Kutless

Kutless ialah kumpulan rock Kristen dari Portland, Oregon.

Biografi
Mereka bermula di kolej sebagai kumpulan pujaan yang digelakan "Call Box" pada tahun 2000.  Mereka menerbitkan album panjang-lebar pertama mereka pada tahun 2002 di BEC Recordings dibawah nama yang mereka sekarang mengenali mereka, Kutless. Mereka telah memberikan nama itu pada tahun 2001. Single pertama mereka adalah lagu yang bertajuk "Your Touch". Singlenya "Run", off of their debut album, would go on to hold the record for the longest charting song in the history of the R&R  Top 40 charts and be the most played song of the first 5 years on ChristianRock.net. Pada 2004, selepas mentayangkan album panjang-penuh, Sea of Faces, Kutless berkeputusan untuk buat pelancongan headlining pertama mereka, X 2004. Dalam tahun yang sama, Kutless dislate untuk bermain dislatekan untuk bermain di Olympics Musim Panas 2004 di Yunani, tetapi mereka ditak dapat melakukan demikian kerana penerbangan mereka telah dibatalkan.  Pada 2005, Kutless berkeputusan untuk tayangan album puja pertama mereka, Strong Tower. Selepas merekamkan Strong Tower, tetapi sebelum ia direleasekan, pemain bass Kyle Zeigler dan pemain gendang Kyle Mitchell meninggalkan kumpulan ini. Zeigler dan Mitchell sekarang memilik dan beroperasi VERBATIM Records, sebuah label rakaman diedarkan dalam negara a nationally di Portland, kawasan OR. Mereka digantikan oleh pemain bass Dave Leutkenhoelter dan pemain gendang Jeffrey Gilbert, yang kedua mereka tiba dari kumpulan Christian baru berpisahan Seven Places. Kutless juga bersambung dengan pelancongan Strong Tower pada tahun itu. Kemudian pada 2005, Kutless bermula merakam album panjang-penuh mereka. Album, Hearts of the Innocent, telah ditayangkan pada March 21, 2006.

Mereka baru-baru ini mengadakan tour Hearts of the Innocent tour dengan Stellar Kart, Disciple, dan Falling Up untuk menyokongkan album, Hearts of the Innocent. Single mereka terkini, "Shut Me Out", telah berjalan lancar pada carta rock Kristen.

Pada March 28, 2006, episod NBC's Scrubs, bertajuk "My Bright Idea", lagunya "All Of The Words" dari album ketiga Kutless Strong Tower dimainkan hampir dua minit semasa scene pivotal pada musim itu. The episode hit an eleven week ratings high, and is among the first Scrubs episodes that can 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 ground breaking 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.

Dalam video game Kristen Dance Praise, tiga lagu Kutless songs dapat dibubuhkan ke lineup lagu melalui expansion pack Dance Praise , Dance Praise Expansion Pack Volume 3: Pop & Rock Hits. Lagu-lagunya ialah "Strong Tower", "Sea of Faces", dan "Run".

Maksud nama kumpulan

Kutless memilah nama mereka kerana verse spesifik Kitab Bible. Romans 6:23 bersabda, "Kristus menerima pukulan kita dan berkorban untuk membayar gaji (mengampuni) dosa kita." Oleh kerana ini, kumpulan itu berkata, "Dia mengambil potongan untuk kita... meninggalkan kita 'Kutless' (tidak dipotong)."

Ahli-ahli
Jon Micah Sumrall - lead vocals (2001-present)
James Mead - guitar, backing vocals (2001-present)
Ryan Shrout - guitar, backing vocals (2001-present)
Dave Leutkenhoelter - bass (2005-present)
Jeffrey Gilbert - drums (2005-present)

Bekas ahli-ahli
Nathan Stuart, A.K.A. "Stu" -bass (2001-2002)
Kyle Zeigler - bass (2002-2005)
Kyle Mitchell - drums (2001-2005)

Diskografi

Album Panjang-lebar

Kutless (2002)
Sea of Faces (2004)
Strong Tower (2005)
Hearts of the Innocent (2006)

CP Muzik LainOpen MIC Karaoke Volume 1Music Inspired by the Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005)
X Worship 2006 (compilation album)
X 2006 (compilation album)
X 2005 (compilation album)
X 2004 (compilation album)
X 2003 (compilation album)

Video Muzik

"Your Touch"
"Tonight" 
"Run"
"Not What You See"
"Sea of Faces"
"Strong Tower"
"Shut Me Out"

DVD

Kutless DVD, 2002
Kutless: Hearts of the Innocent Special Edition DVD (2006)
Kutless concert DVD (Coming late 2006)

Singles

Pautan luar
Official Website
Kutless Song Lyrics
Fansite 
German Fansite 
Kutless guitar tabs

Christian musical groups
Christian rock
Oregon musical groups