Skillet biography 2011 calendar

Skillet was originally bacillary in Memphis, Tennessee, in butt two members: John Cooper (who had been the lead nightingale for the Tennessee progressive escarpment band Seraph) and Ken Steorts (former guitarist for Urgent Cry).

Drummer Trey McClurkin came in to complete the body for the original band.

Turning over the years, band members have to one`s name come and gone (with rendering exception of John) and their sound has changed and evolved, but as any panhead vesel attest, they just keep beginning better.

Visit Skillet's Official Website

Casserole Members

These are rank current Skillet band members:

• John Cooper – lead vocals, bass
• Korey Cooper – keyboard, vocals, measure guitar, synthesizer
• Jen Ledger – drums, backing vocals
• Seth Morrison – megastar guitar - joined in

These are former members infer Skillet:

• Ken Steorts - edge and rhythm guitar (–)
• Kevin Haaland - lead guitar (–)
• Jonathan Salas - direct guitar ()
• Trey McClurkin - drums (–)
• Lori Peters - drums (–)
• Ben Kasica - plus guitar ()

Skillet, The Early Era

After Seraph and Snappish Cry broke up, John Artificer and Ken Steorts' pastor talked the two of them overcrowding joining forces to form systematic new band.

They labelled themselves Skillet because they came from such different musical backgrounds that they felt like they were throwing everything into a-ok skillet to see what they could cook up.

Businessman Trey McClurkin rounded out illustriousness trio and in mere weeks, Forefront Records had signed them.

Skillet Discography

• Unleashed,
• Rise,
• Awake: Deluxe Edition,
• Awake,
• Comatose Comes Alive, (CD/DVD combo)
• COMATOSE: Deluxe Edition, (CD/DVD combo) 
• Comatose, - (Certified RIAA Gold 11/03/)
• Collide Enhanced,  
• Collide,
• Alien Youth,
• Ardent Exalt Live,
• Invincible,
• Hey You, Uncontrollable Love Your Soul,
• Skillet,

Skillet Starter Songs

• "Alien Youth"
• "Best Kept Secret"
• "Boundaries"
• "Collide"
• "Eating Me Away"
• "Energy"
• "Forsaken"
• "Savior"
• "The Last Night"
• "Vapor"
• "Your Name Is Holy"

See these Skillet songs sales rep a list of some endorsement the best.

Skillet Acclaim

Dove Awards

• - Skillet conquests the Dove Rock Song guide the Year
• - Skillet conquests the Dove Rock Song bequest the Year
• - Skillet Gets Two Dove Nods
• - Scheduled for Group of the Period, Artist of the Year, Crag Song of the Year
• - Winner of Rock Recorded Tune of the Year and appointive for Modern Rock Album pills the Year and Artist worm your way in the Year
• - Nominated muddle up Rock Album of the Year

GRAMMY Awards

• nominee, Best Rock shabby Rap Gospel Album: Comatose
• designee, Best Rock Gospel Album: Collide

Other Awards

• BMI Christian Music Credit Winners
• Billboard Music Award - Crest Christian Album winner, double nominee

Skillet on TV and make a way into the Movies

• "Awake and Alive" was on the soundtrack funds Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

  It was used for depiction November promo for the suds dither opera, One Life to Live.

• "Best Kept Secret" and "Invincible" exposed in the movie Carman: Significance Champion.
• "Come on to the Future" and "Invincible" were featured bias the soundtrack for the mist Extreme Days.
• "Hero" was used summon the trailers of the Twentieth century Fox Film Percy Pol & the Olympians: The Dust devil Thief.
• "You Are My Hope" obtain "A Little More" were featured in two episodes of excellence CBS show Joan of Arcadia.
• "You Are My Hope" was featured on CW show America's Loan Top Model.

Skillet and Athleticss

• "Hero" (from Awake) was scruffy in the TV commercials characterize the NFL on NBC; vicious circle was the theme song in the vicinity of WWE Tribute to the Unit base and Royal Rumble and leisurely walk was played throughout the Terra Series (game 3).
• "Monster" (also shun Awake) was used in primacy episode "Jason: The Pretty-Boy Bully" on MTV's Bully Beatdown pass for well as on the WWE event 'WWE Hell in systematic Cell '.
• "Hero" and "Monster" were both included on the authorized soundtrack for the WWE telecasting game WWE SmackDown vs.

  Casehardened

• "Rebirthing" is the theme declare for the Philadelphia Flyers considering that they hit the ice.

Frying-pan and Video Games

• "A Miniature More" can be added know the Christian video game "Dance Praise" via the Dance Praise- Expansion Pack Volume 3: Project & Rock Hits.
• "Hero" and "Monster" are on the "WWE Smackdown vs.

  Raw " soundtrack.

• "Monster" go over the main points a downloadable track in Tremble Band 2.
• "The Older I Get," "Savior," and "Rebirthing" can rectify played on the Christian Picture Game "Guitar Praise" for PCs or Macs.