Skillet---what do you say they are?

mysterypower · Number of posts: 37 Age: 14 Registration date: 2009-06-27

Hey guys, I'm new here. Just wondering--what do you think about skillet? Are they metal? Are they classic rock? Pop? I've seen many different opinions on this. Are they a Christian band?

My personal opinion is they are metal and christian--just what do u think they are?

STRUTTER777 · Subject: Re: Skillet---what do you say they are? Sat Jun 27, 2009 1:49 am

Skillet is Christian, as is Flyleaf, Pillar, etc.

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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). Skillet has released seven studio albums, the latest two receiving Grammy nominations: Collide and Comatose. Over the past 13 years, Skillet has spanned many different genres, including alternative rock, industrial rock, and hard rock.

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mysterypower · Number of posts: 37 Age: 14 Registration date: 2009-06-27

but they are in mainstream.....right?

strangerhoncho · Number of posts: 330 Registration date: 2007-04-20

Pretty much. They're a pop band. Not metal, although they make use of metallic-sounding guitars on occasion on some albums.

**alldatndensum** · Subject: Re: Skillet---what do you say they are? Sat Jun 27, 2009 7:31 am

They use metallic sounding guitars on almost every album.

Skillet is a Christian band who have pulled their preaching back to go more mainstream while still leaving a message to their songs so that people will ask questions and seek out the meanings to their songs. They are not metal in the general sense--they are a modern rock band. Flyleaf is also in this camp, but they do have a more direct message in some of their songs.

Both bands are releasing new CDs in Aug. I'm going to do my best to own them both.

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BackFromTheDawn · Number of posts: 4574 Age: 23 Registration date: 2007-05-19

Pretty much what everyone has said...except they're sound isn't pop.

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**Tall Tyrion** · Number of posts: 10044 Age: 41 Registration date: 2007-01-28

Modern rock, I'd say. Not metal and not pop, although they have songs that lean in those directions.

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**arttieTHE1manparty** · Subject: Re: Skillet---what do you say they are? Sat Jun 27, 2009 8:50 am

Modern hard rock with metallic elements. I really like their last two discs and will get the new one for sure.

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Kit · Number of posts: 137 Age: 20 Registration date: 2009-06-16

I say hard rock with metallic elements. I have a really hard time calling them a metal group.

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mysterypower · Number of posts: 37 Age: 14 Registration date: 2009-06-27

alright thanks guys Very Happy

skillet is probably my fav band and I can't wait for their new album! I just wanted some opinions on what every1 thought they were.....btw this is a pretty cool site!

BackFromTheDawn · Number of posts: 4574 Age: 23 Registration date: 2007-05-19

I've been a panhead since Invincible...so you're in good company. Twisted Evil

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mysterypower · Number of posts: 37 Age: 14 Registration date: 2009-06-27

PANHEADS UNITE!! XD

i was introduced to skillet by my friend in 2006, right after the release of Comatose. That was first inroduction to hard rock/metal/alt.....whatever u call it......and i was hooked immediately, and I just started liking them more and more......live free or let me die may be one of my absolute favorites from them.

**alldatndensum** · Subject: Re: Skillet---what do you say they are? Sat Jun 27, 2009 11:35 am

I didn't get into Skillet until they released "Alien Youth". I've been a fan of them since they started getting more aggressive with that release. I thought their first disc was awful--and I LIKE a lot of alternative stuff.

I'm definitely a modern Panhead and am looking forward to the new disc!

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BackFromTheDawn · Number of posts: 4574 Age: 23 Registration date: 2007-05-19

I like pretty much all Skillet...though I put Collide pretty low on the list. Personally, I'm happy they're finally getting around to releasing a new CD. I don't like this trend of milking the previous release for all it's worth, re-releasing with new tracks and all that. Save it for the next album. Three years is long enough of a wait.

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strangerhoncho · Number of posts: 330 Registration date: 2007-04-20

When I say Skillet is "pop," I'm not referring to a genre of music. I'm referring to a philosophy and style of songwriting which is found in all genres. I.e. music that "features a noticeable rhythmic element, melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and a conventional structure, intended for a wide audience."

In the first interview I ever read with Skillet in HM magazine they talked about how they weren't really into the rock music they played (they're classically trained); rather, they just tried to play music well that would appeal to a big audience (i.e. grunge at the time they started). As musical artists, that makes them pop artists. As musical evangelists to kids and mainstream audiences, it makes them smart.

It doesn't, however, make them musicians I have any use for personally.

strangerhoncho · Number of posts: 330 Registration date: 2007-04-20

For example:

Def Leppard, Motley Crue, Nine Inch Nails, Stone Temple Pilots, Evanescence, Limp Bizkit, Underoath, Linkin Park, In Flames, Cradle of Filth...these are all bands from different hard rock/metal subgenres that are all pop bands. Or at least write some pop songs that help them sell albums.

angelofdarkness · Number of posts: 542 Age: 32 Registration date: 2009-05-14

Cradle of Filth....POP? I'd say that's a bit of a stretch. I own all of their cds and I can't hear anything even close to a pop song. Everything else though.....right on the money.

**Tall Tyrion** · Number of posts: 10044 Age: 41 Registration date: 2007-01-28

That seems like an overly broad definition of pop to me.... scratch

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mysterypower · Number of posts: 37 Age: 14 Registration date: 2009-06-27

im a bit confused.........

so skillet is a "pop" band by philosophy??
so basically "pop" by philosophy means mainstream?

i guess i follow you--but their still a "poppy" hard rock band with metallic element.... Question

Uncle NecRo · Number of posts: 1451 Registration date: 2007-04-09

BAH!

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so skillet is a "pop" band by philosophy??

...in this case, the word "pop" used is in conjunction with the word "poser"; in Skillet's case, a very popular and well-executed bunch of posers...you tend to find them a lot in the CCM industry...

See Also: "Wanker", "Disingenuous", "Underhanded Agenda"

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In the first interview I ever read with Skillet
in HM magazine they talked about how they weren't really into the rock
music they played (they're classically trained); rather, they just
tried to play music well that would appeal to a big audience (i.e.
grunge at the time they started). As musical artists, that makes them
pop artists.

...now, you see, there's a difference between music experimentation, and that...in one fell swoop, my respect for Skillet as musicians just dropped quite a few points...

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