''Outlier'' is the second studio album by the
Australian
alternative metal
Alternative metal (also known as alt-metal) is a genre of heavy metal music that combines heavy metal with influences from alternative rock and other genres not normally associated with metal. Alternative metal bands are often characterized by ...
band
Twelve Foot Ninja
Twelve Foot Ninja are an Australian heavy metal band from Melbourne, Victoria. They released their debut album ''Silent Machine'' in 2012. The band consists of Kin (vocals), Russ (drums), Stevic (lead guitar), and Rohan (rhythm guitar). They w ...
. It was released on 26 August 2016 and contains ten tracks, with one bonus track.
The album entered the
ARIA Albums Chart
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the offici ...
at #6 during its first week of release.
Critical reception
''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
Personnel
* Kin Etik –
lead vocals
* Steve "Stevic" MacKay –
lead guitar
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* Rohan Hayes –
rhythm guitar,
backing vocals
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* Damon McKinnon –
bass
* Shane "Russ" Russell –
drums
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
References
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2016 albums
Twelve Foot Ninja albums