Thousand Foot Krutch
{{Short description|Canadian Christian rock band}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Thousand Foot Krutch
| image = ThousandFootKrutch-Band.jpg
| caption = Thousand Foot Krutch in June 2009. From left to right: Trevor McNevan and Joel Bruyere.
| landscape = yes
| alias = Oddball (1995–1996)
| origin = Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
| genre = {{flatlist|
- Christian rock{{Cite web |last=Loftus |first=Johnny |date=December 11, 2003 |title=Thousand Foot Krutch |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/thousand-foot-krutch-mn0000924306/biography |access-date=November 6, 2010 |publisher=AllMusic}}{{Cite web |last=Vetter |first=Chris |date=October 11, 2010 |title=Concert Review: Christian band Thousand Foot Krutch rocks |url=http://www.leadertelegram.com/Blogs/Chris-Vetter/2010/10/11/CONCERT-REVIEW-Christian-band-Thousand-Foot-Krutch-rocks.html |access-date=September 13, 2018 |website=Eau Claire Leader-Telegram}}
- Christian metal
- heavy metal
- hard rock{{Cite news |last=DiVita |first=Joe |date=February 12, 2016 |title=Thousand Foot Krutch Offer Digital Single, New Album in May |url=https://loudwire.com/thousand-foot-krutch-single-incomplete-exhale-album-may/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240810031622/https://loudwire.com/thousand-foot-krutch-single-incomplete-exhale-album-may/ |archive-date=August 10, 2024 |access-date=August 10, 2024 |work=Loudwire}}{{Cite web |date=November 2, 2010 |title=Christian Metal / Hard Rock – Learn More About Christian Metal, Hard Rock and Punk |url=http://christianmusic.about.com/od/rock/f/faqmetal.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827013239/http://christianmusic.about.com/od/rock/f/faqmetal.htm |archive-date=August 27, 2011 |access-date=November 6, 2010 |publisher=Christianmusic.about.com}}
- alternative rock
- {{Nowrap|nu metal}}{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Jared |date=September 30, 2003 |title=Phenomenon – Thousand Foot Krutch |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r656936|pure_url=yes}} |access-date=November 6, 2010 |publisher=AllMusic}}
- rap metal
}}
| years_active = 1995–2017; 2023–present (hiatus: 2017–2023)
| label = {{flatlist|
- DJD
- Tooth & Nail
- TFK music
- Hassle
}}
| website = {{URL|https://thousandfootkrutch.com}}
| current_members = * Trevor McNevan
- Joel Bruyere
- Steve Augustine
| past_members = * Neil Sanderson
- Dave Smith
- Tim Baxter
- Christian Harvey
- Geoff Laforet
}}
Thousand Foot Krutch (often abbreviated TFK) is a Canadian Christian rock band formed in Peterborough, Ontario, in 1995.{{Cite news|date=February 19, 2016|title=Thousand Foot Krutch Releases First Radio Single From EXHALE, "Running With Giants"|work=Gospel Music Association|url=https://gospelmusic.org/news-thousand-foot-krutch-releases-first-radio-single-exhale-running-giants/|url-status=live|access-date=May 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503073258/https://gospelmusic.org/news-thousand-foot-krutch-releases-first-radio-single-exhale-running-giants/|archive-date=May 3, 2021|quote=Ontario, Canada-bred TFK has been a continuously escalating highlight reel since their formation in 1997.}}{{Cite web|last=Tweedle|first=Sam|date=January 25, 2018|title=Documentary about famous musicians from Peterborough area premieres February 3|url=https://kawarthanow.com/2018/01/25/the-radius-project/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503083119/https://kawarthanow.com/2018/01/25/the-radius-project/|archive-date=May 3, 2021|access-date=May 3, 2021|website=kawarthaNOW|quote=Trevor McNevan is lead singer/songwriter of Thousand Foot Krutch, a band he founded in Peterborough in 1995.}} The band has released ten studio albums, two live albums, and three remix albums. The core members consist of founding member Trevor McNevan (vocals, guitar), Steve Augustine (drums), and Joel Bruyere (bass, backing vocals).
