Silent Machine

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Silent Machine
Twelve Foot Ninja Silent Machine.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 2012
Genre
Length45:00
Label Volkanik Music
Producer Steve MacKay
Twelve Foot Ninja chronology
Silent Machine
(2012)
Outlier
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Silent Machine is the debut studio album by the Australian alternative metal band Twelve Foot Ninja. It was released through Volkanik Music on November 13, 2012. [3]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Coming for You"3:05
2."Kingdom"3:42
3."Mother Sky"4:16
4."Shuriken"3:21
5."Vanguard"2:54
6."Deluge"4:29
7."Liberation"3:13
8."Silent Machine"4:17
9."Rogue"3:50
10."Myth of Progress"3:40
11."Ain't That a Bitch"4:41
12."Luna"3:42
Total length:45:00

Personnel

Additional musicians

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References

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  3. "Silent Machine - Twelve Foot Ninja | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 July 2013.