Twelve Foot Ninja vocalist Kin has provided us with his Top 10 Albums (see below), from Tom Waits to Meshuggah to Frank Sinatra. Be sure to check out Twelve Foot Ninja’s album Silent Machine, available now on iTunes and CD. Hailing from Australia, the band have embarked on their first-ever North American tour with Periphery, Born Of Osiris and Dead Letter Circus. See all dates below.
Kin’s Top 10 Albums
1. Brand X – Unorthodox Behaviour
Phil Collins on drums, Percy Jones on bass, perfection.
2. Ernest Ranglin – Below The Bassline
I love Dr. Ranglin. Enough said.
3. Meshuggah – Nothing
Killer album.
4. Charlie Hunter Trio – Bing, Bing, Bing
I heard Charlie’s rendition of Nirvana’s ‘Come As You Are’ on the radio, and was instantly hooked.
5. Frank Sinatra & Count Basie – It Might As Well Be Swing
I found this album while hunting through my grandparents record collection. Frank is a master. And Basie’s arrangements are sublime.
6. Mats/Morgan – Live
Morgan Agren was the drummer on Fredrik Thordendal’s Special Defects. I can’t remember how I stumbled onto Mats/Morgan, but I am ever grateful that I did. They are incredible musicians.
7. Cult Of Luna – Salvation
This is the perfect winter album for me. Lush, heavy, and warm!
8. Peter Gabriel – Shaking The Tree
I grew up with Peter Gabriel’s music. I am a huge fan!
9. Secret Chiefs 3 – Book M
I could pretty much list every album that Secret Chiefs have delivered. But Book M would be at the top of that pile.
10. Tom Waits – Beautiful Maladies: The Island Years
Tom Waits. Genius. Need I say more?
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Twelve Foot Ninja US Tour Dates:
10/24 — Los Angeles, Calif. — The Roxy
10/25 — San Diego, Calif. — Soma
10/26 — Santa Ana, Calif. — The Observatory
10/27 — San Francisco, Calif. — DNA
10/29 — Seattle, Wash. — Studio Seven
10/30 — Vancouver, British Columbia — Tom Lee Music Hall
11/1 — Salt Lake City, Utah — Club Sound
11/2 — Denver, Colo. — Summit Music Hall
11/4 — Lawrence, Kan. — Granada Theatre
11/6 — Sauget, Ill. — Pop’s
11/7 — Joliet, Ill. — Mojoes
11/8 — Minneapolis, Minn. — Cabooze
11/9 — Milwaukee, Wis. (Wisconsin Metalfest) — Eagles Ballroom/The Rave
11/10 — Cleveland, Ohio (Ohio Metalfest) — Wolstein Center
11/11 — Toronto, Ontario — Opera House
11/12 — Quebec City, Quebec — Dagobert
11/14 — Montreal, Quebec –La Tulipe
11/15 — Ottawa, Ontario — Ritual
11/16 — Worcester, Mass. — The Palladium (Upstairs)
11/16 — Philadelphia, Pa. — The Trocadero
11/19 — Poughkeepsie, N.Y — The Chance
11/20 — New York City, N.Y. — Gramercy Theatre
