SKILLET Announces 'After The Storm' EP, Shares New Single 'Lift Me Up'
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With one of the biggest global audiences of its career and more than five million global streams already on its latest single "Scream", Christian rockers SKILLET have announced a new independent EP, "After The Storm", arriving October 9. The project's newest single and anime-inspired lyric video for "Lift Me Up" is available here.
The six-song EP is available for pre-save now, with "Lift Me Up" available everywhere today.
The announcement comes during one of the most remarkable periods of sustained momentum in SKILLET's nearly 30-year career. The band now averages more than 12 million monthly Spotify listeners, while its six-times-platinum anthem "Monster" has surpassed five billion global streams and earned a place in Spotify's Billions Club, Earlier this year, SKILLET's European headline tour drew the largest international crowds in the band's history, including record-breaking ticket sales at Zénith in Paris.
Produced by David Cowell (SLEEP THEORY) and the band's own Korey Cooper, "After The Storm" marks both a return to SKILLET's heavier musical roots and one of its most personal creative statements to date. Inspired by seasons of betrayal, grief, perseverance, and ultimately hope, the EP finds frontman John Cooper writing from one of the most vulnerable places of his career.
"'After The Storm' is special to me because it reignites what SKILLET was always meant to be — which is music that helps lift people out of dark times," says John Cooper. "I wrote these songs because I needed to be lifted out of my own darkness."
The EP's newest single, "Lift Me Up", pairs crushing guitars with an arena-sized chorus that captures the heart of the project.
"'Lift Me Up' reminds me of early SKILLET, but it still feels fresh," John Cooper says. "When I wrote it, so many things were dragging me down. I was asking God to lift me up. It's a reminder that even when life feels overwhelming, there is still hope."
The EP follows "Scream", which has already surpassed five million global streams and introduced listeners to the emotional landscape of "After The Storm". Written in response to anxiety, anger, and the search for purpose amid the constant noise of modern life, the song has quickly resonated with fans around the world.
"After The Storm" track listing:
01. Scream
02. Lift Me Up
03. Grave Stomper
04. After The Storm
05. Heaven Help Us
06. Come And Find Me
SKILLET will support "After The Storm" with a nationwide U.S. Live Nation headline tour beginning this October, following a landmark European run that delivered the biggest international audiences of the band's career.
(Source: www.blabbermouth.net)
