Back With A Vengeance

“I would attribute it to a really painful blind pimple, and you’re waiting for it to crown so you can pop that sucker,” Twelve Foot Ninja singer Kin Etik smirks. “It’s painful, but once you do manage to pop it, it’s a relief.”

After nearly two years, the Australian’s pimple is set to be burst – and then some. Twelve Foot Ninja, who’ve carved out a reputation as one of modern prog’s more shapeshifting outfits, have been sitting patiently on their third album, Vengeance, since late 2019. The pandemic derailed the band’s release plans, and for a quartet who like bouncing off walls, it must have been gruelling to keep it quiet.

“I think it’s a weird feeling from the point of view that we’re already