Skillet is an American Christian rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee , in The band currently consists of husband John lead vocals, bass and wife Korey Cooper rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals along with Jen Ledger drums, vocals and Seth Morrison lead guitar. The band has released ten albums, with two, Collide and Comatose , receiving Grammy nominations. Skillet went through several line-up changes early in their career, leaving founder John Cooper as the only original member remaining in the band. They are known for a relentless touring schedule, which garnered them a top five ranking in the Hardest Working Bands of by Songkick. Skillet formed in with two members: John Cooper , former vocalist for Tennessee progressive rock band Seraph, and Ken Steorts , former guitarist for Urgent Cry.
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On the heels of 's gold-certified Unleashed , hard rock outfit Skillet returns Aug. That's what a great Skillet record is -- songs that make people want to put their fists up in the air at a concert or get them through a run or drive or whatever they are doing. So we set out to make a record that had a lot of emotion to it. I think it's a little bit more musical than we've done in a long time.
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Victorious is the tenth studio album by American Christian rock band Skillet , released on August 2, Skillet released their previous studio album, Unleashed , in During the production stage for Victorious , lead singer John Cooper and his wife, Korey, solely produced half of the album while joining Seth Mosley and Mike "X" O'Connor for two other songs. In an interview with Radio. Cooper also added that "Legendary" was chosen as the first released single because of the pumped up energy levels.
