Thousand Foot Krutch's "Oxygen: Inhale" Is a Breath of Fresh Air in Top 10

Thousand Foot Krutch's latest release "Oxygen: Inhale" debuts at #7 on the Billboard Top 200 chart.  Simultaneously, it lodges in at #2  on the Top Current Rock Albums chart (just behind the Guardians of the Galaxy soundtrack at No. 1), No. 6 on the Top Internet and No. 1 on the Top Christian/Gospel Albums charts. The recording also spent most of last week at No. 1 on the iTunes Rock chart and hit No. 5 on the iTunes overall Albums chart. The fan funded album gives TFK their highest ever position on the Billboard charts.

 Driving the successful debut in part is the recording's lead single, "Born This Way," which hits No. 34 at Active Rock this week. NASCAR and SEC colleges also crank up the song's volume on ESPN through mid-December as the single continues to roar up the radio charts. The song further picks up well-over a quarter-of-a-million views and 4,000+ likes on YouTube pushing TFK's YouTube channel views to over 1,100,000 last month alone, a record for the band.

Lead singer Trevor McNevan has this to say about the new record:  "We wanted to make a raw rock record. We decided to strip away all the background sounds and popular over-production, so that what you hear are just the instruments and the voice."

"To me, the words are as important as the melody," McNevan says. "The song has to say something important, to connect with the audience on a deeper level. I had this image of prostitutes, addicts, business men/women, people from all walks of life, holding up a sign that reads 'Breathe Through Me.' Love includes everyone. We were called to love one another, help and support one another, and to walk through life together."

Hands & Feet Project To Make Appearance in NASCAR Race

The Hands & Feet Project should be seen by thousands this weekend as MacDonald Motorsports car #49 will feature the logo of the Hands & Feet Project will driving in NASCAR’s K&N Pro Series race on Saturday, Nov. 3rd. The car will be driven by 19-year old Harrison Rhodes. The race is the season finale at Rockingham Speedway.

“I’m really excited to see the Hands & Feet Project #49 on the racetrack this weekend,” explained Jeni MacDonald, team owner. “I really hope we can raise awareness as to what Hands & Feet is doing and bring them more support.”

Along with the Hands & Feet Project, Audio Adrenaline will also be presented on Harrison’s #49 car. The multi-GRAMMY® award-winning band has recently reunited with a new lineup of like-minded musicians with the same common goal; to be the voice for orphans in Haiti and around the world.

“I am thrilled about getting to drive the Hands & Feet Project #49 at Rockingham Speedway this weekend,” explained driver Rhodes. “It is going to be awesome getting to race at a track where there is so much history and where so many great drivers have raced.”