# Revolution (Skillet album)

Revolution is the twelfth studio album by American Christian rock band Skillet. It was released on November 1, 2024. It is the first Skillet album to be released independently.
With regard to the album title and theme, Skillet frontman John Cooper explains that "the revolution we're talking about on this record is not a political revolution, [and] it is certainly not a militaristic one, which I've never supported. It's a revolution for love. It's a revolution to love your enemies". On the album cover, the band flag Cooper holds has "1 COR 13:13" printed in the lower-right corner, referring to the First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians. The verse reads, "But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love." (NASB1995) Revolution is the shortest Skillet album to date.

## Singles

The first single for the album, "Unpopular", was released with an accompanying music video on August 9, 2024. Designed with "tongue-in-cheek" lyrics, Cooper states that the song is "saying the world's gone so nuts that the things the world loves are so disgusting and so crazy—like, in a world gone mad, would you really want to be popular? That's kind of the joke of the song."
The third and last single for the album, "Ash In the Wind", was released on October 18, 2024. Cooper mentions that "'Ash In the Wind' reminds us of a mix of old Skillet and Linkin Park, which I’m a huge fan of. Korey produced it, and it definitely merges live performance with modern recording techniques."

## Personnel

Skillet
* John Cooper – lead vocals, bass, acoustic guitar
* Korey Cooper – rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, programming, string arranger, synthesizer, acoustic guitar
* Seth Morrison – lead guitar, acoustic guitar
* Jen Ledger – drums, co-vocals, backing vocals
Additional personnel
* Seth Mosley – additional guitar, additional vocals, additional keyboards, programming
* Chris Marvin – additional vocals "Showtime", "Revolution", "Ash in the Wind", and "Death Defier"
* Brian Howes – additional vocals "All That Matters", "Not Afraid", and "Fire Inside of Me"
* Youthyear – additional keyboards, programming "Revolution"
* Carlo Colasacco – additional keyboards, programming "Revolution"
* Cara Fox – cello "Happy Wedding Day (Alex's Song)"
* Eleanore Denis – violin "Happy Wedding Day (Alex's Song)"
* Robin Diaz – percussion, additional vocals "All That Matters", "Not Afraid", and "Fire Inside of Me"
Production
* Brian Howes – production "All That Matters", "Not Afraid", and "Fire Inside of Me"
* Seth Mosley – production, engineer "Showtime", "Unpopular", "Defector", "Happy Wedding Day (Alex's Song)" and "Death Defier"
* Korey Cooper – production, engineer "Ash In the Wind"
* Youthyear – production, engineer "Revolution"
* Carlo Colasacco – production, engineer "Revolution"
* Chris Lord-Alge – mixing "All That Matters", "Not Afraid", and "Fire Inside of Me"
* Neal Avron – mixing "Showtime", "Unpopular", "Defector", "Happy Wedding Day (Alex's Song)", and "Death Defier"
* Nick Radovanovic – mixing "Ash In the Wind", digital editing "Showtime", "Unpopular", "Defector", "Happy Wedding Day (Alex's Song)", and "Death Defier"
* Ted Jensen – mastering
* Steven Servi – digital editing "Showtime", "Unpopular", "Defector", "Happy Wedding Day (Alex's Song)", and "Death Defier"
* Ethan Radtke – engineer "Ash In the Wind"
* Grayson Smith – engineer "All That Matters", "Not Afraid", and "Fire Inside of Me"
* Karl Dicaire – engineer, digital editing "All That Matters", "Not Afraid", and "Fire Inside of Me"
* Brian Judd – engineer "All That Matters", "Not Afraid", and "Fire Inside of Me"

## Charts

Chart performance for Revolution :
| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 72 |
| UK Album Downloads (OCC) | 22 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) | 39 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) | 12 |
| US Billboard 200 | 100 |
| US Christian Albums (Billboard) | 1 |
| US Top Rock & Alternative Albums (Billboard) | 19 |