Skillet is an American Christian rock band, formed in Memphis, Tennessee in 1996. The band consists of John Cooper (lead vocalist, bassist), his wife Korey Cooper (guitarist, keyboardist, vocalist), Ben Kasica (guitarist), and the newest member Jen Ledger (drummer). On October 29,1996, Skillet released it’s self titled debut album. In 1998, they released their sophomore album Hey You, I Love Your Soul. Soon after the release of their third album, Invincible in early 2000, Trey McClurkin parted ways with Skillet, and Lori Peters filled the drummer’s position. Invincible would be Skillet’s best selling record thus far. The band released their first worship album, and fourth album overall, Ardent Worship in fall of 2000. With little time between touring and recording, Skillet released Alien Youth in 2001, which was the first album that John Cooper took on production duties. Skillet’s most recent album Comatose was released on October 3, 2006. The album spawned the singles "Rebirthing," "Whispers In The Dark," "Comatose," "The Older I Get," "Those Nights," and "The Last Night". The title of Skillet’s next studio album’s, Awake, was announced on April 17th 2009 in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is scheduled for release August 25. A recent magazine article states the album will contain 12 songs.
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