22 million plays on YouTube.<\/p>\n

Certain to clock up even more views, is the video for their brand-new single\u00a0Start The Fire.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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