I just heard Hero and it's a decent song. Skillet is definitely starting to sound more mainstream which isn't necessarily a bad thing. The song sounds like a cross between Linkin Park (secular), Red, Three Days Grace (secular), Breaking Benjamin (secular), and the breakdown at the end reminded me of Hearts of the Innocent-style Kutless.

I heard it on Youtube.

=O Wow I gotta go find it lol... Its taking to long waiting for the radio, I missed it once already.

It's on Youtube and Google blog? IS that the Live version or the studio version? Cause I heard the Live version and it's good but you can't really enjoy it due to the Low Quality so I wanna hear the studio version. :(

I just heard hero yesterday it sounded pretty good not as good as rebirthing though

I didn't even know that was a single. But it's all good, I finally heard Hero. I like it a lot.

I definitely don't want this to be like Collide. I didn't like the screaming type vocals. Comatose's rockers were IMO, much better and I hope they model their rockers this time around more after those. (They proved that they can still rock without screaming.) A few more of those rockers this time around might benefit them though.

Alien Youth is a mixed bag for me. I like some of the songs, not others. Alien Youth as a song is ok, kind of weird. Same with Vapor. But I like Earth Invasion.

Anyway, so far, Hero's studio version sounds good. I imagine Monster's will as well. So hopefully this album will be as terrific as I hope. Just wish I could hear the studio version of Monster now.

I forget where but I think I read June somewhere. (Very believable since June is about a week away and it hasn't been released yet. )

Hopefully that means we'll have a studio version to listen to soon.

And IA that I like Hero a lot. IMO it doesn't match Rebirthing but it's still great. I just hope most of the rockers are like Hero and Monster(screamfree ).

Here is a list of 10 of the 12 tracks that will be on the new album, also seems that they will be doing a cover of an 80's song, though i cant seem to confirm this or what the actual song is.

Hero
Monster
Awake and Alive
Forgiven
Don't
Never
Lucy
Sometimes
One Day Late
It's Not Me

Does anyone know the release date of Hero, i heard it was late May, and usually they are released on Tuesdays, right? Maybe it will be tomorrow, probably just wishful thinking, ive been waiting three years for this.

Interesting, i meant like for purchase...on a friday huh. I am going to go crazy 4 whole days.

They said they were doing a cover song and it's a Bon Jovi one eh? Hmmm, not sure how I feel about that but I guess 12 songs makes it ok since they usually give us less. 

    it will definatly be interesting to listen to..

Actually John Cooper is a huge fan of 80's glam metal. he grew up listening to the same Christian bands I did like Stryper, Guardian, Barren Cross, Petra,etc. Also if you have seen the "Comatose Comes Alive" dvd there is a precursor to all this. Before doing the song "Yours to Hold" John says that he could stand up there and do Bon Jovi cover tunes all night but his manager won't let him. So it's no surprise that they are covering this great song by a great band. Awake= #3 on ChosenOnes most wanted

Just remember its not confirmed that it will be a cover song on the album, I just think it will be.

But anyways its #1 on my most wanted! ^_^


    
    

Lol I'm glad its the 29th.

I thought it was kinda odd that they would do a cover song on an album... they hadn't for all these years.

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    just heard hero, i think its really good. its kinda a funny switch between korey and jens singing.. but its a good kind of different :] it only makes me more excited for the cd, but then again, this is what i said for decyfer downs cd, and i was a tad bit dissapointed :/

we'll see

Well, John said that it would come out on the 29th to the Christian market.. so whatever that means?

    
Yeah I got no clue what that means. At the last show on the comatose tour, which was last Sunday, the 24th, John said the single would be coming out in a week. So a week from sunday would be sunday, but I doubt they'll release it on a sunday. I bet it will be released this tuesday on itunes.

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I actually found that on wikipedia, but i guess all good Skillet info does come from her, its just a given.

    Yeah I agree. I liked Collide much better. Comatose was good, but I also have to agree that "Whispers In The Dark" and "Live Free Or Let Me Die" were my favorites from that album too. "Hero" sounds good, but I just hope that it's much more represenative of the album and that the band avoids making the rest of it sound like songs that are styled such as "The Older I Get" and "Say Goodbye."

    
That's because it was added there by a member, after Cara told us, including said member.