''Outlier'' is the second studio album by the

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band Twelve Foot Ninja. It was released on 26 August 2016 and contains ten tracks, with one bonus track. The album entered the

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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 –

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* Steve "Stevic" MacKay –

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* Rohan Hayes –

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* Damon McKinnon –

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* Shane "Russ" Russell –

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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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