Awake is the eighth album by Christian rock band Skillet. It is the follow-up to their Grammy-nominated album Comatose. The album was released on August 25, 2009 by Lava Records and Ardent Records and debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard200 The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on July 27, 2010, and has sold just under 900,000 copies to date.. It was nominated for Top Christian Album at the Billboard Music Awards 2011 and won. This is the last album to feature guitarist Ben Kasica.
"Hero" is the first single of the 2009 album Awake by the Christian Rock band and is the first track on the album. The song talks about mankind's need for a Hero with the hero being Jesus Christ. It's the fourth single by Skillet to be released to physical media. The single sold 12,000 copies in its first week.
Skillet, Hristiyan bir hard rock grubu. John Cooper (vokal, bas gitarist) ve eşi Korey Cooper (ritm gitarist, klavyeci, vokalist), Ben Kasica (gitaristi) ve Jen Ledger'dan (baterist, vokalist) oluşur. Skillet, Grammy'ye iki kez aday gösterilen ve Collide ile Comatose kazanan sekiz albüm yayımladı. Skillet; senfonik rock, hard rock, industrial rock dahil olmak üzere birçok farklı türde yapıt vermiştir. 2009 itibariyle 1.3 milyon albüm satışı bulunmaktadır.
Albümler Skillet (1996) Hey You, I Love Your Soul (1998) Invincible (2000) Ardent Worship (2000) Alien Youth (2001) Collide (2003) Comatose (2006) Awake (2009) Diğer bilgiler için devamını okuyun...