Since forming, Thousand Foot Krutch has sold over 1.1 million albums and reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hard Rock Albums Chart twice.{{Cite news|date=February 19, 2016|title=Thousand Foot Krutch Releases First Radio Single From EXHALE, "Running With Giants"|work=Gospel Music Association|url=https://gospelmusic.org/news-thousand-foot-krutch-releases-first-radio-single-exhale-running-giants/|url-status=live|access-date=May 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503073258/https://gospelmusic.org/news-thousand-foot-krutch-releases-first-radio-single-exhale-running-giants/|archive-date=May 3, 2021|quote=[Having] over 1.1 million albums sold{{nbsp}}...}}{{Cite magazine|date=May 5, 2012|title=Hard Rock Albums Chart|magazine=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hard-rock-albums/2012-05-05|url-status=live|access-date=May 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503080651/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hard-rock-albums/2012-05-05|archive-date=May 3, 2021}}{{Cite magazine|date=September 13, 2014|title=Hard Rock Albums Chart|magazine=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hard-rock-albums/2014-09-13|url-status=live|access-date=May 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503081225/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hard-rock-albums/2014-09-13|archive-date=May 3, 2021}}
History
= Early years (1995–2003) =
Trevor McNevan formed the band in his hometown of Peterborough, Ontario, a city northeast of Toronto, with his childhood friend Joel Bruyere and drummer Steve Augustine. McNevan's first band was {{nowrap|Oddball}}, and featured Dave Smith on guitar, Tim Baxter on bass and McNevan's good friend, Three Days Grace's Neil Sanderson, on drums. Oddball recorded only one album, Shutterbug, which was released in 1995. The band's name was conceived by McNevan "symbolizing the point in our lives that we realize we can't make it on our own strength".{{Cite web |title=Thousand Foot Krutch Biography |url=http://www.sweetslyrics.com/bio-Thousand%20Foot%20Krutch.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609065947/http://www.sweetslyrics.com/bio-Thousand%20Foot%20Krutch.html |archive-date=June 9, 2010 |access-date=November 6, 2010 |publisher=Sweetslyrics}} He has written and released seven albums with Thousand Foot Krutch to date and another four with his side project FM Static.
Shutterbug was released by Trevor McNevan in 1995 under the band name Oddball. McNevan had friends Dave Smith (guitar), Tim Baxter (bass) and Neil Sanderson (drums), play on the album. There were 27 songs on the album, the first half rock, the second half hip-hop. McNevan recorded it at Barry Haggarty's studio in his home town of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. He worked at McDonald's and other jobs to pay for the studio time. The song "Lift It" first appeared here and was later re-recorded for Thousand Foot Krutch's first release, That's What People Do, and appeared again on Set It Off.{{Cite web |title=this.phenomenon.oddball |url=http://thisphenomenon.tripod.com/oddball.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717103900/http://thisphenomenon.tripod.com/oddball.html |archive-date=July 17, 2011 |access-date=November 6, 2010 |publisher=Thisphenomenon.tripod.com}}{{Cite web |title=Tooth & Nail | Set It Off |url=http://www.toothandnail.com/releases/436/Set_It_Off/about/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110107083832/http://www.toothandnail.com/releases/436/Set_It_Off/about/ |archive-date=January 7, 2011 |access-date=November 6, 2010 |publisher=Toothandnail.com}}
That's What People Do was written the year McNevan started TFK in 1997. It was released independently in 1998 and is out of print. It sold over 5,000 copies. TFK climbed the ladder of local notoriety throughout Ontario and abroad. Reaching the ears of Ontario commercial radio, CKWF 101.5 FM in their home town of Peterborough added "Rhyme Animal", the band's first single from their independent recording, to their rotation. It clicked with listeners and within two months ended up being one of the five most requested songs of the year.
