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20:00 | Thousand Foot Krutch (USA) |
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 Toronto-area Christian rockers Thousand Foot Krutch first appeared in 1997, when Trevor McNevan, Joel Bruyere, and Steve Augustine started putting a worship song spin on a rap-metal sound similar to Limp Bizkit or Korn. After building a buzz around Ontario with numerous shows, a strong demo, and thriving trade of MP3s through its website, Thousand Foot Krutch signed with Diamante and issued Set It Off, its official debut, in March 2001. The album featured a rap-rockified version of EMF's "Unbelievable," tricked out with a Christian-themed rap from McNevan. TFK jumped to the much higher profile Tooth & Nail for September 2003's Phenomenon. They'd grown up considerably in the two years since Set It Off, and the new album reflected a more focused, rocking sound. The trio joined Kutless and FM Static for a late-2003/early-2004 tour. 2005's The Art of Breaking adopted a more mainstream rock sound, which carried over to 2007's The Flame in All of Us as well. 2009's Welcome to the Masquerade, which would be the band's last release with Tooth & Nail, entered the Billboard Top 200 at number 35, peaking at number two on Christian rock radio. The group's sixth studio album, The End is Where We Begin, arrived in 2012. Sometimes the best way to move forward is to go back to the basics, taking all of the raw energy and emotion of the past and channeling it into the present, coupled with all of the progression and knowledge obtained in the intermediary years. And that's exactly what Thousand Foot Krutch has done on The End Is Where We Begin, which doesn't just showcase the group's thunderous musical pursuits coming full circle with its most cutting edge album to date, but also finds Canada's favorite modern rockers voluntarily walking away from record label life altogether (even after a slew of profitable offers came along) to reignite the passionate DIY work ethos that first emerged over a decade ago. "The End Is Where We Begin summarizes everything we've been through as a band, and where we are now- the closing of one chapter and the beginning of another," confides front man Trevor McNevan. "We've been through every transition you could face as a band in the past year, aside from the band line up, and our entire team couldn't be more excited. Against all odds, not to mention some pretty lucrative record contracts, we're following what we feel is the right thing for us to do, and at the end of the day, that's our responsibility. We're very thankful to have the support and trust we do with our audience; they're as much a part of our team, as anyone else. We're growing together, and look forward to each new step we take together." On their seventh studio album, Thousand Foot Krutch get conceptual with Oxygen: Inhale. The first of the proposed two-album set, the albums shows that while the band might be getting a bit more meditative thematically, they certainly haven't lost sight of what matters, filling the album with huge guitars and soaring melodies to deliver a constant stream of hard rock grandiosity. While fans will have to wait patiently for the follow-up, Oxygen: Inhale will certainly give them plenty to think about while they dig into this new material. In Moscow Thousand Foot Krutch will sing their best hits and new compositions. More info
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