Contest: Win an Autographed Copy of Skillet's New CD "Awake"

Grammy-nominated rockers Skillet released their newest album, Awake, on August 25th, 2009. Over the past 13 years, Skillet has helped to redefine Christian rock with their genre busting albums and constant touring. Awake is the follow up to their 2006 hit album Comatose, which was nominated for a Grammy (their second nomination).

In 2008, longtime drummer Lori Peters announced her retirement after training her replacement, current drummer and backup vocalist Jen Ledger. With Jen’s influence, Awake came alive. Skillet’s eighth album may very well be their best. Vocalist/bassist John Cooper had the following to say about Awake:

“It’s a turning of the page for us because this album is even more immediate than Comatose, but there’s also a noticeable maturity, some of the songs are complex, others are just really intense rockers and overall there’s a real sense that we’re opening a new chapter. There are definitely some classic rock elements on the record, traces of glam rock and a lot of today’s heavy rock influences as well. Depending on the song, you can hear traces of AC/DC, Metallica or Breaking Benjamin, with lots of big guitars and streamlined drum beats.”

Alive charted at #2 on the Billboard top 200 selling around 68,000 units in its first week, it also tied the record for highest-charting Christian album on The Billboard 200 with Underoath’s 2006 release Define the Great Line as both albums debuted at #2.

Contest:

I am going to give one lucky reader a signed poster of the group and an autographed copy of Skillet’s Awake! Entering has never been easier, just leave a comment at the bottom of this post or retweet this post using the button at the top right (or you can comment and retweet for two entries) and when the contest ends on October 23rd, I will pick one winner via random.org.

Rules:

You may leave one comment per day, and retweet this post once per day. The more comments and retweets you provide, the better your chances of winning. Doing both gives you two entries per day! This contest is only available to people in the continental U.S., age 13 and over. When leaving your comment, please provide a valid email address, as that will be how I am going to contact the winner. Good luck!