‘Back From The Dead’, a brand new song from Skillet, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band’s forthcoming album, “Unleashed”, which will be released on August 5 via Atlantic. The 12-track follow-up to 2013’s “Rise”, a year in the making, is currently available for pre-order via all digital retailers, including iTunes and Amazon.
From the bombastic opening riff of ‘Feel Invincible’ to the memorable closing of the album finale ‘The Resistance’, it is clear the band has created an album that lets their music speak loudest, while still delivering some of their most personal and heartfelt collections of songs to date.
“I wanted to make an album that could make people feel the music,” said Skillet frontman John Cooper. “I always aim to write songs to which people can relate, but this time I wanted to see not only how the songs would connect lyrically, but also how they’d connect musically.”
Songs like ‘Back From The Dead’, ‘Stars’ and ‘Out Of Hell’ showcase the musicianship and songwriting that has garnered the band a rabid worldwide fan base, a platinum-selling album and multiple Grammy nominations.
Comprised of husband and wife John (lead vocals, bass) and Korey Cooper (rhythm guitar, keyboards, programming, backing vocals), Seth Morrison (lead guitar) and Jen Ledger (drums, vocals), the band wrote or co-wrote all the songs on “Unleashed”. Once again they collaborated with Brian Howes (Daughtry, Halestorm, Nickelback) as well as Kevin Churko (Ozzy Osbourne, Disturbed, Five Finger Death Punch), Neal Avron (Twenty One Pilots, Walk The Moon, Fall Out Boy, Linkin Park) and Seth Mosley (Newsboys, Toby Mac) to create “Unleashed”.
Our review of Skillet‘s latest album “Rise” can be found here.
Skillet spended the last weeks performing in European music festivals, including Rock Im Park & Rock am Ring in Germany, Pinkpop in Holland, Download Festival in United Kingdom & France and Graspop Metal Festival in Belgium. The band will come back to the States for some festival appearances in Wisconsin, Ohio, New York, New Hampshire, Georgia, Colorado, California, and Florida.Skillet’s tour dates can be seen below.
Upcoming Shows:
Jul 09 Summerfest Milwaukee, WI
Jul 14 Rock Fest Cadott, WI
Jul 15 Rock USA Oshkosh, WI
Jul 22 Alive Festival Mineral City, OH
Jul 23 Kingdom Bound Darien Center, NY
Aug 04 Soulfest Gilford, NH
Aug 06 Wild Adventures Valdosta, GA
Aug 13 Elitch Gardens, Denver, CO
Aug 27 SoCal Harvest Anaheim, CA
Sep 04 Joshuafest Quincy, CA
Sep 09 Rock The Universe Orlando, FL
Sep 10 Tito Puente Amphitheater San Juan, PR
Sep 17 Uprise Festival Shippensburg, PA
Sep 22 Unleashed Tour Clive, IA
Sep 23 Unleashed Tour Turtle Lake, WI
Sep 24 Unleashed Tour Omaha, NE
Sep 22 Unleashed Tour Clive, IA
Sep 23 Unleashed Tour Turtle Lake, WI
Sep 24 Unleashed Tour Omaha, NE
Sep 25 Unleashed Tour Wichita, KS
Sep 29 Unleashed Tour Chicago, IL
Sep 30 Unleashed Tour Minneapolis, MN
Oct 01 Unleashed Tour Peoria, IL
Oct 02 Louder Than Life Louisville, KY
Oct 06 Unleashed Tour Fort Wayne, IN
Oct 07 Unleashed Tour Detroit, MI
Oct 08 Unleashed Tour Cleveland, OH
Oct 09 Unleashed Tour Knoxville, TN
Oct 12 Unleashed Tour Sayreville, NJ
Oct 13 Unleashed Tour Silver Spring, MD
Oct 14 Unleashed Tour Stroudsburg, PA
Oct 15 Unleashed Tour Norfolk, VA
Oct 16 Unleashed Tour Richmond, VA
Oct 20 Unleashed Tour Mobile, AL
Oct 21 Unleashed Tour Baton Rouge, LA
Oct 22 The State Fair of Texas Dallas, TX
Oct 23 Unleashed Tour Tulsa, OK
Sep 29 Unleashed Tour Chicago, IL
Sep 30 Unleashed Tour Minneapolis, MN
Oct 01 Unleashed Tour Peoria, IL
Oct 02 Louder Than Life Louisville, KY
Oct 06 Unleashed Tour Fort Wayne, IN
Oct 07 Unleashed Tour Detroit, MI
Oct 08 Unleashed Tour Cleveland, OH
Oct 09 Unleashed Tour Knoxville, TN
Oct 12 Unleashed Tour Sayreville, NJ
Oct 13 Unleashed Tour Silver Spring, MD
Oct 14 Unleashed Tour Stroudsburg, PA
Oct 15 Unleashed Tour Norfolk, VA
Oct 16 Unleashed Tour Richmond, VA
Oct 20 Unleashed Tour Mobile, AL
Oct 21 Unleashed Tour Baton Rouge, LA
Oct 22 The State Fair of Texas Dallas, TX
Oct 23 Unleashed Tour Tulsa, OK
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Video below: ‘Back from the Dead’
Video below: ‘Feel Invincible’
Video below: ‘Stars’