Christian rockers SKILLET have announced their explosive new single, 'Scream', arriving July 10.
The track marks the first taste of a new era of music from the band, with additional releases expected later this year.
The announcement follows a monumental start to the year for SKILLET, whose six-times-platinum anthem 'Monster' recently surpassed four billion global streams on Spotify, becoming the only song by a Christian artist to achieve this milestone.
This accomplishment comes after the band's completely sold-out European headline tour moved more than 90,000 tickets across 23 cities, bringing SKILLET in front of their largest international audiences to date.
The band returned to familiar ground for the new music, working with a producer who knew them before they made their first record.
'We went back to Memphis and worked with a producer who knew the band before we'd made our first record,' says SKILLET 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 indeed gets heavier, as evidenced by their new single 'Scream', which features clean electric guitar slipping into crushing distortion and a catchy, cathartic chorus: 'I wanna scream.
I wanna break something beautiful.' The song's lyrics address the volatility of the world and social media, where people are constantly yelling at each other.
'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.' SKILLET performed 'Scream' live for the first time during its headlining concert on May 14 at Arena 8888 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
The release of 'Scream' arrives alongside the announcement of the 'Comatose: 20 Years, Still Screaming Tour', celebrating two decades of their 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.' The tour will feature a large portion of SKILLET's catalog, including songs from their debut to their latest releases.
Tickets for the tour will be available starting via a SKILLET artist presale and Spotify presale.
Additional presales will run ahead of the general on-sale which starts Friday, June 26 at 1:00 p.m.
local time at LiveNation.com.
Fans can also visit Skillet.com for tickets, tour dates, and more information.
Spotify Reserved tickets may be available to eligible U.S.
Spotify Premium subscribers through Ticketmaster.
SKILLET's extensive touring history includes hundreds of shows across the globe, with their latest European headline tour showcasing their largest international audiences to date.
With over 23 million albums sold worldwide, SKILLET remains one of the most successful and enduring rock bands of the modern era.