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Sonicflood (sometimes stylized as SONICFLOOd) is a U.S. group of Contemporary Christian music, based in Nashville, Tennessee. They started in 1999 with a self-titled debut album.
History
Sonicflood's origins can be traced back to the band Zilch, which originated from dc Talk's traveling band: lead singer & guitarist Mark Lee Townsend, keyboardist Jason Halbert, and bassist Otto Price.[1] Zilch released its first Christian rock album, Platinum, in 1997 on Gotee Records and received very little publicity.[1] Mark Lee Townsend left the band and was replaced by then-independent artist Jeff Deyo. After performing in various clubs for a while, Gotee Records producers saw the band perform a cover of Lord, I Lift Your Name on High and suggested that the band consider recording a praise & worship album.
The band agreed to this new direction. Because of the change in style and sound, and the departure of Townsend, the band changed its name to Sonicflood.[citation needed] Sonicflood added Seven Day Jesus guitarist Dwayne Larring and drummer Aaron Blanton to its lineup, not to mention a host of additional guitarists appearing as studio guests. Otto Price played bass on the album but dropped out of the core band. Rick Heil, Big Tent Revival bass player, took Otto Price's place in February 1999 before Sonicflood began touring. In February 1999, Sonicflood released its debut and eventually sold 900,000 units, had two #1 hits, and garnered three Dove Awards nominations and one win, for "Praise and Worship Album".
Changes
Departure of All Original Members
In 2000, Sonicflood went through a series of changes that ended in all members but Rick Heil leaving the band.[2] Following the Newsboys "Love, Liberty, Disco" tour, lead singer Jeff Deyo was voted out of the band, and drummer Aaron Blanton quit. A lead singer from New Zealand, Dean Rush, and a new drummer were hired, but performed only a few tour dates before the lead singer, Dean Rush was deported. Following the devastating deportation of the band's new lead singer, Dean Rush, remaining founders Dwayne Larring and Jason Halbert left the band, leaving non-founding member Rick Heil the only man left.
SONICFLOOd and PETRA
In 2001 (following their departure from SONICFLOOd), Dwayne Larring and Jason Halbert produced the third praise album released by the legendary Christian Rock Group and Gospel Music Hall of Fame group, PETRAThe name of the album was "Revival". From the "Revival" DVD, Larring and Halbert both credit Petra's first two praise albums ("Petra Praise: The Rock Cries Out" and "Petra Praise 2: We Need Jesus") as inspiration for the sound of SONICFLOOd.
Break Up
Gotee Records issued a press release that Sonicflood had broken up. At the time of the break up, Sonicflood was booked for the remainder of the year, and into the next year. The Sonicflood website went down, and was replaced by a message by touring bassist Rick Heil, stating that Sonicflood had indeed broken up, and that he felt sorry for the churches that had made non-refundable deposits and purchases for Sonicflood concerts, and so he was putting together a band to honor the bands remaining tour dates. During this tour, Rick Heil decided to make this band the "new" Sonicflood, and continued to book concerts under the name.
Rick and his wife Ce Ce Heil (sonicfloods accountant) "relieved" the original band members using a legal strong arm.
The "New" Sonicflood
After the inevitable legal battles over Rick Heil's continued use of the name Sonicflood were over, the "new" Sonicflood was formed. Gotee Records dropped Sonicflood after Sonicpraise, stating their contract was with the members of the original Sonicflood, not Rick Heil.
Sonicpraise, their live album, was recorded at the 1999 Flevo Festival in The Netherlands, but was only released in 2001 after the band split up to fulfill Sonicflood's contractual obligations to Gotee Records.[2] The new album earned a Grammy Award nomination for "Best Gospel Rock Album".
Current Status
Heil continued on with Sonicflood, recruiting new members and releasing Resonate (2001), Cry Holy (2003), This Generation (2005) and Glimpse (2006) with INO Records. Aaron Blanton joined the band By the Tree, and Jeff Deyo stayed with Gotee Records as a solo artist. Former Paul Colman Trio bassist Grant Norsworthy joined Sonicflood after the Australian threesome split in 2004. Sonicflood is credited with helping along the modern rock-worship movement that Delirious? began by putting electric guitars, distortion, and audio effects to worship lyrics.
Their next album, A Heart Like Yours, is set to be released on September 9, 2008. The band solicited the help of their fans in naming the album and in designing the cover art. This will also be the band's first album to be released independently.[3]
Discography
as Zilch:
- 1997 - Platinum
as Sonicflood:
- 1999 - Sonicflood
- 2001 - Sonicpraise - live
- 2001 - Resonate
- 2003 - Cry Holy
- 2004 - Gold - best-of compilation
- 2005 - This Generation
- 2006 - The Early Years - compilation
- 2006 - Glimpse - live
- 2008 - Heart Like Yours
Awards
- 1999 - Dove Award for "Praise and Worship Album": Sonicflood
- 2000 - Dove Award for "Special Event Album": City on a Hill (various artists)
- 2001 - Grammy Award nomination for "Best Gospel Rock Album": Sonicpraise
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Album | Chart | Position |
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| 1999 | Sonicflood | The Billboard 200 | #158 |
| 2001 | Sonicpraise | The Billboard 200 | #172 |
| 2001 | Resonate | The Billboard 200 | #168 |
| 2003 | Cry Holy | ||
| 2005 | This Generation | Top Heatseekers | #39 |
Members
- Current members (as of 2008)
- Rick Heil - Vocals, Guitar
- Chris Knight - Drums (2008)
- Mckendree Augustas Tucker - Keys (2008)
- Quinton Gibson - Guitar (2008)
- Other Unknown new members
- Previous members (as of 2008)
- Justin Ostrander - Guitar (?-2008)
- Albert Kiteck - Guitar, Vocals (2007-2008)
- Chris Kimmerer - Drums (?-2008)
- Trey Hill - Guitar (?-?)
- Grant Norsworthy - Bass (?-2008)
- Previous members (Jeff Deyo era)
- Jeff Deyo - vocals, guitar (1999-May 2000)
- Jason Halbert - keyboards (1999-July 2000)
- Dwayne Larring - guitar (1999-July 2000)
- Aaron Blanton - drums (1999-July 2000)
- Otto Price - bass guitar (1999)
- These are just some of the previous members, however there are a multitude of unlisted ones.
References
- ^ a b Powell, Mark Allan (2002). "Zilch". Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (First printing ed.). Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. pp. 1065–1066. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.
- ^ a b Powell (2002). "SONICFLOOd". Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music. pp. 845–846.
- ^ Secrest, Mariah "Voices in Culture: SONICFLOOd." Wrecked For The Ordinary, 2008
Further reading
- Cooksey, G. (2005). "SONICFLOOd". In Pilchak, Angela M., ed. (ed.). Contemporary Musicians. Volume 51. Farmington Hills, Michigan: Gale Group. pp. 150–152. ISBN 0-7876-8064-8. ISSN 1044-2197.
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