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SKILLET Frontman Laments State Of Rock Radio In U.S.: 'The Rock Market Is Dying, And It's The Gatekeepers' Fault'

SKILLET frontman John Cooper spoke to Myglobalmind about the difficulties his band has encountered getting its music played on Active Rock radio stations around the United States — this despite the fact the group has sold more than 12 million albums. "If there is anything that SKILLET does well, it'...

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Listen To New ALTER BRIDGE Song 'Dying Light'

ALTER BRIDGE has unveiled another track from its upcoming album, "Walk The Sky". "Dying Light" is now available on all digital service providers around the globe and a captivating visualizer by collaborator Dan Sturgess can be seen below. "Walk The Sky" will be released on October 18 via Napalm Reco...

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ALTER BRIDGE's MYLES KENNEDY: 'We've Managed To Carve Out A Really Awesome Life Musically For Ourselves'

Impericon recently conducted an interview with ALTER BRIDGE frontman Myles Kennedy. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether ALTER BRIDGE is a metal band: Myles: "We have a side to our sound, I guess, that kind of touches on it. It's ce...

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ALTER BRIDGE: Lyric Video For New Song 'In The Deep'

As the debut single "Wouldn't You Rather" continues to climb the Active Rock charts and on the heels of the recently-released, fan favorite "Pay No Mind", ALTER BRIDGE has unveiled another track from its upcoming album, "Walk The Sky". "In The Deep" is now available on all digital service providers...

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JOHN COOPER: 'I Never Wanted To Sing To Only Religious People. That's The Opposite Of What SKILLET Is All About'

"Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon" conducted an interview with SKILLET frontman John Cooper at this year's Heavy Montreal festival. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the creative process of putting together a graphic novel and the band's l...

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Video: ALTER BRIDGE Performs Acoustic Set At Germany's STAR FM

Video footage of ALTER BRIDGE members Mark Tremonti and Myles Kennedy performing a short acoustic set at the studios of Berlin, Germany's Star FM radio station can be seen below. ALTER BRIDGE's new album, "Walk The Sky", will be released on October 18 via Napalm Records. According to a press release...

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JOHN COOPER Says Opening For IRON MAIDEN Is 'Awesomest' Thing SKILLET Has Ever Done

SKILLET frontman John Cooper, who launched a new metal project called FIGHT THE FURY last year, spoke about his love of all things heavy during a recent interview with Anne Erickson of Audio Ink Radio. Asked for his opinion on artists like Ozzy Osbourne and SLAYER calling it quits, Cooper said (hear...

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ALTER BRIDGE: Lyric Video For New Song 'Take The Crown'

As the debut single "Wouldn't You Rather" continues to climb the Active Rock charts and on the heels of the recently-released, fan favorite "Pay No Mind", ALTER BRIDGE has unveiled another track from its upcoming album, "Walk The Sky". "Take The Crown" is now available on all digital service provide...

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SKILLET: Making Of 'Legendary' Video

Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the music video for SKILLET's new single, "Legendary", can be seen below. The song is taken from the two-time Grammy nominees' tenth full-length album, "Victorious", which was released on August 2 via Atlantic. SKILLET frontman John Cooper told Billboar...

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SKILLET's JOHN COOPER: I Didn't Even Know That We Were Making 'Positive' Music

In a recent interview with the Peoria, Illinois radio station 105.7 The X Rocks, SKILLET frontman John Cooper spoke about the band's knack for mixing hard-driving rock, grunge, metal and alternative sounds with a life-affirming, Christian message. He said: "It's funny. I was doing an interview recen...

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SKILLET Frontman Says MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. Was A 'Prophet'

In a recent interview with Upvenue, SKILLET frontman John Cooper revealed that he is a "really big fan" of iconic civil rights activisit Martin Luther King Jr. "And the reason I love Martin Luther King Jr. — well, there's lots of reasons," he said (see video below). "I think the reason that, to me,...

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SKILLET's JOHN COOPER: 'I'm Very Proud Of My Christian Beliefs'

SKILLET frontman John Cooper spoke to the Lazer 103.3 radio station about how his Christian faith and approach to life has helped the band thrive over the course of its 23-year existence. "You can either make the world a better place or you can make it a suckier place," he said. "And you can do that...

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SKILLET Frontman On 'Eden' Graphic Novel: 'This Was A Bucket-List Item For Me'

In partnership with Z2 Comics, SKILLET will release its first-ever graphic novel on August 27. "Eden: A Skillet Graphic Novel" is based on an original story idea created by SKILLET frontman John Cooper alongside the creative team of Z2 Comics: Josh Frankel and Sridhar Reddy. Writers Alex Paknadel an...

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SKILLET Frontman Sensed Early On TRUMP Could Win U.S. Presidency

SKILLET singer John Cooper recently joined Brian Kilmeade of Fox Nation to talk about merging heavy metal and Christian music, becoming one of the best-selling rock bands of the 21st century, how radio play is still very important for musicians success and sensing early on that President Trump would...

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Listen To New ALTER BRIDGE Song 'Pay No Mind'

"Pay No Mind", a new song from ALTER BRIDGE, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming sixth studio album, titled "Walk The Sky", which will be released on October 18 via Napalm Records. According to a press release, the 14-track follow-up to 2016's "The Last Hero" is a "com...