- Phenomenom -- Thousand Foot Krutch

Phenomenom -- Thousand Foot Krutch

Written by Mike Noel

Thursday, 11 November 2004

This is the latest release by Thousand Foot Krutch. I first heard of the group through some postings on the churchbass mailing list (a great resource for bass players). Then I heard Rawkfist on a compilation disc I picked up recently. I was intrigued enough to get the CD and I'm glad I did. TFK is a great, high-engery band. The music is well done. It's a bit rapcore, like POD and a bit nu-metal, like 12 Stones or Project 86.

One danger that a band like TFK faces is that they end up having everything sound the same. With so much of their sound coming from heavy guitar riffs and a unique volcal style it's easy to focus on just those things to the point were each song sounds like the other songs. Fortunately TFK manages to develop a wide range of sounds on the CD. Several of the songs put the feedback/overdrive/harmonic guitar leads way out front while others rely on some great bass playing to drive the song forward.