Phenomenon is the second studio album by Christian rock

Christian rock

Christian rock is a form of rock music played by individuals and bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands...

 band Thousand Foot Krutch

Thousand Foot Krutch

Thousand Foot Krutch is a Canadian Christian rock band formed in 1995. They have released five major studio albums: Set It Off , Phenomenon , The Art of Breaking , The Flame In All of Us , and Welcome to the Masquerade . They also have one live album, Live at the Masquerade...

, and their first project on Tooth & Nail Records

Tooth & Nail Records

Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in the U.S. state of California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle, Washington, where it is situated today...

. The album was released on September 30, 2003. It displays a different style than the band's previous album, with less rapping and instead, a fusion of modern rock and nu metal

Nu metal

Nu metal is a subgenre of heavy metal. It is a fusion genre which combines elements of heavy metal with other genres, including grunge and hip hop...

. It also exhibits influences from Linkin Park

Linkin Park

Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries...

 and some elements of Korn

Korn

Korn is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993. The current band line up includes four members: Jonathan Davis, James "Munky" Shaffer, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, and Ray Luzier. The band was formed as an expansion of L.A.P.D.The band released their first demo album,...

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Track listing

All songs written by Trevor McNevan, Steve Augustine and Joel Bruyere.

1. "Phenomenon
   Phenomenon (Thousand Foot Krutch song)
   "Phenomenon" is a song by Thousand Foot Krutch and is the first track on the album of the same name, released in 2003.The song is significantly different from the style from the groups previous album, Set It Off. It features more of a Alternative Rock feel instead of the Nu metal/Rapcore song...
   
   " – 2:59
2. "Step to Me" – 3:00
3. "Last Words" – 2:48
4. "This Is a Call" – 3:49
5. "Rawkfist
   Rawkfist (song)
   "Rawkfist" is a 2003 single from the Canadian group Thousand Foot Krutch and has been their most successful song to date. It is the fifth track from their second album Phenomenon. ESPN Sports Center chose it to be played in the Ultimate Highlight sequences on their program...
   
   " – 2:40
6. "Faith, Love and Happiness" – 2:54
7. "I Climb" – 3:24
8. "Quicken" – 2:51
9. "New Design" – 3:29
10. "Bounce" – 3:06
11. "Ordinary" – 3:09
12. "Break the Silence" – 3:03

Credits

• Trevor McNevan – vocals
  Singing
  Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
  
  , guitar
  Guitar
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• Joel Bruyere – bass guitar
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  
• Steve Augustine – drums
  Drum kit
  A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
  
  
• Aaron Sprinkle
  Aaron Sprinkle
  Aaron Sprinkle is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer from Seattle, Washington.-Career:His career in music began in high school with a group called BellBangVilla. BellBangVilla became Poor Old Lu and they released a number of albums . Aaron Sprinkle also sang and played...
  
   – producer, additional guitars
• Mixed by J.R. McNeely, except "Last Words" and "Quicken", which were mixed by Ben Grosse
• Recorded at Compound Recording (Seattle, Washington)

Reception

• "Rawkfist", "Faith, Love and Happiness", and "This Is a Call" were top 10 hits on the Christian hit radio format; "Rawkfist" entered the top 40 on mainstream rock radio.
• The album has sold over 250,000 units.
• Both "Phenomenon" and "Rawkfist" were #1s on ChristianRock.Net
  ChristianRock.Net
  ChristianRock.Net is an internet only Christian rock radio station based in Springfield, Missouri, United States. It started in 1998, and is one of four 24/7 Christian rock stations in the country ....
  
  in 2003-2004. "Bounce", track #10, was also a #1 on ChristianRock.Net.