The pioneering Christian band that helped popularize modern worship and energetic hymns continues to sing about God’s love 25 years after its formation. Sonic FloodThe band, which formed in 1999 and won a Dove Award for Best Praise & Worship Album the following year, will embark on the “One Nation Under God” tour this fall, playing hits and new material in multiple cities.
The band performed and popularized some of the best-known songs in contemporary Christian music. I want to know you, I want to sing of your love, I want to open the eyes of my heart and let out a holy cryand I am here to worship.
Lead singer Rick Heile joined the band after leaving another CCM group, Big Tent Revival. Originally formed as a touring band opening for DC Talk, Sonic Flood quickly rose to prominence in the contemporary Christian music world.
“I joined the Big Tent, I went on a journey, and God expanded my understanding of who He is in different denominations,” Heil said, “I didn’t look at denominations, I was just looking at the whole church — the church — around the world, and a paradigm shift happened.”
Heil learned that he could “combine my two loves together: music and worship.”
“And God uses that to glorify Himself and change people’s hearts. And music is such an amazing gift as a tool. … It gets that message past the brain and directly to the heart. … Any way to spread the message that God is hope and God is love needs to be aired.”
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