Skillet — rock band from Memphis, Tennessee, was founded in 1996. To date, the band released eight albums, two of whom were nominated for Grammy albums Collide and Comatose. Band members: John Cooper (bass guitar, vocals) and his wife, Corey Cooper (keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals) , and Jen Ledger (drums, vocals) , Seth Morrison (lead guitar). For 16 years the band has changed several times. John Cooper — the only member of the original line-up. Concerts and recordings are often invited session muzykanty.Osnovatel group Skillet — Bassist John Cooper. He and guitarist Ken Sturt played in two different Christian groups: Seraph and Urgent Cry. Acted together in 1996, they were offered a joint Christian music group. [1]. Both boys liked the idea. Later, as a temporary drummer, to John and Ken joined Trey MakKlarkin.V mid-2006, Corey Cooper stopped performing with Skillet, as she was pregnant. It temporarily replaced two people: Andrea Winchell on keys and Chris Marvin guitar.In January 2011, Skillet confirmed that they will be touring with Stone Sour and Theory Of Deadman in the tour «Avalanche Tour» . The tour began at the end of March 2011 and was completed on May 1 in Uncasville, CT. Also on the tour was attended by a group Halestorm and Art of Dying. There was a small Skillet international tour from January to February 2011, in which they visited New Zealand [27], Australia [28] and Japan [2].
