Alternative CCM 風格的搖滾樂隊Skillet成立于田納西州的Memphis,主唱兼貝斯手John Copper，吉他手Ken Steorts 和鼓手Trey McClurkin。1996年發行首張同名專輯LP，兩年后的Hey you和2000年的I love your soul專輯相繼出世,同年，收錄了三首歌曲的Ardent Worship Live專輯也趁熱打鐵般地和歌迷見面了！2001年，以全新陣容：Cooper貝斯手兼主唱，他的妻子Korey Cooper吉他兼鍵盤手，Basica吉他手，Lori Peters鼓手站在世界舞臺上的Skillet發行了在Ardent Records唱片公司的Alien Youth專輯，2003年的Collide專輯也由同一東家Ardent推出！ by Jason Ankeny & Steve Leggett Alternative CCM rockers Skillet formed in Memphis, TN, around the nucleus of lead singer and bassist John Cooper, guitarist Ken Steorts, and drummer Trey McClurkin. Debuting in 1996 with a self-titled LP, the trio returned two years later with Hey You, I Love Your Soul. Invincible followed in early 2000, and the group contributed three tracks to the Ardent Worship: Skillet Live compilation that same year. With a new lineup of Cooper on bass and lead vocals, his wife Korey Cooper on guitar and keyboards, Ben Kasica on guitar, and Lori Peters on drums, Skillet released Alien Youth on Ardent Records in 2001, followed by Collide, also on Ardent, in 2003. The latter album was then picked up by Lava/Atlantic and reissued the following year with a bonus track. Collide went on to be the band's best-selling album to date (even earning them a Grammy nomination), and the band supported the record on tours with bands like Saliva and Shinedown. Skillet's next effort for the label, Comatose, appeared in fall 2006.