Kutless
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Kutless is a Christian rock band from Oregon. They have performed more than hundreds of shows in several countries to over 1.6 million fans.
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[edit] About
Kutless is a worship band formed in 2000 initially known as "Call Box". They changed their name before releasing three track EP which was followed by the released of their full length debut album on 2002. Two singles were released on their debut album. First is the single entitled "Your Touch" and the second single "Run" would go on to claim the longest charting song in the R&R top 40 charts. Their second studio album was released two years after their debut on 2004. This time, the album was entitled Sea of Faces where they hold a series of tours to promote the album on the same year.
The third album, the first worship album was released shortly on 2005 entitled Strong Tower. But before it was released two members, Kyle Zeigler and Kyle Mitchell left to pursue business interest among them and eventually formed Verbatim Records, a national distributor of record label based in Portland, Oregon. The two were then replaced by Dave Luetkenhoelter and Jeffrey Gilbert respectively. Both came from the defunct Christian band Seven Places. Late the same year 2005, they record their fourth full length album entitled Hearts of the Innocent released on 2006.
Early that year of 2006, an episode of NBC's Scrubs "My Bright Idea" played the song "All of the Words", a song from "Sea of Faces" and it made the episode a hit with an eleven week rating high. It was the lone episode that can be downloaded at Itunes.
Their latest music video "Shut Me Out" has been placed as an exclusive give away for Microsoft, that means as to whoever buy and Xbox game The Apprentice will received a copy of the video targetting about 400,000 gamers in the United States.
In favor of supporting his family, longtime guitarist Ryan Shrout decided to leave the band due to some concerns about her daughter's health. He choose to support the family and has since been replaced by Nick De Partee. In the present, the new booking company of the band is D and C Booking.
[edit] Awards & Certifications
Awards
| Year | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Dove Award | Nominated for Rock Album of the Year for "Kutless" |
| 2005 | Dove Award | Nominated for Rock Album of the Year for "Sea of Faces" |
| 2006 | Dove Award | Special Event Album of the Year for "Music Inspired by the Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe" |
| 2006 | Dove Award | Nominated for Group of the Year |
| 2006 | Dove Award | Special Event Album of the Year for "WoW Christmas Green" |
| 2006 | Dove Award | Praise and Worship Album of the Year for "Strong Tower" |
[edit] Chart Toppers
| Year | Album | ChristianRock chart |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Kutless (album) | 1 |
| 2008 | To Know That You're Alive | 11 |
[edit] News
[edit] Tours & Concerts
Oct 3 2008 - Fargo First Assembly of God Fargo, North Dakota
Oct 4 2008 - The Wachovia Center Scranton, Pennsylvania
Oct 9 2008 - Landmark Baptist Temple Cincinnati, Ohio
Oct 10 2008 - Charleston Municipal Auditorium Charleston, West Virginia
Oct 11 2008 - Cullman County Fairgrounds Cullman, Alabama
Oct 12 2008 - Ozark Civic Center Ozark, Alabama
Oct 17 2008 - Life Changers International Church Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Oct 18 2008 - TBA Green Bay, Wisconsin
Oct 19 2008 - Wings Stadium Kalamazoo, Michigan
Oct 22 2008 - Omni Center LaCrosse, Wisconsin
Oct 26 2008 - US Cellular Coliseum Bloomington, Illinois
Oct 30 2008 - Grove City Church of the Nazarene Grove City, Ohio
Oct 31 2008 - Roberts Wesleyan College Rochester, New York
Nov 1 2008 - Stabler Arena @ Leigh University Bethleham, Pennsylvania
Nov 2 2008 - First Arena Elmira, New York
Nov 5 2008 - Jaffa Shrine Center Altoona, Pennsylvania
Nov 6 2008 - Crown Center Fayetteville, North Carolina
Nov 7 2008 - Knoxville Christian Center Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 8 2008 - Memorial Auditorium Chattanooga Chattanooga, Tennessee
Nov 14 2008 - Hoffmantown Church Albuquerque, New Mexico
Nov 15 2008 - Orchard Road Christian Center Greenwood Village, Colorado
Nov 17 2008 - Mid-America Center Council Bluffs, Iowa
Nov 20 2008 - Spirit Bank Event Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Nov 21 2008 - Great Hills Baptist Church Austin, Texas
Nov 22 2008 - Concrete Street Amphitheatre - The Patio Corpus Christi, Texas
Nov 23 2008 - Teen Mania Ministries Lindale, Texas
Dec 31 2008 - Knotts Berry Farm Buena Park, California
Jan 31 2009 - Acquire the Fire Richmond, Virginia
Feb 7 2009 - Acquire the Fire Sacramento, California
Feb 13 2009 - Auburn Hills - Acquire the Fire Auburn Hills, Michigan
Feb 14 2009 - Convention Center - Acquire the Fire Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb 20 2009 - Freeman Coliseum - Acquire the Fire San Antonio, Texas
Feb 27 2009 - First Federated Church - Acquire the Fire Des Moines, Iowa
Mar 28 2009 - Silver Dollar City Echo Hollow Theater Branson, Missouri
May 1 2009 - Overland Christian Church - Acquire the Fire Tacoma, Washington
May 2 2009 - Denver Coliseum - Acquire the Fire Denver, Colorado
May 9 2009 - Alton Towers Staffordshire
Jul 4 2009 = Mennonite Youth Conference - Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio
[edit] Announcements
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
 September 17, 2002 BEC Recordings |
 February 24, 2004 BEC Recordings |
 March 1, 2005 BEC Recordings |
 March 21, 2006 BEC Recordings |
 June 24, 2008 BEC Recordings |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Label | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | "Your Touch" | BEC Recordings | Kutless |
| 2002 | "Run" | BEC Recordings | Kutless |
| 2003 | "Tonight" | BEC Recordings | Kutless |
| 2003 | "Pride Away" | BEC Recordings | Kutless |
| 2004 | "Treason" | BEC Recordings | Sea of Faces |
| 2004 | "Sea of Faces" | BEC Recording | Sea of Faces |
[edit] Other artists
[edit] Similar artists
[edit] Influences
[edit] Contemporaries
[edit] Trivia
- The first name of the band was called Call Box in 2000.
- They went to the same church in Portland, Oregon.
- Kutless performed 220 shows in their first year to almost 200,000 people, showing that they were serious about getting God's music on stage.
[edit] Reviews
- Kutless has a more destructive rock stage than other christen bands. They are constant in their Christian theme. Their songs are filled with power and hope. --Mimi 07:00, 28 October (PST)
