[1][2][3] The album would be pushed back from its original November 20, 2012, release date so it would not compete with the soundtrack to RZA's film The Man with the Iron Fists.

[4][5] During an interview, Adrian Younge revealed that Twelve Reasons To Die will serve as the score to a vintage Italian horror film, that takes place in 1968.

For it, the imprint teamed up with Black Mask Studios to produce a six-issue series and a collected graphic novel with "striking visuals and an intriguing dual-narrative structure with contributions from a host of stellar comic book artists.

[14] That same week the song "Blood on the Cobblestones" which also features Wu-Tang Clan members Inspectah Deck and U-God, was released as a promotional single via iTunes.

"[25] Edwin Ortiz of HipHopDX gave the album four out of five stars, writing "In the archives of Ghostface Killah’s catalog, Twelve Reasons To Die should place somewhere above his most recent releases.

"[36] Ken Capobianco of The Boston Globe gave the album a nine out of ten, saying, "The songs are short, so precision and concision are paramount, and the rhymes are sharp enough to slit veins.

Had GFK’s focus been on par with his corresponding hero’s repulsor beam, this record would’ve been more than a solid collection that fails in trying to make high-art with a half-hearted storyline.

Like a lot of what Ghost has done in the past few years-- Apollo Kids, The Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City, and Wu-Massacre-- Twelve Reasons to Die basically feels like a victim of haste.

Without removing Ghostface from his sweet spot, he’s built a lavish new playground for the rapper to indulge his harried depictions of slit throats, severed tongues, and bullet-torn flesh.

In an era where it increasingly seems like rap albums are being rendered obsolete by mixtapes, this tightly focused, wildly entertaining collaboration between two master craftsmen is a testament to how powerful the form can still be.

The Godfather, noir films, and a whole lot of b-movies get melted together into a story where Tony Starks is resurrected through the power of vinyl and becomes the invincible Ghostface Killah.

Snares that sound like gunshots, over-the-top gospel singing, and grimy bass lines bring a certain menace to every word that Ghost spits.

They elaborated saying, "Tapping into Tony Starks, Ghostface Killah maintains vivid storytelling translated from comic-book form in Twelve Reasons to Die.

With the help from producer/composer Adrian Younge, Ghostface’s use of heavy-sampling and a signature delivery with tracks like “Enemies All Around Me” and “An Unexpected Call” created a gritty and gripping concept album.

They said, "If you’re in the habit of giving Yeezus an A-plus as an art-house Rap project, listen to how well-crafted and professionally executed this album is and reconsider your grading scale.

"[42] The Source placed it at number 24 on their list, saying "teaming up with Adrian Younge and having RZA executively produce the project, helped to give it that classic feel, but Ghostface’s lyricism is what takes it to the next level.