RISE [Import Disc]

[Machine Translation] We will stand up and continue to believe... The latest release by Skillet, the saviors of 21st century heavy rock, after a four-year absence. The band's first concept album in four years, it pulses with an ultimate sound that far surpasses the image of Skillet, with its epic heavy sound and mixed male and female vocal work that emits gem melodies...an endless uplifting feeling dominates the entire album. The Tennessee band Skillet has always conveyed a positive message with their emotionally heavy sound and heartbreaking melodies. This latest magnificent and powerful album, "Rise," which conveys the message "The most important thing is to keep believing" in the form of a concept album, is not only their masterpiece, but also a work of such perfection and persuasiveness that it will be engraved with their name brilliantly in the history of rock music in the future.

Note: This is an import edition (manufactured outside of Japan).

僕たちは立ち上がる、信じ続けるために・・・21世紀へヴィ・ロックの救世主、スキレットによる約4年振りとなる最新作。壮絶なヘヴィ・サウンドと珠玉のメロディを放つ男女混合のボーカル・ワーク・・・果てなき高揚感が全編を支配する、今までのスキレット像を遥かに超えた究極のサウンドが脈打つ、バンド史上初となるコンセプト・アルバム、堂々完成!! 感情溢れるヘヴィなサウンドと心を打つメロディで、常にポジティヴなメッセージを伝え続けるテネシー出身のこのスキレット。コンセプト・アルバムという形態で「一番大事なのは、信じ続ける事」というメッセージを伝えてくれる、この壮大かつ力強い最新作『ライズ』は彼らの代表作になるだけでなく、今後のロック史に燦然とその名を刻むほどの完成度と説得力を持つ作品だ。