where did the band name skillet come from
Skillet (band)
Skillet formed in 1996 with two members : John Cooper , former vocalist for Tennessee progressive rock band Seraph , and Ken Steorts , former guitarist for Urgent Cry . The two bands met through touring together , but those bands disbanded soon after , so John and Ken 's pastor encouraged them to form their own band as a side - project . Coming from different styles of rock music , they decided to name the experiment Skillet . After , Trey McClurkin joined the band as a temporary drummer . Skillet was only together for a month when they received interest from major Christian record label ForeFront Records . In 1996 they released a self - titled debut Skillet . It was well - received , and the trio continued to write new material as they toured the United States . One topic that comes up often among fans and the band itself , is the name ' Skillet ' . John Cooper , the lead vocalist , explains that it was a joke at first . Each starting band member was already in a separate band , and all decided to start a side project . Since each other band had a different sound and style to it , the side project was said to be like putting all of those styles in a big skillet to come up with something unique , hence the band name ' Skillet ' . The band name is still somewhat of a joke between the band members , especially Cooper , who claims to still not like the title . 
Skillet formed in 1996 with two members : John Cooper , former vocalist for Tennessee progressive rock band Seraph , and Ken Steorts , former guitarist for Urgent Cry . The two bands met through touring together , but those bands disbanded soon after , so John and Ken 's pastor encouraged them to form their own band as a side - project . Coming from different styles of rock music , they decided to name the experiment Skillet . After , Trey McClurkin joined the band as a temporary drummer . Skillet was only together for a month when they received interest from major Christian record label ForeFront Records . In 1996 they released a self - titled debut Skillet . It was well - received , and the trio continued to write new material as they toured the United States . One topic that comes up often among fans and the band itself , is the name ' Skillet ' . John Cooper , the lead vocalist , explains that it was a joke at first . Each starting band member was already in a separate band , and all decided to start a side project . Since each other band had a different sound and style to it , the side project was said to be like putting all of those styles in a big skillet to come up with something unique , hence the band name ' Skillet ' . The band name is still somewhat of a joke between the band members , especially Cooper , who claims to still not like the title .
John Cooper, the lead vocalist, explains that it was a joke at first.  Since each other band had a different sound and style to it, the side project was said to be like putting all of those styles in a big skillet to come up with something unique, hence the band name ' Skillet '.
Coming from different styles of rock music , they decided to name the experiment Skillet . John Cooper , the lead vocalist , explains that it was a joke at first . Since each other band had a different sound and style to it , the side project was said to be like putting all of those styles in a big skillet to come up with something unique , hence the band name ' Skillet ' .