In 1999, TFK was chosen by 7 Ball Magazine as one of the top 25 bands in North America. They were also awarded "Best Indie Recording" and McNevan awarded "Vocalist of the Year" by the readers of The Wire Magazine. They were then awarded "Band of the Year" at the 2000 Wire Awards. They were also voted as the No. 1 band of the millennium on 100.3 FM in Barrie, Ontario.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}
Set It Off was released on November 14, 2000. It was the group's first indie label release. Though the sound of the album was distinct in its heavily hip-hop influenced nu metal, a few songs from the record (including "Puppet" and "Supafly") impacted at both secular and Christian radio.{{Citation needed|date=December 2010}} The band toured it extensively across North America and ended up garnering much label attention by selling 85,000 copies of the indie release out of their van.{{Cite web |title=Thousand Foot Krutch Dares to Move in New Musical Territory, Christian Music Review, Interviews, News |url=http://www.crosswalk.com/music/1362182/page1/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723140106/http://www.crosswalk.com/music/1362182/page1/ |archive-date=July 23, 2012 |access-date=November 6, 2010 |publisher=Crosswalk.com}} The band also printed a limited edition, "pre-release" version of Set It Off sold only at their release party at The Gordon Best Theatre in Peterborough, Ontario for their local fans. TFK toured with Finger Eleven, Econoline Crush, Treble Charger, the Tea Party, Matthew Good Band, Gob, Sum 41 and others. Three Days Grace, which was a cover band at that time, was TFK's regular support act.{{Citation needed|date=August 2012}} McNevan helped with recordings of Three Days Grace's demo album. He is also featured on their song "This Movie" from this album. Around this same time, Dave Smith left the group, making McNevan the only original member. Smith was replaced with Myke Harrison, who parted ways about a year later. After Dave Smith's departure, McNevan began writing all the guitar lines and the band has used a live guitar player instead of officially replacing him.
Track seven from this album, "Unbelievable" – a cover of the EMF song of the same name – appeared on the soundtrack for the 2010 film Just Wright.{{Cite web |title=All 17 Songs from the Just Wright Soundtrack are Alright By Me |date=May 15, 2010 |url=http://reelsoundtrack.wordpress.com/2010/05/14/just-wright-soundtrack/ |access-date=November 6, 2010 |publisher=Reelsoundtrack.wordpress.com}}
= Tooth & Nail years (2003–2012) =
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In 2003, the band signed with Seattle-based Tooth & Nail Records and released their second full-length album, Phenomenon. Though something of a departure from the rap-heavy sound of Set it Off, Phenomenon still relied on McNevan's rhythmic vocals, albeit with a solid modern hard rock sound. It was well received, and spawned four radio singles, including "Rawkfist". The album sold 200,000 units{{Cite web |title=soulpurpose.co.nz |url=http://www.soulpurpose.co.nz/music/reviews/alternative/thousand-foot-krutch-the-art-of-breaking/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080621231737/http://www.soulpurpose.co.nz/music/reviews/alternative/thousand-foot-krutch-the-art-of-breaking/ |archive-date=June 21, 2008 |access-date=April 2, 2021 |website=soulpurpose.co.nz |url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |date=September 22, 2009 |title=Christian Music / Gospel – Article |url=http://christianmusic.about.com/od/tournews/a/aatfk905tour |access-date=November 6, 2010 |publisher=Christianmusic.about.com}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} making it one of the best-selling albums in Tooth & Nail's history. They continued this success with the 2004 re-release of Set it Off through Tooth & Nail, allowing for a larger print run and adding six songs, including five from "That's What People Do", and one new song "Everyone Like Me", produced by Gavin Brown.
At this time, McNevan and Augustine started a side band called FM Static, which differentiated from TFK with its pop-punk/pop-rock sound, with the overall tone being more lighthearted. FM Static scored numerous No. 1 songs, including their songs "Crazy Mary", and "Something to Believe In". In 2004, TFK toured with Kutless on the "Sea of Faces" tour alongside Falling Up and as FM Static.
