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About|the band|the band's self-titled album|Kutless (album)refimprove|date=April 2008Infobox musical artist| name = Kutless| image = Kutless band.jpg| caption = Kutless in concert on 2007| background = group_or_band| origin = Portland, Oregon|Portland , Oregon , United States| genre = nowrap| Alternative rock , nowrap| Christian rock , nowrap| hard rock , nowrap| post-grunge , nowrap| contemporary worship music | years_active = 1999–present| label = BEC Recordings|BEC | website = URL| http://www.kutless.com| current_members = Jon Micah Sumrall James Mead Jeffrey Gilbert Dave Luetkenhoelter Nick DePartee| past_members = Nathan "Stu" Stuart Kyle Zeigler Kyle Mitchell Ryan Shrout Kutless is a Christian rock|Christian rock music|rock band from Portland, Oregon formed in 1999. Since their formation, they have released six studio albums including their latest, It Is Well (Kutless Album)|It Is Well . The band has also released a live album, Live from Portland .cite web|url= http://www.google.com/musica? aid=kyvgwawzgaP& sa=X& oi=music& ct=result |title=Search Features |publisher=Google.com |date= |accessdate=2011-10-15 Currently, they have sold almost 2 million records.cite web|url= http://www.dcbagency.com/ |title=www.dcbagency.com |publisher=www.dcbagency.com |date= |accessdate=2011-10-15dead link|date=October 2011
Biography
Formed in Portland, Oregon|Portland , Oregon as a Campus Worship band named Call Box. They performed during the 1999-2000 school year at Warner Pacific. Their first guitarist, Andrew Morrison, decided to leave the band shortly before they signed with BEC records. James Mead replaced Andrew at lead guitar.personal account from Andrew Morrison http://www.kutless.com/kutlessHistory.aspx Thompson, Scott A. "Kutless History." Kutless. Warner Pacific College, 2005. Web. 17 May 2010. The Band changed their name to "Kutless" in October 2001 http://www.kutless.com/kutlessTimeline.aspx before releasing their first three track EP followed up by their full-length album in 2002 on BEC Recordings . Kutless chose their name because of a specific Bible verse. Romans 6:23 says, "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" (NRSV). Because of this, the band says, "He took our cuts for us... leaving us 'Kutless'. Their first single was called "Your Touch." Their second single from their debut album, "Run," would go on to hold the record for the longest charting song in the history of the R& R (magazine)|R& R Top 40 charts.
Kutless got their big debut between February and April 2003 when they opened up for Audio Adrenaline and MercyMe , two famous Christian bands at that time.In 2004, after releasing and selling over 250,000 copies of their second full-length album, Sea of Faces , Kutless would go on their first headlining tour, X 2004. That same year, Kutless was slated to perform at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games|Olympics in Greece , but could not make it due to the airline canceling their flight. In 2005, Kutless played a Katrina Benefit Relief Concert in their hometown of Portland Oregon. They also released their first worship album, " Strong Tower ." After recording but before release of "Strong Tower," bassist Kyle Zeigler and drummer Kyle Mitchell left the band to form http://www.verbatimrecords.com VERBATIM Records, a nationally distributed record label based in the Portland, Oregon area. They were replaced with bassist Dave Luetkenhoelter and drummer Jeffrey Gilbert, who both came from the recently broken-up Christian rock band Seven Places . Kutless also went on the Strong Tower tour that year. Later in 2005, Kutless began recording their fourth full-length album. The album, " Hearts of the Innocent ," was released on March 21, 2006. The band followed up with a tour, also featuring Stellar Kart , Disciple (band)|Disciple , and Falling Up (band)|Falling Up .
