Sanctus Real

Apr 22, 2022
Aug 06, 2021
Mar 05, 2021
Aug 30, 2019
Jan 01, 2018
Feb 12, 2016
Oct 09, 2015
5
Oct 14, 2014
Run
Feb 05, 2013
Oct 25, 2010
Mar 09, 2010
Feb 12, 2008
Apr 04, 2006
Jun 15, 2004
Jan 01, 2002

Sanctus Real is listed in the credits for the following albums:

Year Artist Album Role
2004 Artists United For Africa In The Name Of Love

Sanctus Real

Band Members:

Guitar
Guitar
Bass (1999-2005)
Bass (1996-1999)
Guitar, Vocals (1996 - 2015)
Lead Vocals (2016 - current)

Sanctus Real is an American Christian rock band formed in Toledo, Ohio, in 1996. The band is best known for their number 1 singles "Beautiful Day" (a U2 cover), "Everything About You", "The Fight Song", "I'm Not Alright", "Don't Give Up", "We Need Each Other" and "Forgiven". Since 2002, they have released five albums through the Sparrow record label.

In 1996, lead singer and guitarist Matt Hammitt met guitarist Chris Rohman while they were tenth graders attending Toledo Christian School in Ohio. They led youth worship at their school and church, and began writing their own music that year. Drummer Mark Graalman and bassist Matt Kollar soon joined, forming the band's original line-up. The group performed their first concert for several friends in the back of a warehouse in December 1996. They released a six-track demo tape in August 1997, and a five-track EP titled All This Talk of Aliens in January 1998.

Sanctus Real's full-length studio album Message for the Masses was released on June 18, 1999, and shortly afterward, bassist Matt Kollar was replaced by Steve Goodrum. Following Message for the Masses, which was recorded in a garage, the band made plans to record tracks at a major studio. To earn money for the endeavor, Hammitt and Goodrum took telemarketing jobs for a few months, which were difficult and described by Hammitt as "the most dreadful [jobs] ever". They recorded three songs with producer Skidd Mills in Memphis, Tennessee, and after winning a local radio contest, decided to record an entire independent album with Mills. It was completed in 2000 under the title Nothing to Lose, and the band attended 2001's Gospel Music Week in Nashville to distribute copies of the project.

From 1996 to 2001, Sanctus Real toured areas of the United States, and also sent demos to several Christian and mainstream record labels. After they received multiple recording contract offers in 2001, the band decided to sign with Sparrow Records. Matt Hammitt said, "At that point, we really had to do some soul searching and figure out where it was we were supposed to be ... Ultimately, we knew we could relate to kids in the church. We are passionate about our faith ... [and] from our personal experience, we felt this was the place we were supposed to be."[

After signing with Sparrow Records in 2002, the group released their major label debut, Say It Loud, at the end of the year. In June 2004 it was followed by Fight the Tide, which garnered a GMA Dove Award win in 2005, and two singles that charted at number 1 on Christian radio, according to R&R magazine. The band's third album, The Face of Love, was released in April 2006. The single "I'm Not Alright" received a GMA Dove Award nomination in 2007. Their fourth album, We Need Each Other (2008), was recorded in late 2007 and released in February. It received a Grammy Award nomination and spawned the single "We Need Each Other". Sanctus Real released their fifth studio album in March 2010, titled Pieces of a Real Heart also receiving a Grammy nomination with Christian Billboard chart topping hits "Lead Me"and "Forgiven". The band's music incorporates a modern alternative rock style, and has evolved from power pop to a more melodic and guitar-driven sound.

February 03, 2016

Last year Sanctus Real’s frontman Matt Hammitt announced his departure from the band and now Sanctus Real is ready to begin the next chapter of their career with the announcement of new lead singer Dustin Lolli.

January 25, 2016

A Quintessential Contemporary Christian band of the past two decades, Sanctus Real is kicking off 2016 with a bang.

September 22, 2015

Nashville, Tenn. - Sanctus Real will unveil Best Of Sanctus Real, their last project with lead singer Matt Hammitt, on October 9, 2015.

July 01, 2015

Nashville, Tenn. - After a 20 year history together, GRAMMY nominations, Dove Awards, seven albums and six No. 1 singles, Matt Hammitt, the lead singer of Sanctus Real, has announced he will be leaving the band this December.

July 01, 2015

Nashville, Tenn. - After a 20 year history together, GRAMMY nominations, Dove Awards, seven albums and six No. 1 singles, Matt Hammitt, the lead singer of Sanctus Real, has announced he will be leaving the band this December.

Created by: siremidor on 26-July-2010 - Last Edited by siremidor on 04-May-2022
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