SKILLET

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John Cooper
Korey Cooper
Ben Kasica
Lori Peters

2006- Camatose

Стиль: Alternative

Skillet относятся к числу тех редких команд, которые никогда не подводят ожиданий своих слушателей, выпуская на суд слушателя каждый раз потрясающие альбомы! Трехлетнее молчание группа полностью компенсирует своим шестым релизом, в очередной раз доказывая, что они неоспоримые лидеры в среде христианского пост-индастриала. Но они никому кроме христиан не были нужны почти 9 лет, и вдруг случился невероятный прорыв: в 2003-м, супер-хит Savior сокрушал рок-радиостанции всего мира, а критики начали сравнивать Джона Купера с самим Трентом Резаром. Но несмотря на то, что последние годы Skillet добились определенного статуса на мэйнстрим сцене, своим твердым христианским убеждениям они не изменили, и это чувствуется при прослушивании альбома. Эпический саунд стал все больше присущ группе, что сильно отразилось на главных хитах Rebirthing и Comatose. Нашлось место и традиционной для группы красивой лирике: Say Goodbye и Yours To Hold. Добиться красивого и насыщенного звучания группе помогли Дэвид Боттрилл (Tool, Staind) и Крис Лорд-Элдж (P.O.D., Switchfoot, Rock’n’roll worship circus). Альбом Camatose можно смело назвать одним из самых лучших и сильных христианских тяжелых альбомов уходящего года!

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Совсем свеженький релиз от отличной команды! Ближе всего к Kutless, только гораздо замечательнее! Вкратце - не особо тяжелый (но и не легенький!) альт.рок, нечто среднее между 3 Doors Down и 12 Stones, с обилием "наворотов" - то симфонический оркестр проступает, то женский вокал, а то электроника =) С мелодиями и голосом у ребят все просто великолепно! Весь альбом - хитовый, без провалов совершенно!

SKILLET UNVEILS CRITICS FAVE COMATOSE OCTOBER 3RD ; GRAMMY® NOMINATED ROCK OUTFITS EAGERLY AWAITED RETURN FEATURES NO. 1 CHRISTIAN ROCK SMASH REBIRTHING & RISING MAINSTREAM ACTIVE ROCK RADIO HIT, WHISPERS IN THE DARK; Rebirthing No. 1 in Just SIX Weeks; Whispers NO. 2 MOST ADDED AT ACTIVE ROCK

NASHVILLE, TN9/27/06...Lava/Atlantic/Ardent/SRE Records GRAMMY® nominated band SKILLET will release COMATOSE on October 3rd, already a critics fave featuring the massive hit Rebirthing, catapulting to No. 1 on R&Rs Christian Rock Radio chart in just six weeks, as well as the ascendant Active Rock radio hit, Whispers In The Dark, coming in this week as the No. 2 Most Added track at Active Rock radio outlets nationwide.

The band has also proven an online sensation, with their MySpace page www.myspace.com/skilletmusic drawing more than 100,000 hits in less than two weeks following the posting of Rebirthing. In tandem with this radio and online swell of support, Skillet will also be featured on a number of upcoming magazine covers, including the November/December issue of HM and the December issue of CCM, as well as features in Billboard, Christian Music Planet, Metal Edge, Drum! magazine and and more. Media outlets nationwide are raving about COMATOSE, including the Lead Review in CCMs October issue (see attached) as well as the following:

A Quantum leap..if street cred is the goal, Skillets latest is right on target. -CCM Magazine

With top-notch production and faith-inspired themes relevant to a broader audience, Comatose just might be the most accessible album yet from Skillet, a band that shows no sign of slowing after ten years. Russ Breimeier, Christian Music Today

Comatose is looking to be a strong and adventurous addition to Skillet's catalog. -Jesusfreakhideout.com

This record is everything but a letdown. Skillet has over the years been able to maintain an energy to their music that is there regardless of whether its source is from a keyboard, guitar, or a typical Cooper scream. I look forward to seeing how this release exposes them to a greater audience hungry for something strong. -INFUZEMAG.com

Comatose has plenty of experimenting and changes, which beings out more originality and uniqueness, which most bands will never have. -MusicFaith.net

Skillet takes a step forward and delivers a truly exciting, rocking and energetic album worth going out and picking up. 4 1/2 Stars. -ChristianMusicReview.org

"The album is solid and lives up to the expectations the band have previously set." -1340Mag.com

Skillet plays fabulous rock tunes and Cooper is a phenomenal writer but what the songs Those Nights, Rebirthing, (the first single released) and Looking For Angels, do is allow you for a brief moment to step into his life. They are life experiences and they are his life experiences. -PhantomTollbooth.org

This is going to be known as one of Skillet's most popular and mature albums ever. -Wisemenpromotions.com

In agreement with the medias assessment of COMATOSE, Ardent Records President John Fry commented, This is a superb band with a solid and consistent ministry. They have grown from strength to strength over the 10 years of our relationship. They renew again and again with new approaches and new presentations.

