NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- June 22, 2026 -- 23x-platinum rock band Skillet has announced its explosive new single, "Scream," will arrive July 10, alongside the launch of its upcoming Comatose: 20 Years, Still Screaming Tour, a major fall headline run produced by Live Nation.

The new track serves as the first taste of a new era of music from the band, with additional releases expected later this year. Fans can pre-save "Scream" now: https://vyd.co/SkilletScream.

The announcement follows a monumental start to the year for SKILLET. The 6x-platinum anthem "Monster" recently surpassed 4 billion global streams, earned a place in Spotify's Billions Club, and solidified its status as one of the most-streamed rock songs of all time. The achievement is particularly historic as "Monster" remains the only song by a Christian artist to surpass 1 billion streams on Spotify. The milestone arrives on the heels of the band's completely sold-out European headline tour, which moved more than 90,000 tickets across 23 cities, bringing SKILLET in front of the largest international audiences of their career.

For the new music, the band returned to familiar ground.

"We went back to Memphis and worked with a producer who knew the band before we'd made our first record," says frontman John Cooper. "Life has taken some great turns, but it's also taken some painful turns. Now we're here, and we still have more of a story to tell. The music kept getting heavier, and I said, 'We've got to go all-in.'"

They certainly did with "Scream." With clean electric guitar slips into the undertow of crushing distortion, Cooper delivers a catchy and cathartic chorus: "I wanna scream. I wanna break something beautiful." Ominous keys ring out, the beat snaps, and he wonders, "Will I ever be enough?" before a palm-muted bridge unleashes one final burst of emotion punctuated by glitchy electronics.

"I don't think I'm the only one who's noticing the volatility of the world and how social media is a cesspool where people are constantly yelling at each other," Cooper explains. "It's not helping anyone's mental health. In this landscape, it's easy to feel like nothing matters. 'Scream' is about wanting your life to matter when the world feels chaotic and overwhelming."

The release of "Scream" arrives alongside the announcement of the Comatose: 20 Years, Still Screaming Tour, celebrating two decades of the landmark album that helped define a generation of rock fans while showcasing the band's next chapter.

"When we released our 2006 album, COMATOSE, we all had a feeling that we were making something special," recalls Cooper. "What we didn't know is that the album would change the trajectory of the band's career. It defined our sound, our message, and propelled the band into a much bigger level of notoriety. But most importantly, it resonated with all kinds of people from all walks of life. At every show, someone tells me that this record helped them through the darkest times of their life. That is why we wanted to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Comatose by doing something we have never done -- commemorating the album by dedicating a large portion of the show to these songs that are so meaningful to the band and so many others. Some of them we have played a thousand times. Others we have never played. We are excited to perform them alongside our catalog on this once in a lifetime tour."

TICKET INFORMATION:

VIP M&G tickets will be available in the SKILLET app: http://onelink.to/skilletapp

Spotify Reserved: SKILLET's Reserved by Spotify tickets may be available to eligible US Spotify Premium subscribers through Ticketmaster. Eligible fans will be notified by Spotify via email and app notification, and will have the opportunity to purchase up to two tickets before the general on-sale.

Citi Presale: Tuesday, June 23 at 10:00 AM local time

Artist Presale: Tuesday, June 23 at 10:00 AM local time

Live Nation / Promoter Presales: Thursday, June 25 at 10:00 AM local time

General Onsale: Friday, June 26 at 10:00 AM local time

For tickets, tour dates, and more information, visit Skillet.com.

SKILLET's "Still Screaming Tour" dates below (all dates subj to change):

9/30/2026 - Proctors Theatre, Schenectady, NY

10/2/2026 - The Fillmore, Philadelphia, PA

10/3/2026 - The Wellmont Theater, Montclair, NJ

10/4/2026 - The Paramount, Huntington, NY

10/7/2026 - MGM Music Hall at Fenway, Boston, MA

10/8/2026 - The Fillmore Silver Spring, Silver Spring MD

10/10/2026 - GLC Live at 20 Monroe, Grand Rapids, MI

10/11/2026 - The Fillmore, Detroit, MI

10/12/2026 - Citizens Live at The Wylie, Pittsburgh, PA

10/14/2026 - The Pageant, St. Louis, MO

10/16/2026 - Uptown Theater, Minneapolis, MN

10/17/2026 - Landmark Credit Union Live, Milwaukee, WI

10/18/2026 - Steelhouse Omaha, Omaha, NE

10/20/2026 - *The Midland Theatre, Kansas City, MO

10/22/2026 - Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO

10/23/2026 - The Union Event Center, Salt Lake City, UT

10/26/2026 - Northern Quest Resort & Casino, Airway Heights, WA

10/27/2026 - Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA

10/30/2026 - Hard Rock Live - Sacramento, Wheatland, CA

10/31/2026 - YouTube Theater, Inglewood, CA

11/1/2026 - The Van Buren, Phoenix, AZ

11/5/2026 - House of Blues, Dallas, TX

11/6/2026 - The Aztec Theatre, San Antonio, TX

11/10/2026 - House of Blues, Orlando, FL

ABOUT SKILLET

SKILLET has indisputably become one of the biggest global hard rock bands of the 21st century with total album sales exceeding 23 million, an average of 12 million monthly Spotify listeners, and dozens of massive placements across sports, film, and television. Among a catalog highlighted by chart-topping albums and hits, the six-times-platinum "Monster" has eclipsed 4 billion global streams, claimed a place in Spotify's Billions Club, and resounded as one of the most-streamed rock songs of all time. The achievement is also particularly significant given the song's unprecedented reach among Christian artists, standing as the only Christian song in history to cross 1 billion Spotify streams.

During 2025, their first-ever Christmas release, "O Come, O Come Emmanuel," made a viral impact and captured No. 1 on five Billboard charts. The band's 2026 European tour brought them in front of their biggest international crowds yet, not only selling out shows across the continent but breaking ticket sales records at venues like Zenith Paris.

Awarded multi-platinum, platinum, or gold RIAA certifications for 12 singles and four full-length albums, the group have notably garnered two Grammy Award nominations, earned a Billboard Music Award, and impressively delivered three Top 5 debuts on theBillboard 200. Widening the scope of this vision, Skillet launched the graphic novel series Eden with Z2.

Looking ahead, Skillet has hinted at some of their heaviest and hardest-hitting music to date, with new material expected later this year.

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For more info on Skillet, visit the JFH Artists Database.

 

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