Genre: Hard Rock, Hip-Hop/Rap
Members: Trevor McNevan (vocals, guitar), Joel Bruyere (bass), Steve Augustine (drums)
For fans of: Linkin Park, The Darkness, Seether, Foo Fighters, P.O.D.
Label: Tooth & Nail

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With six #1 Christian rock singles, half a million records sold, plus airplay at MTV Radio and on NFL and Major League Baseball broadcasts, one might think the intensely energetic Toronto band Thousand Foot Krutch already considers itself quite established. Well, not really.

Started by frontman/songwriter Trevor McNevan back in high school, the act first found an audience with the hip-hop centric debut, Set It Off, and then deftly edged into full-blown rock territory with Phenomenon and The Art of Breaking; each one was a hit in its field.

But the September 2007 release of The Flame in All of Us looks to be that noticeable turning point for Thousand Foot Krutch, when the youthful hip-hop and alternative rock sensibilities uniquely coalesce into a more universal, sometimes pop-shaped framework to create a deeper, fuller experience for this band and a broadening range of listeners. The next level approaches.

"I feel as excited about this record as I did about music when I was a kid," Trevor says. "There's definitely a new energy. It feels like we're just getting started as a band."

Thousand Foot Krutch also features McNevan's childhood friend Joel Bruyere on bass guitar and drummer Steve Augustine; all three originally hail from Ontario, Canada.

Indeed, there is a theme of open door unification throughout the new album beginning with its title and lead-off track, "The Flame in All of Us." An ambitious rocker elevated by a stop-in-your-tracks chorus with strings and a softer melody that refers to the common thread we have in human nature.

"The common thread really interests me, similar to what Donald Miller writes about in his book Blue Like Jazz," Trevor says. "No matter what you believe or how you were raised, you have the same core group of burning questions as the next person: Who am I? Why am I here? What is life really all about?"

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