Rise

Personnel: Jen Ledger (vocals, drums); John L. Cooper (vocals); Seth Morrison (guitars); Jonathan Chu (violin); Tate Olsen (cello); Howard Benson (Hammond b-3 organ); Korey Cooper (keyboards, programming, keyboard programming); Chris Marvin (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Andy Wallace.
Recording information: NRG Recording, North Hollywood, CA; West Valley Studios, Woodland Hills, CA.
Photographer: Reid Rolls.
Rise, Grammy Award-nominated Christian rockers Skillet's ninth studio album, is built around a loosely knit narrative that charts the course of an everyday teenager's ascension to adulthood, and the challenges of maintaining one's faith in a largely unforgiving world. The tight, anthemic title cut sets the stage, offering up a rousing, radio-ready declaration of solidarity that admits to the cumbersomeness of youth while maintaining a glass-half-full world view. ~ James Christopher Monger