FLASHBACK: Matt Cord Talks 'Rise' with Skillet

About this episode

Matt Cord interviews Skillet about their album 'Rise' and their experiences in the music industry.

In 2013, Skillet stopped by the WMMR studios for a conversation with Matt Cord. The band was celebrating the release of their 8th studio album Rise . The talk how they needed to record the record from a selection of 72 songs, the first time they heard their music on the radio and how being married in a rock and roll band works for them. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Guest: Matt Cord

Topics covered

• Skillet
• music
• Rise
• rock and roll

Keywords

• album release
• studio conversation
• rock band

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Rise

Books & works: Rise

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