I went to see Skillet a few times. Saw them in 1997 or 1998 with my church youth group 🤣. I was still a couple years before high school. They were just a Christian rock band at time and had signed to a bigger more mainstream label (Atlantic) after POD blew up, there label Atlantic wanted more christian metal bands that had been ignored by mainstream. They signed like 10 bands from that scene just off POD suggesting them. Skillet the most successful for sure. I saw them in NYC a decade or less ago or so with the creed guys other band with different singer co headlining, Alter bridge I think was the name? Skillet Is def a throwback for me. It’s always fun seeing a band a few years before most people discover em! Funny enough Switchfoot opened up for them and they blew up like 7 years later.
Cheers!