Produced by Brian Howes (known as both member of Closure and as producer of Hinders hit debut) and John Cooper, and mixed by maestros Chris Lord-Alge (Green Day, Hoobastank, Bon Jovi, P.O.D.) and David Bottrill (Tool, Staind), COMATOSE marks a stunning new step in the bands continuing evolution. Tracks such as Rebirthing and The Last Night meld big riffs and classic prog-rock flourishes with undeniable choruses and a distinctly modern alternative sensibility. Along with the albums remarkable musical strides, vocalist/bassist John Coopers songwriting spans a vast range of topical territories, some of which follow socially conscious ideals, while others reflect his own life and personal struggles. Were proud of where weve been in the past, Cooper says, but I feel like this is our strongest record. There are so many different influences that it wont just be about rock audiences or metal audiences. I think theres something here for everybody.

COMATOSE follows the GRAMMY ® nominated, COLLIDE, which included the Top 20 Active Rock and No. 1 Christian Rock radio smash, Savior. Fueled by a fervent following known as Panheads the album proved the bands most popular to date with sales exceeding 200,000. Skillet also established themselves as one of the hardest working bands in modern rock, playing more than 200 dates a year, including both headline shows and tour dates with the likes of Shinedown, Three Days Grace, Saliva, and Finger Eleven.

Skillet will herald the coming of COMATOSE with a series of live dates throughout the fall, including appearances on the annual SHOUTfest tour (see the bands official website, www.skillet.com, for details).

Skillet is: John Cooper vocals, bass * Korey Cooper keyboards * Ben Kasica guitar * Lori Peters drums

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SKILLET's "REBIRTHING" ROCKS!
HIGHEST DEBUT @ ..17 on R&R Christian ROCK CHART
FANS GO CRAZY OVER SINGLE WITH MORE THAN 100,000 PLAYS on
MYSPACE PAGE in less than 3 WEEKS!

NASHVILLE, TN..(8.24.06)..With just over a month to go before Grammy-nominated rockers Skillet release their 7th studio recording COMATOSE (Lava/Atlantic/Ardent/SRE), the band's first single at Christian Rock radio is heating up, making the highest debut this week at No. 17 on R&R's Christian rock chart and causing their fan message boards to go crazy. Since putting a clip of "Rebirthing" on their MySpace (myspace.com/skilletmusic) page just over two weeks ago, the single as received over 100,000 plays. On top of that, the song is being played non-stop at their official website (skillet.com) and their fan site (panheads.org).

Here's just a taste of what their fans and radio programmers are saying:

"'Rebirthing' has not only been the number one requested song by our listeners, but by the staff here at RadioU! October 3 and the release of Comatose can not come quick enough. We LOVE SKILLET!

- Nikki Cantu / RadioU

"When the hook of 'Rebirthing' came blasting through my stereo speakers I almost fell over! It's intense, melodic and atmospheric. I can't get enough of it!! Whenever I spin this song I'm sent into spastic fits of air guitar bliss! Add this song and you will be too, if not check your pulse, you might be Comatose."

- Bill Moore / Sound Of Light

FAN comments:

"Amazing. Simply Amazing."

"Once again Skillet has done it."

"This is it! This is a song you search for...I got one million goose bumps the first time I heard it!"

"Can't wait for the new album, guys! Love your music, always have. I love how you can rock out harder than anyone else!"

"Man there are no words to describe the sound of this song. Hey can you guys give an early copy, please please please. Its been so long since you last album came out. But hey it sounds awesome so far."

"What an incredible sound! Such amazing lyrics!! You guys really know how to make hard yet moving and intelligent rock!"

"I downloaded the single from iTunes yesterday--I'm on my 27th listen to it. Yes, 27th. In a word, I LOVE it."

"I finally got this song from itunes. It's awesome! I listened to it about 5 times in a row."

Hot on the heels of 2003's best-seller Collide, which launched SKILLET into the mainstream with the hit single "Savior," touring with Three Days Grace, Salvia, Shinedown, and 12 Stones, plus a nomination at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards, COMATOSE hits stores on October 3rd, 2006. Look for Skillet this fall on the Nov/Dec cover of HM, in the October and November issues of CCM, as part of the launch of myccm.org, in the November/December issue of Christian Music Planet, and throughout the fall in Christian Retailing, Worship Leader, ChristianMusicToday.com, ChristRock.com, Jesusfreakhideout.com, Infuzemag.com, Musicfaith.com, Upshotmagazine.com, ChristianMusicReview.com and much more.

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