“I want to make very clear to people that this revolution is not a political revolution, this is a spiritual revolution. It is a revolution of love, a revolution of understanding."
- John Cooper
"This is a band with something to say and the album packs the sort of punch that makes you sit up and take notice. Fantastic." - 9 out 10 -Powerplay magazine
"Revolution keeps Skillet’s hard-rocking freight train hustling down the tracks, encouraging the broken, bungled and battered to hang on to hope and never to be ashamed of their faith-no matter what the world may say." -Plugged-In
"SKILLET's blueprint has always been inspiring lyrics amid hard rock guitars and rhythms. It's a beautiful juxtaposition of hopeful vocals and in-your-face instrumentation that gives them a sound all their own.....the album still has a new life and should be exactly what fans want." -Blabbermouth
“Not one ounce of filler on Revolution….inspirational and extremely catchy songs, with pretty much every single song on the album a potential single." -Heavy Music HQ
“…one of their most inspired albums in years.. has feelings everyone can relate to.. showing us that there is commonality is not too far away. Hard Rock is as spirit-lifting as ever.” -4.5 out of 5 -Cryptic Rock
SKILLET'S REVOLUTION IS HERE
22x-platinum band's "hard-rocking freight train," is "fantastic" and "exactly what fans want"
SOLD OUT show in Istanbul kicks off Skillet's first Middle East tour
NASHVILLE, TN... (October 23, 2024) - 22x platinum, GRAMMY-nominated rock band SKILLET'S REVOLUTION is finally here, and has critics raving, calling it a "hard-rocking freight train," "fantastic" and "exactly what fans want." Available digitally across all DSP's today, and physically at Walmart and Best Buy, the band also released a lyric video for their fourth focus track from the project, "Not Afraid."
Two weeks ago the band released the focus track, "Ash In The Wind," which received a very warm welcome, debuting at No. 1 on the iTunes All-Songs chart, even ahead of Morgan Wallen's new track. Listen and watch the stunning visualizer video HERE.
SKILLET'S first-ever tour of the Middle East is about to kick-off next week and will see the band playing SOLD OUT shows in Istanbul, Turkey, Athens, Greece, and Tbilisi, Georgia, which moved to a larger venue after selling out the first venue.
Also announced recently, SKILLET will be the headline act for WINTER JAM 2025, hitting 38 cities across the U.S.. Full routing and line up below. All dates are at Skillet.com.
REVOLUTION's first single, "Unpopular," premiered on SIRIUS XM's OCTANE channel and is headed Top 20 on the Mediabase Active Rock Chart with over 40 stations added. The song has received over 5M streams, and almost 2M views of its music video.
Another focus track, "All That Matters," resonated loudly with military families and saw them support VET TIX by donating concert tickets with preorders of the new album.
REVOLUTION is expected to only extend Skillet’s formidable legacy. As of 2024, the band have received two GRAMMY® Award nominations, picked up a Billboard Music Award, and landed three albums in the Top 5 of the Billboard 200. Selling over 22 million units worldwide with over 24 billion global streams to date, SKILLET have notched multi-platinum, platinum, or gold RIAA certifications for a total of 12 singles and four full-length albums. Their latest RIAA Gold certifications just hit this summer with the tracks "Legendary" and "Stars." Not to mention, they have regularly attracted over 10 million monthly listeners on Spotify alone, boasting “one of the most-streamed rock songs of all-time” with the 5x-platinum “Monster.”
SKILLET MIDDLE EAST TOUR:
11/4 — Istanbul, Turkey — JJ Arena SOLD OUT
11/6 — Astana, Kazakhstan — Congress Center
11/7 — Almaty, Kazakhstan — Boluan Sholak Arena
11/9 — Tbilisi, Georgia — Mono Hall SOLD OUT/MOVED TO LARGER VENUE
11/11 — Pyrgos, Cypress — Monte Caputo
11/12 — Athens, Greece — Floyd SOLD OUT
11/14 — Dubai, UAE — The Agenda
ABOUT: After nearly three decades, eleven albums, and thousands of shows worldwide, Skillet play louder, fight harder, and sound more rebellious than ever. As of 2024, the band have received two-time GRAMMY® Award nominations, picked up a Billboard Music Award, and landed three albums in the Top 5 of the Billboard 200. Selling over 22 million units worldwide, they have notched multiplatinum, platinum, or gold RIAA certifications for a total of 12 singles and four full-length albums. Not to mention, they have regularly attracted 10 million monthly listeners on Spotify, boasting “one of the most-streamed rock songs of all-time” with the 5x-platinum “Monster.” Their presence has impressively surged throughout popular culture with syncs by WWE, Marvel, ESPN, and NFL in addition to coverage from USA Today, The New York Times, and more. As a live force of nature, they have touched down on four continents and in 26 countries, packing arenas everywhere from the Middle East to Russia. Not to mention, Skillet expanded their world with the graphic novel series EDEN. The first installment stood out as Z2 Comics’ best-selling book of all-time. Now, the global hard rock quartet—John Cooper [lead vocals, bass], Korey Cooper [guitar, keys], Jen Ledger [drums, vocals], and Seth Morrison [lead guitar]—deliver an insurgent, infectious, and inimitable body of work with their twelfth full-length offering and first-ever independent album, REVOLUTION, led by the single “Unpopular" and focus tracks "All That Matters" and "Ash In The Wind."
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