Sonicflood
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| Sonicflood | |
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| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
| Genre(s) | CCM |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Label(s) | Resonate Records |
| Website | www.sonicflood.com |
| Members | |
| Rick Heil Chris Knight McKendree Tucker Phil Baquie Branden Taulbee |
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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.
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[edit] History
Sonicflood released its debut album in February 1999. Since its debut Sonicflood has sold almost 2 million records, and produced the top worship hits "I Could Sing of Your Love Forever", "I Want to Know You", "Resonate", "Cry Holy" and "Here I am to Worship" just to name a few. The band has earned Dove Awards and a Grammy nomination in addition to multiple ASCAP awards for their work.
In 2000, Sonicflood went through a series of changes that ended in all members but Rick Heil leaving the band.[1] 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 deportation of the band's new lead singer, remaining founders Dwayne Larring and Jason Halbert left the band, leaving non-founding member Rick Heil the only man left.
[edit] 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 - A Heart Like Yours
[edit] 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
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Album | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
[edit] Members
- Current members (as of 2009)
- Rick Heil - Vocals, Guitar (1999-present)
- Chris Knight - Drums (June 2008)
- Mckendree Tucker - Keys (May 2008)
- Phil Baquie - Guitar (Jan 2009)
- Branden Taulbee - Bass (August 2008)
[edit] References
- ^ Powell (2002). "SONICFLOOd". Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music. pp. 845–846.
[edit] Further reading
- Cooksey, G. (2005). "SONICFLOOd". in Pilchak, Angela M., ed.. Contemporary Musicians. Volume 51. Farmington Hills, Michigan: Gale Group. pp. 150–152. ISSN 1044-2197. ISBN 0-7876-8064-8.
- "Zilch". 7ball (14). September / October 1997. ISSN 1082-3980.
