I remember when Skillet's first album came out entitled, Skillet, (1996) and it literally had a skillet on the cover.  I was intrigued, they were either going to be really, really bad or good because they can make fun of themselves. They sounded like a Christian Nirvana with heavy fuzz guitars, scratchy vocals and nothing over produced, but it was a solid album featuring songs like "Gasoline" and "My Beautiful Robe."

When I went to see them a few years later in concert, they had morphed into a totally different band both sound and looks wise.  They now looked more like mix between NIN and late 90's band Orgy. Even though their sound had gone way into more industrial and electronic realms they put out creative records such as Hey You, I Love Your Soul (1998) and Alien Youth (2001). Their song "Best Kept Secret" was a favorite of mine for years and I even bought a Boss Hyper-Fuzz pedal just to play that one song correctly.

Now, being a band almost 20 years, Skillet is bigger and better then ever. They have had mainstream, cross-over radio and touring success and have toured the world several times over. Now with their ninth studio album coming out in May called, Rise, they are poised to show the world they still have the creative energy and drive to put out sonically and commercially great music.  

They are gearing up for their summer festival runs including several Rock the Flag dates, along with Rock the Range.

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