SKILLET- RELEASES THEIR NEW CD”COMATOSE” ON OCTOBER 3RD
Skillet, the Christian music hard Rock quartet is releasing it's next CD; “We’ve been proud of where we’ve been in the past, but I feel like this is our strongest record,” said John Cooper- lead vocals, when asked about the band’s recent completion of the COMATOSE at Chicago Recording Company (Smashing Pumpkins, Michael Jackson, R. Kelly). This most recent release was co-produced with Brian Howes (from famed Canadian TVT band Closure and Hinder’s hit CD) and with mixing engineer Chris Lord-Alge (Green Day, Hoobastank, Bon Jovi, P.O.D.). “There are so many different influences where it won’t just be about rock audiences or metal audiences. I think there’s something here for everybody and it’s our most mass appeal record.”
The lead single “Rebirthing,” the first single for both Mainstream and Active Rock (8.21) and Christian Music CHR and Rock radio (8.14) formats, is an accessible compilation of piercing strings, and strong power chords calling all to come alive in Christ. “Rebirthing” will be the first single released for radio off the album, sometime in August.
“It’s a new era for both Atlantic and Skillet,” exclaims Andy Karp, head of A&R for Atlantic Records. “It’s the first record where we’ve really been one on one with the band and it’s the latest step in our unique journey together. I’ve been at the label seventeen years and we’re known for having so many great rock n’ roll bands: Led Zeppelin, Genesis, Yes, Bad Company. There really aren’t a lot of labels that have that kind of pedigree for rock acts and Skillet is yet another in the long line of great bands.”
Naming the record COMATOSE further cements those expressions, hoping to rev up listeners to break beyond the mundane, get on track with their relationships (here on earth and with the Creator), while charging forward with hope.
“John has written the best songs he’s ever written and there’s been such an evolution on all levels for the band,” Karp continues. “Sonically we set out to create a combination of electronic elements, orchestration and a melodic approach and Skillet’s managed to hit all of those three exactly on target, raising up its game to yet another level of excellence.”
“COMATOSE as a concept is meant to challenge people to invest in the relationships around them,” Cooper says. “In traveling around so much, especially in the last couple of years, we’re aware of people needing and hurting more than ever before. We want these songs to start the wheels in motion for Christian believers and non-believers alike to change that cycle for the better.”
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