On July 19, 2005, they released their third full-length album The Art of Breaking, produced by Arnold Lanni. The album makes almost a complete break from the nu metal sound of Phenomenon, focusing more on heavy elements. It is the first album to feature short guitar solos. "Move" peaked at No. 16 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart early 2006.{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}} Other singles included "Absolute" and "Breathe You In", which was released to alternative radio and was one of the band's first slower songs. During this time the band toured extensively.
In 2006, McNevan became involved with TobyMac and helped him write the song "Ignition" found on Portable Sounds. The song has been used in media placements including Monday Night Football and NASCAR. Because of this, in the early 2007, the band was part of the TobyMac Portable Sounds tour. The tour was such a success that Toby asked them to do the year-end tour as well.{{Cite web |date=October 15, 2008 |title=Portable Sounds Tour concert review – Web Feature |url=http://media.www.nguskyliner.com/media/storage/paper284/news/2007/04/04/WebFeature/Portable.Sounds.Tour.Concert.Review-2822954.shtml |access-date=November 6, 2010 |publisher=Media.www.nguskyliner.com}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
After working in the studio with producer Ken Andrews they released The Flame in All of Us on September 18, 2007, with a move to a more mainstream rock sound, with some heavy influences from bands such as fellow Canadian artists Our Lady Peace and other metal bands of the time. The album includes the singles "Falls Apart", "What do we Know?", "Favorite Disease" and "The Flame in All of Us". On January 20, 2008, "The Flame in All of Us" became the 1000th song to make it on the ChristianRock.Net Top 30 Chart. The next tour was in early 2008 with Skillet and Decyfer Down. After a lengthy summer playing festivals and one-offs, they were included in the first Creation Festival: The Tour that consisted of nine bands: Kutless, Pillar, KJ-52, Fireflight, Worth Dying For, Run Kid Run, Esterlyn, Capital Lights and themselves. They were asked to headline three tour dates, but declined.{{Cite web |title=Creation Festival: The Tour |url=http://www.itickets.com/tours/663.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716023036/http://www.itickets.com/tours/663.html |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |access-date=November 6, 2010 |publisher=Itickets.com}} They also recorded the Christmas song "Jingle Bell Rawk" for the X Christmas compilation Christmas album, compiled by Tooth & Nail Records.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}
For Welcome to the Masquerade, the band reunited with Aaron Sprinkle to co-produce this album, with Emery's Matt Carter assisting and Randy Staub mixing. The song "Fire It Up" was included in video games such as EA Sports NHL 10, and in the G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra film trailer.{{Cite web |date=July 29, 2009 |title=Thousand Foot Krutch Fire It Up – Thousand Foot Krutch News at |url=http://www.antimusic.com/news/09/july/29Thousand_Foot_Krutch_Fire_It_Up.shtml |access-date=November 6, 2010 |publisher=Antimusic.com}} The album was released on September 8, 2009 and peaked at No. 35 on the Billboard 200.{{Cite web |date=October 6, 2009 |title=Thousand Foot Krutch – Welcome to the Masquerade (2009) English christian album download – A TO Z CHRISTIAN COLLECTION |url=http://christiancampus.blogspot.com/2009/10/thousand-foot-krutch-welcome-to.html |access-date=November 6, 2010 |publisher=Christiancampus.blogspot.com }}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} In mid-2009, McNevan underwent emergency surgery on his appendix, causing the band to cancel at Creation West Festival.{{Cite web |title=Christian Music, Christian Music Video, Christian Music News |url=http://www.hearitfirst.com/artistnews.aspx?artist_id=1296 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711161900/http://www.hearitfirst.com/artistnews.aspx?artist_id=1296 |archive-date=July 11, 2011 |access-date=November 6, 2010 |publisher=Hear It First}} He returned to play shows a week later. The band appeared at other festivals that year, including their debut appearance at Soulfest. They announced a year-end tour to support the new album. They also appeared on Creation Festival: The Tour again, this time with Jars of Clay, Audio Unplugged, B.Reith, FM Static and This Beautiful Republic.{{Cite web |title=Creation Festival: The Tour | Artist Lineup |url=http://www.creationfesttour.com/artists.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729021904/http://www.creationfesttour.com/artists.php |archive-date=July 29, 2012 |access-date=November 6, 2010 |publisher=Creationfesttour.com}} They were later involved with a Christmas holiday show with Thirty Seconds to Mars, Flyleaf, After Midnight Project and The Veer Union. On September 8, 2009, TFK's three albums, Phenomenon, The Art of Breaking, and The Flame in All of Us were re-released as a three-CD set: Deja Vu: The Thousand Foot Krutch Anthology.{{Cite web |date=September 8, 2009 |title=Thousand Foot Krutch, "Deja Vu: The TFK Anthology" Review |url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/DejaVuTheTFKAnthology.asp |access-date=November 6, 2010 |publisher=Jesusfreakhideout.com}} They toured with Breaking Benjamin, Chevelle and Red in March 2010.
