Skillet is also calling the church to a “revolution for spiritual awakening.” Cooper told ChurchLeaders that we are living in a time where there are generations of people “who were raised in an America where people just don’t believe in God.”
Therefore, he said, “If you don’t believe in God, then you don’t believe in any sort of eternal consequences to the way you live your life because there are no consequences, and we don’t know what matters and what doesn’t matter.” This situation ends up resulting in a life that is all about “living for me” and “for the way I feel.”
Cooper believes that depression in today’s godless generation is on the rise and suicide rates are at an all-time high—because people don’t understand their true purpose in life can only be found in God.
RELATED: Skillet’s John Cooper Explains His Brazen Approach Regarding Deconstruction
“They have to try to manufacture a reason that they matter,” the Skillet frontman said. “When you believe in God, you know that you matter because you were created by a Creator, and that gives you a sense of purpose and identity.”
The results of taking God out of society is “just so sad,” he added. “And so there is this revolution against these false ideologies that are so harmful.” Cooper shared that he hopes that the message Skillet conveys with the new record is a plea to the church that “we are losing the plot here, and it ain’t going good.”
Along with the new single and album, Skillet has launched a new app that will provide early access to tickets, exclusive content, message boards, and more.
Skillet also is hitting the road this fall with Seether and will be touring for the first time in the Middle East starting in November.
Fans can listen to “Unpopular” on all major streaming platforms and can also pre-order the full album.
