Skillet “melts” fan’s face off

Skil­let lead singer John Coop­er and the band high­light Heav­en­Fest with an ener­getic per­for­mance not seen since Toby­Mac came to town. Pho­tos by Eliza Marie Somers

Skil­let rocked the house this past week­end at Heav­en­Fest at North­ern Hills Chris­t­ian Church in Brighton, enlist­ing a cel­loist and vio­lin­ist for its lat­est gig and show­ing the crowd clas­si­cal string musi­cians can head-bang with the best.

The Ten­nessee-based band lit up the crowd of close to 40,000 fans with “Comatose,” “Whis­pers in the Dark,” “The Last Night” and its new sin­gle “Mon­ster.” Key­boardist Korey Coop­er, who took up the gui­tar only a few years ago, stole the stage by show­ing off her true rock­er side with wild licks on the axe while danc­ing around the stage. As one young fan said, “She rocked so hard she melt­ed my face off.”

Korey Coop­er

Lead singer and bassist John Coop­er took it down a notch with a pow­er bal­lad with Dis­ci­ple’s Kevin Young as they sang Bon Jovi “I’ll Be There For You.” Drum­mer Jen Ledger took a break from behind the skins for a lit­tle solo work and gui­tarist Ben Kasi­ca was no slouch fir­ing up the left-side of the stage with his skill.

Not since Toby­Mac hit town with his Win­ter Jam tour last Novem­ber has Den­ver’s Chris­t­ian music scene been stood on its ear.

Drum­mer Jen Ledger

Jen Ledger

Kevin Young and John Coop­er

Ben Kasi­ca

A strings show­down

Korey Coop­er