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In the first week of April 2010, "Fire it Up" was released in the Rock Band music store to be used in Rock Band 2. On April 19, The Detroit Red Wings used "The Invitation" and "Welcome to the Masquerade" during the pre-game introduction.{{Cite web |date=April 19, 2010 |title=2010 Playoff Open Video – NHL VideoCenter – Detroit Red Wings |url=http://redwings.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?catid=77&id=66810 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120720065613/http://redwings.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?catid=77&id=66810 |archive-date=July 20, 2012 |access-date=November 6, 2010 |publisher=Redwings.nhl.tv}} On May 11, 2010, McNevan announced on his personal Facebook page: "We [TFK] covered "The Heat Miser Song" from the old classic Christmas special, gonna do one with FM too, but that's a surprise..." referring to their upcoming appearance on the album X-Christmas 2 by Tooth & Nail Records. He also stated that a live DVD was planned for the very near future and was to be recorded at the May 28 at YC Alberta event at Rexall Place.{{Cite web |title=Niet compatibele browser |url=http://www.facebook.com/people/Trevor-McNevan/523605656#!/profile.php?id=523605656&v=wall&story_fbid=109880275721354 |access-date=April 8, 2011 |via=Facebook}} During the 2010 NBA playoffs, "Move" was used by ABC.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}} In 2010, TFK performed at Creation Festival: The Tour Presents the Welcome to the Masquerade Fall Tour. They headlined the tour, which also featured Disciple and Ivoryline,{{Cite web |title=Thousand Foot Krutch |url=http://www.thousandfootkrutch.com/#/tour |access-date=August 31, 2015}} with Decyfer Down replacing Disciple during the last week of the tour. The band also stated that they started writing tracks for a new record.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}}
In January 2011 TFK joined the Rock and Worship Roadshow national tour headlined by MercyMe.{{Cite news |date=January 30, 2011 |title=MercyMe, Jars of Clay part of The Rock and Worship Road Show in Sioux City |work=Argus Leader |url=http://www.argusleader.com/article/20110131/ENT/110131012/MercyMe-Jars-Clay-part-Rock-Worship-Road-Show-Sioux-City |access-date=February 5, 2011}}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} On June 7, 2011, they released a live album and DVD: Live at the Masquerade.{{Cite news |date=March 4, 2011 |title=Thousand Foot Krutch To Release Live at the Masquerade |publisher=christianmusiczine.com}} On September 10, 2011, they headlined at the First Love Festival in Buena Vista, New Jersey along with Decyfer Down, Remedy Drive, Addison Road, Dave Pettigrew and Compelled.{{Cite web |title=First Love Festival |url=http://www.firstlovefest.com/PHP_Pages/lineup.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402111823/http://www.firstlovefest.com/PHP_Pages/lineup.php |archive-date=April 2, 2012}}
= Post-label, hiatus and return (2012–2017; 2023–present) =
The End Is Where We Begin was released on April 17, 2012.{{Cite web |title=Thousand Foot Krutch Release Seventh Studio Album The End Is Where We Begin April 17 |url=http://thousandfootkrutch.com/index.php/news |access-date=May 2, 2012 |website=thousandfootkrutch.com}}
On November 29, 2011, they announced that they would be leaving Tooth & Nail Records to release The End Is Where We Begin independently{{Cite web |title=Thousand Foot Krutch Release Seventh Studio Album The End Is Where We Begin April 17 |url=http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=75526 |access-date=March 4, 2011 |website=Top-40charts.com}} and turned to crowdfunding to release the album.{{Cite web |title=Kickstarter: TFK......The End Is Where We Begin |url=http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tfk/tfkthe-end-is-where-we-begin?ref=live |access-date=November 30, 2011 |publisher=Self-published}} The song "War of Change" was made available for free download in early December.{{Cite web |title=TFK......The End Is Where We Begin |url=http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tfk/tfkthe-end-is-where-we-begin/posts |access-date=December 3, 2011}}
