John Cooper

John Cooper is the lead vocalist and bassist of Skillet, and he is the founder and sole constant member of the band since its formation in 1996.

14 posts

Skillet's 2024 album, their first as an independent band, loud and direct with anthems built for the arena.

2024-11-05 17:00 Music

Skillet's 2022 album Dominion is loud, defiant hard rock about standing firm and refusing to bow.

2022-01-14 17:00 Music

Skillet's brighter 1998 second album, a poppier turn for the band that I went back to discover.

2019-08-16 17:00 Music

Skillet's 2019 album is hard rock about rising from defeat, all big riffs and bigger choruses about winning through.

2019-08-02 17:00 Music

Skillet's raw 1996 debut, the rough start of a long-running Christian rock band I traced back to.

2018-06-12 17:00 Music

Skillet's 2000 album, a heavier and more electronic turn for the band, a record I came to long after release.

2017-10-21 17:00 Music

You can take my heart, you can take my breath; When you pry it from my cold, dead chest;

2017-08-20 17:00 Music

Skillet's 2016 album is tight, hard rock built for arenas, a record about feeling invincible and refusing to quit.

2016-08-05 17:00 Music

Skillet's 2013 record turns the noise outward, a hard rock album about young people fighting to rise above fear and despair.

2013-06-24 17:00 Music

TobyMac's 2010 record, a bright mix of hip hop and pop rock with hope wired into every beat.

2010-02-09 17:00 Music

Skillet's 2009 breakthrough is loud, anthemic hard rock about fighting through the dark and waking up alive.

2009-08-25 17:00 Music

Skillet's 2006 breakthrough pairs huge hooks with strings and faith, the album that made them arena-sized.

2006-10-12 17:00 Music

A 2001 Skillet album found later: heavier, electronic-tinged Christian rock about faith standing apart from the crowd.

2004-03-12 17:00 Music

Skillet's 2003 record where they sharpen into a heavier rock band while keeping faith at the centre.

2003-11-14 17:00 Music