Thousand Foot Krutch – Welcome to the Masquerade

Artist: Thousand Foot Krutch
Album: Welcome To The Masquerade
Release Date: September 8’th, 2009

 

Welcome To The Masquerade Description:

“We all wear masks,” says McNevan, setting the stage for his band’s theatrical new work. “We hide what we don’t want people to know we’re thinking or feeling. And that’s easy to get away with when life is so busy. A lot of times, we have no idea what’s really going on in the life of the person right beside us.”

Thousand Foot Krutch is back with their most ambitious release to date, Welcome To The Masquerade, co-produced by Aaron Sprinkle and Trevor McNevan. The Album features the singles Forward Motion and Bring Me To Life. Welcome to the Masquerade reveals what Thousand Foot Krutch continues to learn from its growing legion of fans. Their unique approach to music often as heady as it is heavy creates a space where it’s safe to go deep one moment and just cut loose the next.

“Welcome To The Masquerade” Album Review:

I love how this band really knows who they are as musicians and delivers to their fans every time. As to be expected from this group this album brings alot of rock with very powerful lyrics that will raise your blood pressure and put a smile on your face. Songs such as; Welcome to Masquerade, Bring Me to Life, Fire it Up, Outta Control, deliver on a heavier level. However, this album really does have a little something for everyone, example “Look Away” is a great song that is very capable of tugging on your heart strings. Basically this cd will not dissapoint. Whether you a returning fan like myself, or have no idea who Thousand Foot Krutch is, “Welcome to the Masquerade” is a must have in your collection and I highly recommend it. – Hodges

Heavy riffs, lyrics, touching ballads… everything down to the cover of the cd is delivered almost flawlessly. The CD starts off with an intro which sets us up for the title track, inviting us to to drop our guards and admit, “I’m not o.k.”. Continuing the TFK tradition of writing fist pumping, “rawk” songs, Fire it Up gives us another anthem to be heard in sports arenas. It delivers some awesome riffs and a very cathy chorus that is guaranteed to stick in your head. Bring Me To Life was offered as a sampler from Taco Bell’s feed the beat, which TFK was one of the three winners. It is an epic in every sense of the word. With a simple (and often overused) theme, it offers some of TFK’s best lyrics, and is one of the best songs in the TFK library. E for Extintion misleads you to thinking it’s the albus first ballad starting off with atmospheric vocals and airy guitars, but some heavier guitars lead into a screaming bridge, and a catchy chorus which reminds me of Quicken from Phenomenon in which Trevor screams the first couple words of each sentence along with his singing for a very anthemic song. Wathing Over Me is the albums first ballad. It offers a nice remider of God’s prescence without sounding cliche and it ends with a soft orchestra. The Part That Hurts the Most immediatly gets things moving again and introduces a small dose of synths to compliment some of the guitar work. Scream offers some honest lyrics of when you feel that you’re “at the end of the rope”. Also some piano is thrown in for good measure. Look Away sounds like something that would fit nicely with Trevor and Steve’s side project FM Static, especially their newest album Dear Diary. It’s a nice acoustic driven track with a bit of piano and a really nice string arrangment for a more epic ballad sound. Forward Motion is TFK’s first true pop song and they pull it off very well. It’s sound adds a nice element to the CD. Outta Control is another heavy riffage song, and although less memorable than all of the other songs, it’s still a great song. Smack Down is TFK’s attempt to get some more exposure to sports fans. I was almost reluctant to hear the song before buying the CD thinking it would be just a generic rock song. A huge smile went across my face when hearing this song. The song is a cross between Queen’s We Will Rock You and some of TFK’s earlier work. Already Home has a nice orchestrated opening and just great ending to an epic album. With 8 rock songs, 1 pop song, and 3 ballads the CD is very balanced and all of the songs have “hit” written all over them. – Smith

I’m 30 years old, and I LOVE this album! The songs are hard-core rock (I was head-banging!), with moments of sincere break-down, without being fake or flimsy. The CD itself is wrought with intense emotion. The CD itself is a journey from beginning to end. It would make a great gift for any late teen/early twenty’s kid who is going through the natural melancholy/rebellious/insecure time or anyone that’s searching for truth and something real. TFK is an AWESOME band, and I loved this album even more than all their previous (which is hard to do). I NEVER SKIP A SONG – I just keep the album on repeat! This album belongs in mainstream & kids wouldn’t even realize the difference; the rifts, the beats, the chords, the relate-ability – it would all fit mainstream. The difference would be the message is real – with a Christian view, and subtle uplifting and hopeful messages that would lead them to Christ as the answer vs anything worldly. – V.K.

Track Listing:
1. The Invitation
2. Welcome To The Masquerade
3. Fire It Up
4. Bring Me To Life
5. E For Extinction
6. Watching Over Me
7. The Part That Hurts The Most (Is Me)
8. Scream
9. Look Away
10. Forward Motion
11. Outta Control
12. Smack Down
13. Already Home

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