Scene · 1995–2010
Thousand Foot Krutch
Thousand Foot Krutch started in Peterborough, Ontario, in 1995. They traded rap-rock for hard rock and twice topped Billboard's Hard Rock Albums chart.
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Thousand Foot Krutch is a Canadian Christian rock band from Peterborough, Ontario, formed in 1995. Trevor McNevan started it with his childhood friend Joel Bruyere and drummer Steve Augustine. McNevan has said the name stands for "the point in our lives that we realize we can't make it on our own strength." Over ten studio albums they sold more than 1.1 million records and hit No. 1 on Billboard's Hard Rock Albums chart twice.
Selling records out of a van
Their first record, That's What People Do, came out on their own in 1998. Set It Off (2000) was nu metal with a heavy hip hop lean. The band toured it hard and sold 85,000 copies straight out of their van.
Tooth & Nail signed them in 2003 for Phenomenon. McNevan still used his rhythmic, half-rapped delivery, but the songs moved toward modern hard rock. It sold 200,000 units, one of the biggest sellers in the label's history, and "Rawkfist" was one of its four radio singles.
Into hard rock
The Art of Breaking (2005) left the nu metal almost completely behind. Its single "Move" peaked at No. 16 on the Mainstream Rock chart. The Flame in All of Us (2007) pushed further toward mainstream rock. Welcome to the Masquerade (2009) reached No. 35 on the Billboard 200, and "Fire It Up" turned up in the NHL 10 video game and a G.I. Joe trailer.
The band left Tooth & Nail and used crowdfunding to make The End Is Where We Begin (2012). Its song "War of Change" became the theme for WWE's Over the Limit that year. Oxygen: Inhale (2014) and Exhale (2016) came next, and Exhale debuted at No. 34. After a 2017 live album the band went on an indefinite break. In 2025 McNevan said he'd put out new music as Teerawk, and the band said it had no plans for more TFK music.
Christian radio and church tours
TFK grew up on Christian radio and festivals as much as rock radio. They toured with TobyMac, with Creation Festival: The Tour, and on the Rock and Worship Roadshow with MercyMe. McNevan also co-wrote TobyMac's song "Ignition."
Rap-rock roots
TFK came out of the same rap-rock wave as P.O.D. and Project 86, then settled into straight hard rock. They toured with Kutless, Skillet, Pillar and Disciple, and shared bills with Breaking Benjamin, Chevelle and Red. McNevan and Augustine's side band, FM Static, went the pop-punk route.
