Phenomenon (Thousand Foot Krutch album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Phenomenon
| type = studio
| artist = Thousand Foot Krutch
| cover = Phenomenon.jpg
| alt = Phenomenon (Thousand Foot Krutch album)
| released = September 30, 2003
| recorded = 2003
| venue =
| studio = * Compound Recording{{Break}}(Seattle, WA)
- Metalworks Recording{{Break}}(Mississauga, ON, Canada)
| genre = {{Flatlist|
- Christian metal
- Christian rock
- {{Nowrap|nu metal{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Josh |date=July 17, 2005 |title=Thousand Foot Krutch, "The Art of Breaking" Review |url=https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/TheArtofBreaking.asp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250112014722/https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/TheArtofBreaking.asp |archive-date=January 12, 2025 |access-date=January 12, 2025 |website=Jesusfreakhideout.com}}}}
- alternative rock
}}
| length = 37:12
| label = Tooth & Nail
| producer = {{Ubl|Aaron Sprinkle|{{Nowrap|Thousand Foot Krutch}}}}
| prev_title = Set It Off
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = The Art of Breaking
| next_year = 2005
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Phenomenon
| type = studio
| single1 = Phenomenon
| single2 = Rawkfist
| single3 = Bounce
| single4 = This Is a Call
}}
}}
Phenomenon is the second studio album by Christian rock band Thousand Foot Krutch, being their first project on Tooth & Nail Records.{{Cite web |last=Loftus |first=Johnny |title=Thousand Foot Krutch |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/thousand-foot-krutch-mn0000924306 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250112035011/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/thousand-foot-krutch-mn0000924306 |archive-date=January 12, 2025 |accessdate=January 12, 2025 |website=AllMusic}} Inspired by acts like Linkin Park and Papa Roach, Phenomenon presents a fusion of nu metal and modern rock.{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Ryan |date=October 22, 2020 |title=Thousand Foot Krutch's 'Phenomenon' |url=https://www.newreleasetoday.com/article.php?article_id=3020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250112013500/https://www.newreleasetoday.com/article.php?article_id=3020 |archive-date=January 12, 2025 |access-date=January 12, 2025 |website=New Release Today}} Having been influenced by band frontman Trevor McNevan's "faith and life," the album's lyrics frequently explore Christian faith and contemporary issues from a Christian worldview. The album was released on September 30, 2003.
Track listing
All songs written by Trevor McNevan, Steve Augustine, and Joel Bruyere. The album was recorded in 2003.
Two versions of the single "Rawkfist" were produced. The first is the album version, being 2:40 in length, and the second is a longer radio edit version, being 3:03 in length. Originally found on a promotional CD, the radio edit version was used for the "Rawkfist" music video,{{Cite web |title=Thousand Foot Krutch – Rawkfist |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vh2YFfeUrOA |access-date=January 18, 2025 |website=YouTube}} along with being selected for the 2013 Made in Canada compilation album.{{Cite web |title=Made in Canada: The 1998–2010 Collection |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/made-in-canada-the-1998-2010-collection/1443628109 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250112021232/https://music.apple.com/us/album/made-in-canada-the-1998-2010-collection/1443628109 |archive-date=January 12, 2025 |access-date=January 12, 2025 |website=Apple Music}}
{{Track listing
| title1 = Phenomenon
| length1 = 2:59
| title2 = Step to Me
| length2 = 3:00
| title3 = Last Words
| length3 = 2:48
| title4 = This Is a Call
| length4 = 3:49
| title5 = Rawkfist
| length5 = 2:40
| title6 = Faith, Love and Happiness
| length6 = 2:54
| title7 = I Climb
| length7 = 3:24
| title8 = Quicken
| length8 = 2:51
| title9 = New Design
| length9 = 3:29
| title10 = Bounce
| length10 = 3:06
| title11 = Ordinary
| length11 = 3:09
| title12 = Break the Silence
| length12 = 3:03
| total_length = 37:12
}}
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.Phenomenon (CD liner notes). Thousand Foot Krutch. Tooth & Nail Records. 2003. TND84799.
Thousand Foot Krutch
- Trevor McNevan – vocals, guitar
- Steve Augustine – drums
- Joel Bruyere – bass guitar
Technical
- Aaron Sprinkle – production, engineering, additional guitars
- Latif Tayour – engineering
- J. R. McNeely – mixing (1–2, 4–7, 9–12)
- Ben Grosse – mixing (3, 8)
- Jason Corsaro – drum engineering
- Zach Hodges – assistant mixing
- Steve Chahley – drum assistant
- Brandon Ebel – executive producer
Artwork
- Asterik Studio (Seattle, WA) – art direction and design{{Efn|The man featured on the cover art is Don Clark, co-founder of Asterik Studio and former guitarist of Demon Hunter.{{Cite web |title=Work: Thousand Foot Krutch |url=http://asterikstudio.com/work_details.php?id=138&page=1&name=&type=Print&action=&keyword= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040606184953/http://asterikstudio.com/work_details.php?id=138&page=1&name=&type=Print&action=&keyword= |archive-date=June 6, 2004 |access-date=January 16, 2025 |website=Asterik Studio}}}}
- David Johnson – band photography
Management
- James Hodgin (Dryve Artist Management, LLC)
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev2 = Jesusfreakhideout.com
| rev3 = NOW Magazine
| rev3Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web |last=Bromstein |first=Elizabeth |date=October 2, 2003 |title=Thousand Foot Krutch |url=https://nowtoronto.com/music/thousand-foot-krutch/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250118004130/https://nowtoronto.com/music/thousand-foot-krutch/ |archive-date=January 18, 2025 |access-date=January 18, 2025 |website=NOW Magazine}}
}}
- "Rawkfist" entered the top 40 on US mainstream rock radio.{{Cite web |date=March 24, 2008 |title=Thousand Foot Krutch Hits the Ground Running Kicking Off Spring Dates, Radio and Fall Tour Plans |url=https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/news/2008/03/25.THOUSAND%20FOOT%20KRUTCH%20HITS%20THE%20GROUND%20RUNNING.asp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250112024720/https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/news/2008/03/25.THOUSAND%20FOOT%20KRUTCH%20HITS%20THE%20GROUND%20RUNNING.asp |archive-date=January 12, 2025 |access-date=January 12, 2025 |website=Jesusfreakhideout.com}}
- On ChristianRock.net, both "Phenomenon" and "Rawkfist" reached No. 1.{{Cite web |title=Thousand Foot Krutch on ChristianRock.net |url=https://www.christianrock.net/artists/Thousand_Foot_Krutch |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250112023123/https://www.christianrock.net/artists/Thousand_Foot_Krutch |archive-date=January 12, 2025 |access-date=January 12, 2025 |website=ChristianRock.net}} Phenomenon was its 14th top song for 2003,{{Cite web |title=ChristianRock.net Top 100 Songs of 2003 |url=https://www.christianrock.net/top2000.php?year=2003 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250112023240/https://www.christianrock.net/top2000.php?year=2003 |archive-date=January 12, 2025 |access-date=January 12, 2025 |website=ChristianRock.net}} and Rawkfist was its 11th top song for 2004.{{Cite web |title=ChristianRock.net Top 100 Songs of 2004 |url=https://www.christianrock.net/top2000.php?year=2004 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250112023436/https://www.christianrock.net/top2000.php?year=2004 |archive-date=January 12, 2025 |access-date=January 12, 2025 |website=ChristianRock.net}}
Notes
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References
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