"War of Change" was the theme song for the 2012 edition of WWE Over the Limit.{{Twitter|WWEMusic/status/199891436320206848|WWE Music Group Tweet}}
On October 15, 2013, the band released Made in Canada: The 1998-2010 Collection, a fourteen-track collection featuring two new songs, "Searchlight" and "Complicate You".{{Cite web |title=iTunes – Music – Made in Canada: The 1998-2010 Collection by Thousand Foot Krutch |date=January 2013 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/made-in-canada-1998-2010-collection/719771962 |access-date=August 31, 2015 |publisher=iTunes Store}}
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The band launched another crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for OXYGEN:INHALE in May 2014.{{Cite web |title=Thousand Foot Krutch: OXYGEN:INHALE on PledgeMusic |url=http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/tfk |access-date=June 2, 2014 |publisher=PledgeMusic}} The first single from the album, "Born This Way", was released on July 22.{{Cite web |title=THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH LAUNCHES FIRST RADIO SINGLE FROM OXYGEN: INHALE, "BORN THIS WAY" GOES FOR ADDS JULY 22 |url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/news/2014/07/15.Thousand%20Foot%20Krutch%20Launches%20First%20Radio%20Single%20From%20OxygenInhale%20Born%20This%20Way.asp |access-date=July 23, 2014 |publisher=Jesus Freak Hideout}} The second single, "Untraveled Road", was released on August 6 on YouTube.{{Cite web |date=August 6, 2014 |title=Untraveled Road |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSD5vSSGLOM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/jSD5vSSGLOM| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|access-date=August 19, 2014 |via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}
For live performances in September and October 2015, Joshua Sturm, husband of former Flyleaf vocalist Lacey Sturm, filled-in for Joel Bruyere who had been hospitalized due to a collapsed lung.{{Cite web |title=Thousand Foot Krutch Asks Fans to Pray for Bass Player Joel Bruyere; Musician Hospitalized with Collapsed Lung |url=http://www.breathecast.com/articles/thousand-foot-krutch-asks-fans-for-prayer-for-bass-player-joel-bruyere-musician-hospitalized-with-collapsed-lung-30261/ |access-date=August 31, 2015 |website=BREATHEcast}}
Three singles were released in advance of the release of their follow-up, Exhale: "Born Again" on December 11, 2015,{{Cite web |title=Thousand Foot Krutch New Single: "Born Again" |url=http://www.thechristianbeat.org/index.php/new-music/1371-thousand-foot-krutch-new-single-born-again |access-date=May 2, 2017 |website=The Christian Beat|date=December 11, 2015 }} "Incomplete" on February 1, 2016,{{Cite web |title=Thousand Foot Krutch Single 'Incomplete' Available for Download, 'Exhale' Album Due in May |url=http://loudwire.com/thousand-foot-krutch-single-incomplete-exhale-album-may/ |access-date=May 2, 2017 |website=Loudwire|date=February 12, 2016 }} and "Running with Giants" on February 25, 2016.{{Cite web |title=Thousand Foot Krutch Releases First Radio Single From "EXHALE": "Running With Giants" |url=http://www.thechristianbeat.org/index.php/news/1676-thousand-foot-krutch-releases-first-radio-single-from-exhale-running-with-giants |access-date=April 28, 2017 |website=The Christian Beat|date=February 19, 2016 }} The album itself was released on June 17, 2016 and debuted at No. 34 on the US Billboard 200, selling 14,000 copies.