Revolution

Still very loud and very proud of Jesus, Skillet blasts out again with another choice set of rebellious songs for Christ in an increasingly secular and depraved world. Make no mistake: this band can still rock out with the very best of 'em. If you're looking for "mellowed with age" stuff, look elsewhere. There is one "middle of the road" tune (on the "Hard-Rock-to-Dead-Mellow scale), however; the 2nd from last cut on the CD, "Happy Wedding Day", is an extremely personal ballad written exclusively by John L. Cooper himself (he has said ballads are his favorite kind of song). As for the rest, it's completely "Rock On for Jesus, family, and freedom" music of the highest caliber and volume. They've done it again! So crank up the sound system & amplify this set to the highest level you've got, and simply rock out with Skillet. 5 stars

Skillet is the best Christian rock band. Love the new songs.

Once again, Skillet has put out a great album. This is their first album that they have produced and distributed on their own.

Great music

Amazing CD. I will always recommend Skillet to everyone.

Love this album. Favorite band of mine. Every song is a jam. Highly recommended.

Showtime is Skillet doing their buttrock thing. It sounds very much like it could have been on Victorious or Unleashed. While it is mostly unoriginal, it does have some decent guitar in the bridge.Unpopular presents a good message in a trite and cringeworthy way. The music doesn’t bring much to the table either. Very much a filler track.All that Matters has an early-mid 2000s radio rock vibe. It’s a little light and a little heavy with some strings and cleans. It’s okay but not very dynamic.Not Afraid is in my top 3, featuring some decent guitar work, some unclean vocals, and just a general sound that strikes me as more inspired than most of the album.I don’t like Revolution much, but it is kind of interesting. It’s a little creepy with a nice groove – almost sounds like it could have been on Collide.Ash in the Wind is one of the better tracks here. The verses are soft with little heavy elements, and it builds nicely to a solid chorus that starts with an irregular drumbeat. The next two have a similar structure.Fire Inside of Me is also pretty good with nice energy. The male-female vocal back and forth in the chorus provides a welcome variety.Defector has that urgent sound, if you will. Of this run of three similar songs, this is the softest and maybe the deepest.Happy Wedding Day immediately reminded me of Lucy, which is great in its own right. It starts acoustic and eventually builds. It’s a nice story about their daughter. While Lucy is a bona fide tear jerker, this is still a pretty good soft song.With Death Defier, the album ends how it started, with a cheesy attempt to rile you up. It’s basic and boring.Overall, I really appreciate how Skillet is staying in their lane lately and mostly just doing rock instead of weird pop flavors of the week. There’s some really good stuff here, but I could use a little more variety, whether that’s intricate guitar work, less vocal predictability or string utilization.My rankings:1. Comatose2. Collide3. Dominion4. Awake5. Revolution6. Unleashed7. Rise8. Victorious(The old stuff)

This band is top notch, period. We recently saw them live and it was awesome! Glad they went independent and I hope they keep selling millions of albums on their own.