The Official SKILLET Thread

[JaredWard]

Well... the album is completely finished. Not sure about mastering but everything else is. Also in case you missed it on Twitter - Korey & Seth will be featured in an issue of Guitar World in the coming months

[ThravRande]

ETA?

[JaredWard]

Correction - mixing starts next week... my bad. No solid date yet, if I hear anything I'll report back. I'm flying out to Miami to be in Seth's wedding this weekend. I'm guessing a single will be released next month sometime.

[anguyen92]

They said the tentative date is in January right? Man, I can't wait to see what these guys would do in this album.

[JaredWard]

Well... January was for single release. It won't be too much longer

[Andy92]

Knew Seth was engaged, but didn't know his wedding was coming up this soon. Congrats to him! And have fun getting away from this cold weather Jared haha.

[JaredWard]

Will do man! I'm definitely ready for a mini vacation lol

[Andy92]

I saw a magazine article a few days ago that talked a little about the recording process of the new album. Sounds like one of the track titles is "Salvation." I'm gonna guess that'll be the album name cause that sounds like a good title, but that's all speculation from me.

[facelessman07]

AT LEAST these guys are still around! Excited for the new album

[JaredWard]

New record will release in May! Title is "Rise" (I knew this in advance btw )

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Just between you & I... I've heard some of the mixes.. you guys will not be disappointed. A lot of variety on this one.

[ThravRande]

And is the single going to be coming soon? I know it was January at one point, but I'm guessing it got pushed back, since I haven't heard anything on it?

[JaredWard]

I haven't heard an update yet.. I'm guessing next month. Pretty sure they're still mixing & then they'll send it off to mastering.

[ThravRande]

Sounds about right. Probably late next month, or early March, if I had to guess. Considering the album comes out in May. Jan-May would be a huge gap. Feb-May is still pretty big.

[JaredWard]

Via Korey:

And the mastering is done..first single drops in April..woohoo!!

[Andy92]

Was hoping for a March single, but I'm glad to hear a time period now haha.

[facelessman07]

Jared, in comparison to Awake and Comatose, what do you think of what you've heard so far? More of the same or going in a new direction? I know you gotta keep it vague..unfortunately for us haha

[JaredWard]

It's a more mature album I think. Several heavy tracks in the vein of Awake and Comatose, ballads, and a few that go in a new direction. A lot more keyboard programming, loops and other cool stuff which reminds me of their older material. I wish I could go into more detail but you'll find out soon enough. I've heard all of it now & I think it's their best to date imho.

[JaredWard]

I guess it's safe to post this. New single is called "Sick Of It".

[facelessman07]

I like this title. Hopefully the single is as aggressive as it sounds

[JaredWard]

I like this title. Hopefully the single is as aggressive as it sounds

It has a "Monster" kind of vibe.