On the March 28, 2006, an episode of NBC 's Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs , " My Bright Idea ," incorporated a significant portion of the song "All of the Words" from Sea of Faces during the final scene. The episode hit an eleven week ratings high, and was among the first Scrubs episodes that could be downloaded on iTunes. Laura Hutfless from the William Morris Agency said, "Placing the Kutless song, 'All the Words', on Scrubs was truly a team effort. We at William Morris were all very pleased with the way the song was incorporated into the television show and are thrilled that millions of Americans have now been exposed to this incredible band. I'm confident that this is only the beginning for Kutless as they continue to give their audience captivating and inspirational music and win new fans everyday." Kutless’s video "Shut Me Out" has been placed on an exclusive Microsoft/Wal-Mart DVD give-a-way. Consumers who purchase the new Xbox game "The Apprentice," featuring Donald Trump, will receive a copy of Kutless's new video. This is estimated to be in the hands of 350,000 gamers. Plus, Target Stores announced that the "Shut Me Out" video will play nationwide in all stores on Target TV (Red Channel) beginning in May (from Big Machine Media). Suzuki Motor Corporation announced that it will be the sole sponsor of the band's Hearts of the Innocent tour.
Departure of Shrout
In May 2007, longtime Kutless guitarist Ryan Shrout decided to leave Kutless, after his daughter was diagnosed with a rare eye disease. Shrout chose to support his family during this time, and left Kutless to do so. http://www.christianpost.com/article/20070511/27343_Kutless_Guitarist_Leaves_Band_After_Eight_Years.htm Kutless Guitarist Leaves Band After Eight Years on ChristianPost.com Another guitarist named Nick De Partee has since taken the spot of Ryan, and has recently been a tech for the band before playing guitar for them.Citation needed|date=February 2008 Kutless has left William Morris Agency as their booking company and now book through the DCB Agency which is owned and operated by their management company, Platform Artist Management.
The band's songs "Hearts of the Innocent" and "Beyond the Surface" are playable songs on the Christian Guitar Hero game called "Guitar Praise." http://www.guitarpraise.com/song_list.php Guitar Praise Official Site Song List on GuitarPraise.com Their songs "Shut Me Out" and "Your Touch" were later featured in Guitar Praise's Expansion Pack 1. http://store.digitalpraise.com/guitarpraiseexpansionpack1.aspx Guitar Praise Expansion Pack 1 Song List on digitalpraise.com Their song "The Feeling" appears on the video game Rock Band 2 as an extra downloadable song. http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php? t=81247 20 Free DLC Tracks Note/Jukebox Clarification on RockBand.com "Strong Tower" was added in 2011.Citation needed|date=March 2011
Recent activities
The band made a headline appearance at the "Ultimate Event" Christian concert at Alton Towers in the United Kingdom during May 2009. It was their debut UK appearance. http://www.ultimateevents.org.uk/viewlineup.aspx "Ultimate Event" Sitedead link|date=October 2011 In 2009, the band released another worship album, It Is Well (Kutless album)|It Is Well . It was co-produced by Dave Lubben. http://kutless.com/journal.aspx? id=23 Kutless April 2009 Blog
They toured with Casting Crowns on the spring leg of the Until The Whole World Hears Tour, and then headlined the It Is Well Tour with Chasen (band)|Chasen and The Museum (band)|The Museum . On the fall leg of the tour they toured with Sidewalk Prophets and Above The Golden State . The band then toured on Winter Jam 2011, alongside Newsboys , David Crowder Band , Red (band)|RED , KJ-52 , and others.Citation needed|date=July 2011 It has also been announced that a new Kutless album will be released on February 28, 2012 and it will be named "Believer". http://christianmusiczine.com/kutless-to-release-new-album-beleiver/
Members
;Current members
Jon Micah Sumrall - lead vocals , occasional rhythm guitar , piano (2000–present)
James Mead - guitar , backing vocalist|backing vocals (2001–present)
Jeffrey Gilbert - drum kit|drums (2005–present)
Dave Luetkenhoelter - bass guitar (2005–present)
Nick DePartee - lead guitar , backing vocals (2007–present)
Praise & Worship Album of the Year ( Strong Tower )
nom
Worship Song of the Year ("Strong Tower")
nom
2007
Recorded Music Packaging of the Year ( Hearts of the Innocent )
nom
Dove Awards of 20082008
Dove Awards of 20092009
Dove Awards of 20102010
References
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External links
http://www.kutless.com Official website
http://www.biblestudymagazine.com/kutless/kutless.pdf Bible Study and Rock Music - by John David Barry
Kutless Category:American Christian rock groups Category:Musical groups from Portland, Oregon Category:Tooth and Nail Records artists Category:Christian alternative metal groups
