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Thousand Foot Krutch Releases First Radio Single From EXHALE, “Running With Giants”.
SiriusXM Octane Exclusive World Premieres Single Sunday, Feb. 21.
One of today’s best-loved, adrenaline-fused rock bands, THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH (TFK), has widely increased its boundaries since going independent in 2012. With over 400 million YouTube views in the last year alone, the band has also logged over 350,000 albums and one million singles sold along with 54 million streams in the last four years. The band has also impacted Active Rock radio with six hits to their credit since 2012, and has nine hits overall.
Receiving a major boost toward its 10th radio hit, SiriusXM Octane exclusive world premieres the band’s “Running With Giants” Sunday, Feb. 21, at 1 pm EST. The song is the first radio single from TFK’s highly anticipated new album, EXHALE, slated to release in May. Following Octane’s premiere, “Running With Giants” goes for worldwide adds at radio Feb. 23.
“This song charges the gates with no apologies, and comes out swingin'. It's the perfect example of what EXHALE was always intended to be, the heavier, more aggressive side to ‘INHALE’ (our last album). The albums were always meant to be a two-part story,” says TFK songwriter, lead vocalist and guitarist, Trevor McNevan. “If there was a song that best encompasses the ‘release the dogs’ symbolism of the new album’s title, it would be this one.
“In life, everyone wants to put you in a box, and label you. This song's saying forget about what others think, they don't know what's best for you,” advises McNevan. “Follow your own convictions, dreams and inspirations. Your value or success doesn't depend on what others think of you. You're worth more than that.
TFK premiered “Running With Giants” live, headlining a packed out Vinyl at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas as part of last week’s 4th Annual RadioContraband Rock Radio Convention 2016. A debut of the song’s brand new concept music video will be announced soon.
TFK also launched EXHALE’s “Incomplete” to the top 10 of the iTunes Rock Top Songs chart last week amidst 5-star acclaim and a YouTube lyric video that has been viewed more than 170,000 times. The band further gifted the song “Born Again” to its fans. Downloaded tens of thousands of times and with more than 177,000 YouTube views so far, this song may find its way onto EXHALE as a bonus track.
TFK is pictured (above) headlining at Vinyl at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas
during the 4th Annual RadioContraband Rock Radio Convention 2016. Photo credit: Janelle Rominski.
Thousand Foot Krutch begins to loudly “exhale” after “inhaling” for the last year-and-a-half with its second consecutive Hard Rock No. 1 and Billboard Top 10 overall album, OXYGEN:INHALE, which sparked the hit singles “Born This Way” and “Untraveled Road,” the latter named on the Top 30 Octane Big ‘Uns Countdown Songs of 2015.
Taking the fan favorites and new songs on tour around the globe, TFK’s McNevan, along with bandmates, bassist Joel Bruyere and drummer Steve Augustine, will be featured on the Axes & Anchors Cruise (2/20) before jetting to Kiev, Ukraine (3/17) and hitting Minsk, Belarus (3/18) and Moscow (3/20) and Saint Petersburg (3/21), Russia. TFK will also be featured at many of the major US rock festivals this summer, including first-time mainstage performances at Monster Energy Carolina Rebellion and Rocklahoma fests. (See www.ThousandFootKrutch.com for the latest tour updates.)
About Thousand Foot Krutch:
Ontario, Canada-bred TFK has been a continuously escalating highlight reel since their formation in 1997. With best-selling albums, over 1.1 million albums sold, nine Active Rock hits and a slew of soundtrack slots, the group has literally infiltrated every facet of pop culture. They continue to receive ongoing ESPN appearances, as well as various NASCAR, MLB, NHL, WWE, NCAA and NFL airings (including the 2010 Super Bowl), along with the “GI Joe” movie trailer, WGN-TV’s “Smallville” and EA Sports’ NHL 2010 and 2013 video games. Remarkably, the band also receives over 25,000,000 monthly views in combined streaming across all of YouTube.
All the latest band information can be found at www.thousandfootkrutch.com, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook, where the band has over one million likes.
About The Fuel Music:
Established in 2008, The Fuel Music & Management, LLC, is one of the leading independent distributors of music though all physical and digital channels internationally and enjoys a growing base in artist merchandise sales. Based in Tennessee, the Fuel team brings nearly 70 years of combined music industry experience in record label operations, major label distribution and marketing, and artist management for artists ranging from upstart bands to GRAMMY Award-nominated, multi-platinum artists. More information on the company can be found at www.thefuelmusic.com.
Decyfer Down Releases The Other Side Of Darkness April 1; Embarks Today On Major, 39-City Tour.
Following Grammy and Dove Award nominations, a trio of best-selling major label albums and seven chart-topping singles alongside viral videos, Decyfer Down returns with the April 1 release of The Other Side Of Darkness through The Fuel Music. After more than a two-year hiatus from recording and touring, the band, collectively Brandon Mills and Chris Clonts (guitars), TJ Harris (vocals/guitar), Benjamin Millhouse (drums) and Chris Furr (bass), is reveling in its newfound freedom as an independent band to write, record, release and perform new music.
Making a conscious decision to shatter comfort zones, whether they be artistically or thematically, the band held a no-holds-barred approach to The Other Side Of Darkness.
“I know every artist says ‘this is the best album we’ve ever done,’ but there is definitely some of the best sounding stuff we’ve done in a long time just because there are no limits,” says Clonts. “We can write about whatever we want to write, and we’re not in a box.”
