Skillet
| Skillet | |
|---|---|
 Skillet (2013) |
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| General information | |
| origin | Memphis , Tennessee , United States |
| Genre (s) | Christian metal , hard rock , alternative rock , nu metal , symphonic metal |
| founding | 1996 |
| Website | www.skillet.com |
| Founding members | |
| John Cooper | |
| Ken Steorts (until 1999) | |
| Trey McClurkin (until 2000) | |
| Current occupation | |
Lead vocals, bass, keyboard, drums (since 2008)
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John Cooper |
Keyboard, rhythm guitar , bass, background vocals
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Korey Cooper (since 1999) |
Lead guitar |
Seth Morrison (since 2011) |
Drums, vocals
|
Jen Ledger (since 2008) |
| former members | |
Lead guitar |
Kevin Haaland (1999-2001) |
Drums |
Lori Peters (2000-2007) |
Lead guitar |
Ben Kasica (2001-2011) |
| Live members | |
Rhythm guitar, lead guitar |
Billy Dawson (2000) |
Keyboard, vocals |
Faith Stern (2002-2003) |
Rhythm guitar, lead guitar, vocals |
Chris Marvin (2002-2003, 2005-2006) |
Keyboard |
Andrea Winchell (2005-2006) |
| Jonathan Chu (2008-2015) | |
| Tate Olsen (since 2008) | |
bass |
Scotty Rock (2009-2011) |
violin |
Drew Griffin (2017) |
Skillet is an American Christian rock band that formed in Memphis , Tennessee in the mid-1990s . The band's music ranges from electronic music to industrial rock to Christian rock and has been heavily influenced by the rock band Fold Zandura . Since the album Collide (2003) there has been a realignment of the band.
history
Skillet's first album was released in 1996 under the title Skillet and was very popular. At that time the band still consisted of three members: John Cooper on bass, Trey McClurkin on drums and Ken Steorts on guitar. This compilation lasted until the third album ( Invincible , 2000), when Cooper's wife Korey joined the band (on keyboards) and guitarist Ken Steorts was replaced by Kevin Haaland. Soon after the release of the third album, Trey McClurkin left the band and was replaced by Lori Peters and later Jen Ledger, who not only plays drums but also plays in many songs such as B. in Hero can also be heard with vocals. Before the release of the fifth album ( Alien Youth , 2001) Kevin Haaland left the band again, which is why Ben Kasica came into the band.
On August 25, 2009, the album Awake was released, which entered the American album sales charts at number 2. It contains twelve songs. Hero was released as its first single on May 19, 2009 and Monster on July 14, 2009. Both songs were featured as theme songs on WWE Pay-Per-Views. The former at "Royal Rumble 2010", the latter at "Hell In A Cell 2009". The said songs are also in the video game WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2010 included. The album was also released as a deluxe edition with three other tracks. In February 2011 Ben Kasica left the band to devote himself to other projects. The replacement was guitarist Seth Morrison, who has already toured with Justifide and Our Heart's Hero. In 2017, the American Counter-Strike: Global Offensive League ELEAGUE used the song Feel Invincible in its transmissions.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||||
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 DE
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 AT
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 CH
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 UK
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 US
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Christian
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skirt
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| 1996 | Skillet | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: October 29, 1996
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| 1998 | Hey You, I Love Your Soul | - | - | - | - | - |
Christian25 (3 weeks) Christian |
- |
First published: April 21, 1998
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| 2000 | Invincible | - | - | - | - | - |
Christian13 (4 weeks) Christian |
- |
First published: February 1, 2000
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| 2001 | Alien Youth | - | - | - | - |
US141 (1 week) US |
Christian4 (7 weeks) Christian |
- |
First published: August 28, 2001
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| 2003 | Collide | - | - | - | - |
US179 (1 week) US |
Christian9 (18 weeks) Christian |
- |
First published: November 18, 2003
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| 2006 | Comatose | - | - | - | - |
US55  (21 weeks)US |
Christian4 (... weeks) Christian |
skirt19 (1 week) skirt |
First published: October 3, 2006
Sales: + 1,000,000 |
| 2009 | Awake | - | - | - | - |
US2 × 2
(144 weeks)US |
Christian1 (... week) Christian |
skirt2 (138 weeks) skirt |
First published: August 25, 2009
Sales: +2,000,000 |
| 2013 | Rise |
DE94 (1 week) DE |
- |
CH60 (1 week) CH |
- |
US4th  (37 weeks)US |
Christian1 (137 weeks) Christian |
skirt1 (39 weeks) skirt |
First published: June 25, 2013
Sales: + 500,000 |
| 2016 | Unleashed |
DE11 (3 weeks) DE |
AT14 (4 weeks) AT |
CH9 (3 weeks) CH |
UK45 (1 week) UK |
US3 (20 weeks)US |
Christian1 (... week) Christian |
skirt2 (26 weeks) skirt |
First published: August 5th, 2016
New edition: November 17th, 2017 ( Unleashed Beyond ) Sales: + 500,000 |
| 2019 | Victorious |
DE17 (2 weeks) DE |
AT20 (2 weeks) AT |
CH10 (3 weeks) CH |
UK84 (1 week) UK |
US17 (3 weeks) US |
Christian1 (... week) Christian |
skirt3 (3 weeks) skirt |
First published: August 2, 2019
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gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Message about the change of drummers at Sound7.de. ( Memento from November 17, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
- Jump up ↑ ArdentMusic: Skillet - "Invincible" Album EPK. March 28, 2007, accessed September 23, 2016 .
- ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
Web links
- Official website
- Skillet at Discogs (English)