{{Cite magazine |title=Thousand Foot Krutch Debuts at No. 1 on Top Christian Albums Chart | Billboard |magazine=Billboard |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7423185/thousand-foot-krutch-top-christian-albums-chart |access-date=April 2, 2021}} On September 15, 2017, The band released a second live album, Untraveled Roads, as a CD and DVD combo pack.{{Cite web |title=Thousand Foot Krutch Releases 'Untraveled Roads' Today |url=http://www.thechristianbeat.org/index.php/new-music/1371-thousand-foot-krutch-new-single-born-again |access-date=September 28, 2017 |website=New Release Today|date=December 11, 2015 }} After releasing the live album in 2017, TFK entered an indefinite hiatus to focus more on their families, with Trevor McNevan working on a hip-hop project in the meantime.{{cite web | url=https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/entertainment/2018/09/19/peterborough-rocker-trevor-mcnevan-of-thousand-foot-krutch-launches-hip-hop-album.html | title=Peterborough rocker Trevor McNevan of Thousand Foot Krutch launches hip-hop album | date=September 19, 2018 }}{{cite web | url=https://truyenhinhcapsongthu.net/en/what-happened-to-thousand-foot-krutch/yZroImhz | title=Top Most 14+ What Happened to Thousand Foot Krutch - Truyenhinhcapsongthu.net }}{{Better source|date=April 2023}}{{cite web | url=https://scholasticperspectives.com/2018/10/10/trevor-mcnevan-of-thousand-foot-krutch-discusses-his-i-am-the-storm-project-and-who-hes-got-between-eminem-and-mgk-with-madness-to-creation/ | title=Trevor McNevan of Thousand Foot Krutch Discusses His "I Am the Storm" Project and Who He's Got Between Eminem and MGK with Madness to Creation! | date=October 11, 2018 }}
In 2023, the band announced their return from hiatus and their first new project since 2017, which is set to be a newly re-recorded version of their 2012 album The End Is Where We Begin entitled "The End Is Where We Begin: Reignited" while collaborating with several of their musical peers, releasing the single "War Of Change" with Adelitas Way in July 2023, "Down" with New Medicine in August 2023, "So Far Gone" with Art of Dying in October 2023 and "I Get Wicked" with Red in March 2024, "Be Somebody" with Citizen Soldier in April 2024.{{cite web | url=https://www.newreleasetoday.com/news_detail.php?newsid=6381 | title=Thousand Foot Krutch Breaks 2.5 Year Social Hiatus with Cryptic Post }}{{cite web | url=https://www.movieguide.org/news-articles/thousand-foot-krutch-announces-comeback-after-six-year-hiatus.html#:~:text=Canadian%2DChristian%20rock%20band%20Thousand,End%20Is%20Where%20We%20Begin.” | title=Christian Band THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH Announces Comeback After Six-Year Hiatus | date=July 25, 2023 }}
Members
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- Trevor McNevan – vocals, guitar (1995–2017, 2023–present)
- Joel Bruyere – bass guitar, backing vocals (1999–2017, 2023–present)
- [https://yourhomesoldguaranteedrealtyelite.com/blog/realtor-steve-augustine/ Steve Augustine] – drums (2001–2017, 2023–present)
- Neil Sanderson – drums (1995–1997)
- Tim Baxter – bass guitar (1995–1998)
- Dave Smith – lead guitar (1995–2002)
- Christian Harvey – drums (1997–1999)
- Geoff "Johnny Orbital" Laforet – drums (1999–2001)
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Touring
- Andrew Welch – lead guitar (2012–2017), backing vocals (2014–2017) – currently on hiatus
- Paul Pedosiuk – bass guitar (1998–1999)
- Myke Harrison – lead guitar (2002–2003)
- Jamie Aplin – lead guitar, backing vocals (2003–2007)
- Nick Baumhardt – lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards (2007–2010)
- Joshua Sturm – bass (August and September 2015)
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Session
