Skillet's John Cooper: 'We Have to Tell People about the Hope We Found in Christ'

The lead singer of the rock band Skillet says he wants the group's music to give hope to an angst-filled younger generation that is bombarded daily with unbiblical messages and desperately needs the "hope we found in Christ." Frontman John Cooper and his bandmates on Nov. 1 will release their next album, Revolution, a 10-track high-octane project that includes counter-cultural messages that have defined the group's music. The single Unpopular encourages fans to oppose the world's insanity. The title track, Revolution, bemoans the world's hopelessness but declares: "I believe that there's time to save us." Another track, Not Afraid, urges fans to "keep the faith" and "never back down." The album, Cooper said, is calling for a revolution "against the sadness, depression, angst, demonic stuff that we are experiencing in our culture every day." "The amount of people suffering from depression and suicidal thoughts and who think that they don't matter is so overwhelming to me. It just breaks my heart," Cooper told Crosswalk Headlines, referencing what he reads on social media and on Skillet's feeds. "That's one of the things I really, really care deeply about, is people that are struggling with suicidal thoughts and mental health -- those kinds of things."  "I believe it's a result of a society who has just thrown God away [and] who has said, 'We don't believe in God. There's nothing but the material world. There's nothing but the way I feel.' And if there is no God, they really find it hard to find a reason to live." Listen to the entire interivew here!   Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.