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Skillet is a Christian Rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee in the mid-90s. They span the musical genres from Grunge to Electro-industrial , Nu Metal to Alternative Rock . HISTORY First recording an album in (vocals, bass), Trey McClurkin (drums), and Ken Steorts (guitar). These original members also recorded their second CD, ''Hey You, I Love Your Soul'', together. With their third CD, '' Invincible '', John's wife Korey joined the band on the keyboards, Ken Steorts left the band and Kevin Haaland joined. Soon after the release of '' Invincible '', Trey McClurkin also left, and Lori Peters became Skillet's new drummer. Kevin Haaland left the band before '' Alien Youth '', and Ben Kasica took over on Guitar . The current lineup is John Cooper on lead vocals and bass guitar; Korey Cooper on background vocals, keyboards, and backup guitar; Ben Kasica on lead guitar; and Lori Peters as drummer. Skillet started as a Christian band in 1996 through the encouragement of John and Ken's pastor. Ken was playing in a band called Urgent Cry, and John was in Seraph . John and Ken were friends because both bands had toured together, and even put out a split EP with both bands contributing 4 songs each. Ken was an older rocker, and John was into newer music, so when those 2 bands broke up, their pastor suggested that they name their new band Skillet, since they were going to "throw it all in and see what you come up with". They did and Skillet was born. They added Trey as the drummer, but he said from the beginning he wasn't going to stick around very long, he just wanted to cover until they found someone else. Skillet was touring for three months when they were offered a record deal from Ardent , a major Christian label. They accepted and recorded their self-titled album that year. The album did well and Skillet continued to tour and write new material. Their second CD, ''Hey You, I Love Your Soul'' released in 1998, was a change in style from the band. From a straight-up rock sound, Skillet morphed into a lighter rock that was more dependent on John's keyboarding. This was a problem when they performed live, since all of the members had an instrument to play. So to fix this problem, Korey started playing the live shows, even though she wasn't credited on the CD and wasn't officially part of the band until the next CD, ''Invincible''. Skillet continued to hone their sound and expand their fanbase for the next couple of years before they released ''Invincible'' in 2000. Shortly before they started recording ''Invincible'', Ken left the band to be with his family. Because of this, ''Invincible'' completely changed Skillet's sound from their trademark electric rock to full blown industrial rock. Skillet released ''Alien Youth'' in 2001, and was the first release that was produced by John Cooper . In 2003, they released ''Collide'', which was their first album to be picked up by a major label - Lava/Atlantic . At the 2006 Ichthus Festival in Kentucky, it was announced onstage that their new record would be titled ''Comatose''. Its first singles are "Rebirthing," "Whispers In The Dark," and "The Last Night." The CD was released on October 3 , 2006 . As Cooper said on their official website "As soon as my feet hit the stage, I know no matter how many people are there I'm going to give it everything I've got. I'm going to do the best show I can do; the wildest show. I'm gonna rock it. I think we captured that feeling on our record." Official website TOURS In the tour of 2006, their Back-up guitarist/keyboardist was replaced by their nanny Drea, as Korey had a baby on the way. Skillet teamed up with Ron Luce & Teen Mania Ministries on their Acquire The Fire Tour across the United States & Canada in 2007. When they returned Skillet teamed up with Flyleaf to co-headline the Justice & Mercy Tour, which was postponed/canceled after a couple shows due to Flyleaf's lead singer, Lacey Mosley's vocal problem. They will team up with Luce in his Global Expeditions program on a missions trip with teenage missionaries this summer on a trip to Mexico. Decyfer Down joined Skillet for a March 31 through May 20 tour. Skillet will join Breaking Benjamin , Three Days Grace , and Seether on the first half of their tour in fall 2007.http://music.ign.com/articles/804/804788p1.html PANHEADS Panheads are fans of the rock band Skillet . Guitarist Ken Steorts CD Review BAND MEMBERS Members
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