Already resonating with radio programmers, the lead single from the album, “Nothing More,” is No. 15 and climbing after nine weeks on the on the Billboard Christian Rock chart, while hitting No. 5 and heading toward the top of the Christian Music Weekly (CMW) chart. The song is a fists-in-the-air anthem meant to encourage fans to move forward with God regardless of what might try to stand in the way.
“Darkness is a valley, but there’s the light of God’s love on the other side,” says Clonts. “A lot of people we talk to say ‘man, I’ve done too much bad stuff to get to heaven and there’s no way God could love me,’ but that’s not true. With all the subject matter we’ve talked about [on this album], we just want people to know on the other side of darkness is God’s love.”
Taking the new music from The Other Side Of Darkness, as well as its growing list of fan favorites, on the road, Decyfer Down plans to tour heavily in 2016. Beginning today, the band embarks on a massive 39-date run on the City Rock Fest 2016 tour with Disciple, Seventh Day Slumber, Spoken and Children 18:3. (See tour itinerary below.) This tour follows Decyfer Down’s own successful headline tour last fall, as well as 32 packed events on the 2015 winter/spring leg of the City Rock Fest tour.
While on tour, Decyfer Down will play a diverse mixture of venues, including clubs, theaters, churches and arenas, which is representative of the band’s widely diverse fan base.
“People are people no matter what four walls surround them,” suggests Clonts before Mills expands. “That’s always been the heart of our band. We want to sing about the struggles we go through as Christians, but chances are there are those who are going through the exact same struggles and trials. We’ve never set out to be a mainstream band or a Christian band. Whatever doors open, we just walk through them. We love playing everywhere, and we love meeting people.”
“Ten years plus of doing this has been a crazy trip, but it’s been awesome,” adds Harris. “After taking time off and going back out, it’s been great to see some familiar faces and hearing how they’ve grown as people and in their relationship with Christ, plus we still hear from people who heard us on mainstream radio and how a song changed their life. Everyone’s from all different backgrounds and situations, but hopefully we’re all growing.”
“We definitely hope people are encouraged and challenged through this record,” sums up Mills. “We are just enjoying the whole process again.”
For all the latest Decyfer Down tour dates and other news, go to www.decyferdown.com, @DecyferDown and www.facebook.com/decyferdown.
City Rock Fest 2016 Tour:
17-Feb Carthage Civic Center, Carthage, TX
18-Feb Fiesta Latina Ballroom, Corpus Christi, TX
19-Feb First Baptist Church, Rio Vista, TX
20-Feb M.K. Brown Memorial Auditorium & Civic Center, Pampa, TX
21-Feb Crossroads Church of Denver, Wheat Ridge, CO
24-Feb Sunnyside Baptist Church, Cheyenne, WY
27-Feb Alamogordo Civic Center, Alamogordo, NM
28-Feb Nile Theater, Mesa, AZ
4-Mar Long Beach 1st Church of the Nazarene, Long Beach, CA
5-Mar San Bernardino Co. Fairgrounds and Event Center, Victorville, CA
9-Mar Civic Auditorium, Idaho Falls, ID
10-Mar Idaho State University - Frazier Hall, Pocatello, ID
11-Mar Mansfield Convention Center, Great Falls, MT
20-Mar Waldorf College Auditorium, Forest City, IA
31-Mar Jackson Friends Church, Massillon, OH
1-Apr The Underground, Cincinnati, OH
3-Apr Larry's Pizza, Fort Smith, AR
4-Apr Firepoint Baptist Church, Nixa, MO
5-Apr Christpoint Church, Galena, KS
8-Apr Downtown, Wilmington, NC
9-Apr Genxaret, Columbia, MD
15-Apr Twin City Baptist Church, Lunenburg, MA
16-Apr TBA, Presque Isle, ME
17-Apr Lincoln Center, Rockland, ME
20-Apr Chemung County Family Fitness Center, Elmira, NY
21-Apr ALTAR, Pittsburgh, PA
22-Apr McMorran Place Sports & Entertainment Center, Port Huron, MI
23-Apr Battle Creek Friends Church, Battle Creek, MI
24-Apr Midland Nazarene, Midland, MI
26-Apr Church At The Depot, Scott Depot, WV
27-Apr Whitley County Middle School Gym, Williamsburg, KY
28-Apr Set Free Church of Dawsonville, Dawsonville, GA
29-Apr Lifepoint Community Church, De Land, FL
30-Apr OpenWater Church, Odessa, FL
* Tour dates subject to change.
About Decyfer Down:
North Carolina-based rock band Decyfer Down has released three best-selling albums over the last decade that have gathered seven No. 1 radio hits, a Grammy and Dove Award nomination, and song placement on major sporting events and promotional videos that have garnered millions of views. Along with its own headline tours, the band has co-headlined with Korn’s Brian “Head” Welch and toured with Breaking Benjamin, Theory of a Dead Man, Thousand Foot Krutch, Skillet, Red, Disciple, Puddle of Mudd and many others.
About The Fuel Music:
Established in 2008, The Fuel Music & Management, LLC, is one of the leading independent distributors of music though all physical and digital channels internationally and enjoys a growing base in artist merchandise sales. Based in Tennessee, the Fuel team brings nearly 70 years of combined music industry experience in record label operations, major label distribution and marketing, and artist management for artists ranging from upstart bands to GRAMMY Award nominated, multi-platinum artists. More information on the company can be found at www.thefuelmusic.com.
