''The End Is Where We Begin'' is the sixth studio album by Canadian

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Thousand Foot Krutch Thousand Foot Krutch (often abbreviated TFK) is a Canadian Christian rock band formed in Peterborough, Ontario, in 1997. The band has released eight studio albums, two live albums, and three remix albums. The band currently consists of foundin ...

. It was released in the United States on April 17, 2012 and in Canada on May 8, 2012. Vocalist

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has stated "the record is some of the heaviest stuff we've done and some of the lightest".

Background

On November 29, 2011, they announced that they would be leaving

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to release the album independently. The band has set up a webpage offering various fans pre-release packages in exchange for advance support for the costs in recording and releasing the album. Fans who donated to the band received early downloads of the songs "The End is Where We Begin" and "Courtesy Call" on January 7, 2012. The official release date was announced as April 17, 2012, via the band's Twitter feed. "War of Change" was used by

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as the official theme song to their Over the Limit 2012 pay-per-view event. The song "Light Up The Sky", is featured in the official EA Sports NHL 13 Video Game Soundtrack, which features sixteen songs in the official version. This song also has been played in several FM Radio stations all around Canada and the United States.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 14 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, selling 23,000 copies. The album also debuted No. 1 in "Hard Rock" and "Christian" albums. In September 2021 the song "Courtesy Call" was certified gold in the United States by the

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Track listing

TFK Remixes EP

In honor of their historic debut on Billboard, Thousand Foot Krutch made two remixed songs and gave them out for free on October 1. The remixes are made with a style similar to Trance, using McNevan's vocals and excluding guitars or drums.

Follow-up remix albums

On the "RadioU" official page, it was announced that Thousand Foot Krutch would be releasing an entire remix album in response to the positive feedback they received from their TFK Remixes EP songs. The name of the album, '' Metamorphosiz: The End Remixes Vol. 1'', was announced on November 1. On January 19, 2013, McNevan announced that they will be releasing another remix album in 2013.

Personnel

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- producer, keyboards, additional guitars *

- producer, vocals, guitars, acoustic guitar *Joel Bruyere - bass guitar *Steve Augustine - drums, percussion * Chris Carmichael - string arrangements

Chart performance

Album charts

Year-end charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:End Is Where We Begin (Thousand Foot Krutch Album), The 2012 albums Thousand Foot Krutch albums Self-released albums