Friday, September 4, 2009

Welcome To The Masquerade

Ok, so enough about the subtle self promotion. let's just get downright obvious with it. We have a new record coming out on Tuesday titled Welcome to the Masquerade and it's pretty good if i do say so myself. and of COURSE i say so because when you buy the record it benefits me (well, indirectly). so basically, i'm just gonna have to declare a good 'ole conflict 'o interest on that one. i am a tainted source of information. don't even think about trusting me on this issue. if i were a CIA operative, my status at Langley would be COMPROMISED. so since it's clear that i do not have a trusted opinion, i've provided a few quotes from reviews.

“‘Welcome to the Masquerade’ is like a greatest hits album for Thousand Foot Krutch, every song on the album IS a hit! I would highly recommend this to anyone who has been a fan of TFK as well as FM Static." --Absolutepunk.net

“‘Welcome to the Masquerade’ takes TFK’s hard rocking anthem songs to a completely new level. If you loved past efforts like “Rawkfist” and “Move”, you won’t be able to sit still for this new album. It’s clearly one of the very best albums of the year, hands down.” - CMSpin.com

"Simply put, if you are a fan of arena rock or a long time TFK listener, you should be excited about this, as it blows away anything else I’ve heard in the genre all year long." --CMZine.com

“‘Welcome to the Masquerade’ is a nearly perfect album, it is filled with a few simply wonderful and noteworthy songs. Fundamentally it is an excellent work that has stunning production and a crisp, rich sound.” --Kyle Kiekintveld, Staff Writer, TheChristianManifesto.com

“On their latest release, Thousand Foot Krutch presents one of their edgiest and most diverse projects to date. On Masquerade, TFK acknowledges their strengths and builds on them to create one of the standout rock albums of the season – if not the year. If you can only afford one rock record in the weeks ahead, there’s no mistaking that Welcome To The Masquerade delivers and does not disappoint.”

“‘Welcome to the Masquerade’ covers a lot of ground – and covers is well. It tackles weighty topics with depth and intensity, but also dishes out plenty of fun in the form of 'big, crunchy adrenaline rock,' as McNevan calls it.” -- Stars and Stripes

“Thousand Foot Krutch have finally created the masterpiece we all knew they were capable of...Welcome To The Masquerade takes everything you've ever loved about TFK in one well thought out and hard rocking package.” --Underthegunreview.net



So there you have it. seriously though i think it's a good record. it comes out on Tuesday, September 8th. i think pre-orders are available now on our websites. a few of the songs are actually on our myspace now. i'd be curious to hear what everybody's fave song is so far. hit me back with comments ya'll!!

2 comments:

Matthew said...

You guys did a really good job with this album. My favorite song is "the part that hurts the most." This song is probably one of the best songs that TFK has ever written.

I have been curious though if you recorded guitars on any part of the album or if Trevor did it?

nickbaumhardt said...

hey, thanks for compliments! ya, trev did a great job on that song. but no, i didn't play any of the guitars on the record. i am technically just a hired player for the live shows. the band has always hired a separate guitar player for the studio. Randy Torres and Aaron Sprinkle played the guitars on the new record. a guy named Phil X did the flame and i'm pretty sure he did the art of breaking too. aaron sprinkle played all the guitars on the phenomenon record. i'm not sure who did what on set it off. i've only been with the band for about 3 years.

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