- Aaron Sprinkle – keyboards and additional guitars (Phenomenon, Welcome to the Masquerade, The End Is Where We Begin, Oxygen: Inhale, Exhale)
- Arnold Lanni – keyboards (The Art of Breaking)
- Ken Andrews – keyboards (The Flame in All of Us)
- Phil X – additional guitars (The Art of Breaking, The Flame in All of Us, Exhale)
- Randy Torres – additional guitars (Welcome to the Masquerade)
- Pete Stewart – additional guitar on "Fire it Up" (Welcome to the Masquerade)
- Charlotte Martin – backing vocals on "Inhuman" (The Flame in All of Us)
- Adam Gontier – additional vocals on "Hurt", "Go", "Absolute" (The Art of Breaking) and "Let the Sparks Fly - 2023" (The End Is Where We Begin: Reignited)
- Ian Tanner – keyboards (That's What People Do, Set It Off)
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Official Timeline
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Touring Timeline
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Discography
{{Main|Thousand Foot Krutch discography}}
- Shutterbug (as Oddball) (1995)
- That's What People Do (1997)
- Set It Off (2000)
- Phenomenon (2003)
- The Art of Breaking (2005)
- The Flame in All of Us (2007)
- Welcome to the Masquerade (2009)
- The End Is Where We Begin (2012)
- Oxygen: Inhale (2014)
- Exhale (2016)
Awards and recognition
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Gospel Music Association Canada Covenant Awards
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| Artist of the Year | {{won}} |
Group of the Year
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Modern Rock Album of the Year (The Art of Breaking)
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| 2006
| Video of the Year ("Move") | {{won}} |
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| Group of the Year | {{nom}} |
Hard Music Album of the Year (The Flame in All of Us)
| {{nom}} |
Hard Music Song of the Year ("Falls Apart")
| {{nom}} |
rowspan="3"|2010
| Rock Album of the Year (Welcome to the Masquerade) | {{won}} |
Rock Song of the Year ("Forward Motion")
| {{won}} |
Hard Music Song of the Year ("Bring Me to Life")
| {{won}} |
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| 2004
| Rock Album of the Year (Phenomenon) | {{nom}} |
| 2005
| Rock Album of the Year (Set It Off) | {{nom}} |
rowspan="2"| 2006
| Rock Album of the Year (The Art of Breaking) | {{nom}} |
Short Form Music Video of the Year ("Move")
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| 2008
| Short Form Music Video of the Year ("Falls Apart") | {{nom}} |
rowspan="2"| 2010
| Rock Album of the Year (Welcome to the Masquerade) | {{nom}} |
Rock Song of the Year ("Bring Me to Life")
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| 2013
| Rock Album of the Year (The End Is Where We Begin) | {{nom}} |
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| 2005
| Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the year (Phenomenon) | {{nom}} |
| 2006
| Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the year (The Art of Breaking) | {{nom}} |
| 2008
| Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the year (The Flame in All of Us) | {{nom}} |
| 2010
| Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the year (Welcome to the Masquerade) | {{nom}} |
| 2013
| Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the year (The End Is Where We Begin) | {{nom}} |
Shai Awards (formerly The Vibe Awards)
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! Award ! Result |
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|2004
| Hard Music Album of the Year (Phenomenon) | {{won}} |
Other
- TFK won Taco Bell's "Feed the Beat" competition in 2008 along with Fireflight and Hit The Lights, they played the Winter X Games in Aspen with ESPN/Taco Bell.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://thousandfootkrutch.com}}
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