Thousand Foot Krutch
Describe Thousand Foot Krutch as Canadian Christian rock with growling guitars, aggressive drumming and just a touch of humor, and you would be very close to the truth. Some may have a hard time finding the humor in what sounds like hard, pounding rock, but it’s there.
The group’s 2007 release, The Flame In All Of Us (Tooth & Nail Records) has a song with the same name that features some nice drumming and tasteful background guitar. The chord changes are refreshing. “New Drug” is a straight-forward statement about replacing one addiction with another, and this one sounds as if it will have a more positive influence on the vocalist. “What Do We Know” has something that is missing from many current recordings – kids’ voices in the background.
This is a group with a message, though first-time listeners may have to work a bit to dig the lesson out of the guitars and drums. The band, Trevor McNevan (vocals), Joel Bruyere (bass) and Steve Augustine (drums), is currently on tour, starting with dates in Alabama and Tennessee then making its way up the east coast and through the Midwest. The extended tour continues into December, heading as far west as Oklahoma and Texas.
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Christian rock? I am skeptical of Christian bands because usually their music is not that good. I am a Catholic, so I have no problem with the religion, however must Christian bands I had heard are just right out terrible. I see they are coming to the Midwest, if they stop close by to me, I will give them a watch and see what I think.
Interesting! Sounds to me like a harder edge stryper of the 80’s. Mixing rock music and Christian music never really seems to make it real far in the music industry. Try Amy grant who ended up changing her style of music because it was not working as well as she had hoped. I think that rock music and Christian combination is the same bad mix.
My brother is definitely a huge fan of this band, and he is constantly raving about them. He can’t say enough good things about them. I do have a more critical ear when listening to anything labeled “Christian rock”, because sometimes bands seem too preachy too me, and not enough about actually getting out there and making the music. I will have to give this band a try.
I did not even notice it was a Christian band, I have to say I thought it was normal rock and even a bit hardcore, but I really enjoyed that, and usually I am not a fan of christian rock, but this time I liked the band and their songs