What is Skillet?
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2019}} {{Infobox musical artist | Name = Skillet | Img = Skillet acoutic.jpg | Img_capt = Skillet performing at a promotional acoustic show in Denton, TX | Background = group_or_band | Origin = [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], [[Tennessee]], [[United States]] | Genre = [[Industrial rock]]<br/>[[Christian rock]]<br/>[[Hard rock]]<br/>[[Industrial metal]]<br/>[[Symphonic metal]]<br/>[[Nu metal]]<br/>[[Christian metal]] | Years_active = 1996-present | Label = [[Ardent Records|Ardent]]<br/>[[INO Records]]<br/>[[Lava Records|Lava]]/[[Atlantic Records]] | URL = http://www.skillet.com | Past_members = [[John Cooper(musician)|John Cooper]]<br>[[Korey Cooper]]<br/>[[Seth Morrison]]<br/>[[Jen Ledger]]<br/>Jennifer Buchholz<br/>Trey McClurkin<br/>Ken Steorts<br/>Kevin Haaland<br/>Chris Marvin<br/>Ben Kasica<br/>[[Lori Peters]] }} {{about|the American Christian rock band|the cooking pan|Frying pan}} '''Skillet''' is an [[United States|American]] [[Christian rock]] band from [[Memphis, Tennessee]]. The band formed in 1996. ==Band members == ===Current members=== * [[John Cooper (musician)|John Cooper]] - [[singer|lead vocals]], [[bass guitar|bass]] (1996-present) * [[Korey Cooper]] - [[electric guitar|guitar]], [[Electronic keyboard|keyboard]], [[backing vocalist|vocals]] (2000-present) * Jen Ledger – drums, percussion, backing vocals, co-lead vocals (2008–present) * Seth Morrison – lead guitar (2011–present) * Tate Olsen – cello (2008–present) ===Former members=== * Ken Steorts - guitar (1996 - 1999, founder of Visible School in Memphis, TN, a music and worship arts college) * Trey McClurkin - drums (1996 - 2000) * Kevin Haaland - guitar (1999 - 2001) * Jonathan Salas – lead guitar (2011) * Billy Dawson – rhythm and lead guitar (2000-2001) * Chris Marvin – rhythm and lead guitar, backing vocals (2002–2003, 2005–2006) * Faith Stern – keyboards, backing vocals (2002–2003) * An