Skillet is a heavy rock band from Memphis, TN that has been a voice in both the mainstream and Christian music industries. The band has been led by John Cooper since the band’s start in 1996. Later on in 2000, the year the band’s third album Invincible came out, Cooper’s wife Korey joined the band as rhythm guitarist and pianist.

The band started gaining mainstream attention when moving from Ardent Records to Atlantic Records in 2003. The band’s first breakthrough album, Comatose, making it to No. 55 on the Billboard 200 and certified Gold by the RIAA. Skillet continued to rise up on the charts with their seventh studio album, Awake, charting at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. The album featured a new addition to the band, Jen Ledger, who provided both drums and vocals.

Since then, Skillet has continued to see mainstream success with their ninth studio album, Unleashed, with their lead single “Feel Invincible” becoming one of the theme songs for WWE’s Battleground (2016).

In 2018, both Jen Ledger and John Cooper released their own side projects LEDGER and Fight the Fury, respectively, but each only released one EP.

The release of their twelfth album Revolution in 2024 was a new beginning for the band as they announced their departure from Atlantic Records and becoming independent utilizing their own imprint Hear It Loud.