Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the music video for Skilet‘s new single, “Legendary”, can be seen below. The song is taken from the two-time Grammy nominees’ tenth full-length album, “Victorious”, which was released on August 2 via Atlantic.
Skillet frontman John Cooper told Billboard about ‘Legendary’: “‘Legendary’ is kind of fun because it sounds like Skillet, but it’s actually a little different for Skillet as well. That opening guitar riff isn’t like anything we’ve ever done on guitar. It’s a little bit bluesy, a little bit rock. I thought it was cool.”
Regarding the lyrical theme of ‘Legendary’, John said: “The general message of ‘Legendary’is to make your life count. You’re going to have a lot of hard things in your life. Sometimes it will get you down, but you need to make your life count. You are only here for so long on earth, so every day fight to be legendary.”
Cooper said the song also holds a special place in his heart for another more personal reason. “For me, what this song is about is it’s to all the people who said that Skillet would never make it,” he said. “They said we were too Christian. We were too pretty. We had too many girls in the band, too many keyboards. It’s too musical. It’s too this or too that and 23 years later and 10 albums later, we’re very unlikely people to still be doing music.”
Coupled with the production strides made in the last full-length studio offering, 2016’s “Unleashed”, John and wife/guitarist/keyboardist Korey took the reins for the bulk of production on “Victorious” — a career first.
“‘Unleashed’ recharged us, and we returned to what we love about writing,” continues John. “It was tight and electronic hard rock. We wanted to keep the sound modern and pull in influences from hip-hop drums and keyboards, while staying riffy. ‘Victorious’ started there. Our confidence was sparked by the last record and all of the other projects. We were feeling prolific. We thought, ‘We can produce our own Skillet album.’ It lit a fire. Korey and I have produced in the past, but nothing quite like this. It’s a brand new season.”
Upcoming Shows
Aug. 20 — Clear Lake, Iowa @ Surf Ballroom
Aug. 21 — Springfield, Mo. @ Complex
Aug. 24 — Salt Lake City, Utah @ The Complex
Aug. 25 — Boise, Idaho @ Revolution Center*
Aug. 27 — Spokane, Wash. @ Knitting Factory*
Aug. 28 — Seattle, Wash. @ Showbox Sodo
Aug. 30 — Reno, Nev. @ Grand Sierra Resort
Aug. 31 — Las Vegas, Nev. @ House of Blues
Sept. 1 — Los Angeles, Calif. @ Wiltern
Sept. 2 — Phoenix, Ariz. @ Marquee
Sept. 4 — Tucson, Ariz. @ Rialto Theater
Sept. 6 — Houston, Texas @ Warehouse Live Ballroom
Sept. 7 — Tulsa, Okla. @ Brady Theater**
*No Pop Evil
**No Sevendust
European Tour
November
6 – Aarhus, Denmark – Voxhall
7 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Amager Bio
8 – Hamburg, Germany – Docks
10 – Berlin, Germany – Huxleys Neue Welt
12 – Wroclaw, Poland – A2 – Wroclaw
13 – Warsaw, Poland – Stodola
16 – Minsk, Belarus – Prime Hall
18 – Kyiv, Ukraine – Stereoplaza
19 – Lviv, Ukraine – Malevich Club
20 – Kraków, Poland – Klub STUDIO
22 – Budapest, Hungary – Akvárium Klub
23 – Budapest, Hungary – Akvárium Klub
25 – Bratislava, Slovakia – Refinery Gallery
26 – Vienna, Austria – Gasometer
27 – Brno-Královo Pole, Czech Republic – Hala Vodova
28 – Praha, Czech Republic – Mala Sportovni Hala
30 – Linz, Austria – Posthof
December
2 – Munchen, Germany – Tonhalle
3 – Milano, Italy – Magazzini Generali
4 – Zürich, Switzerland – Komplex 457
5 – Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg – Rockhal
8 – Köln, Germany – Carlswerk Victoria
10 – London, England – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
11 – Paris, France – Bataclan
12 – Tilburg, Netherlands – 013
14 – Antwerp, Belgium – Trix
15 – Antwerp, Belgium – Trix
Video for ‘Legendary’ (Behind The Scenes)
Video for ‘Legendary’
