Victorious
Skillet · 2019
77 min · 20 tracks · alternative rock
A powerful blend of hard-hitting rock anthems and uplifting melodies that energize and inspire resilience.
Top tracks — play these first
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Legendary Start here — This track serves as an empowering anthem with its motivational lyrics and driving instrumentals, encapsulating the album's central theme of resilience.
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Victorious — The title track embodies the album's message with its soaring chorus and declarations of triumph over adversity, making it a standout moment.
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Terrify the Dark — With its dark undertones and introspective lyrics, this song showcases Skillet's ability to merge heavy instrumentation with meaningful storytelling.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
The album combines energetic rock with orchestral elements, showcasing strong vocals but lacks some cohesion in its extensive tracklist.
What we noticed
- The first half of the album features high-energy tracks with driving guitar riffs and anthemic choruses, while the second half shifts to more introspective themes.
- Several songs incorporate orchestral elements, adding depth to the rock instrumentation and enhancing emotional impact.
- The lead vocals are consistently delivered with a powerful intensity, often layered with harmonies that emphasize key phrases.
- Composition 25% of the score
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7/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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8/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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6/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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6/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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5/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
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Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- powerful anthems for motivation
- dynamic journey with peaks
- uplifting themes for resilience
- cathartic energy release moments
- wave-like pacing for engagement
Maybe skip if you
- prefer mellow, subdued sounds
- seek instant gratification tracks
Where this album fits
- In the catalog
- Late Career Highlight — Shows continued vitality and evolution of Skillet's sound in their later career.
- Themes
- triumph over adversity· Christian empowerment· hard rock resilience
- Career context
- Released on January 1, 2019, 'Victorious' is Skillet's tenth studio album, following their successful 'Unleashed' in 2016. At this point in their career, the band was solidifying their status as a leading force in the Christian rock genre while further exploring themes of empowerment and hope.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Red· Thousand Foot Krutch· Breaking Benjamin
Moments worth listening for
Where the writing does something specific.
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Victorious
The bridge shifts from internal struggle to a triumphant declaration of overcoming obstacles.
Tracklist
- 1 Legendary Start here 4:04
- 2 You Ain’t Ready 3:17
- 3 Victorious 4:05
- 4 This Is the Kingdom 3:27
- 5 Save Me 3:43
- 6 Rise Up 3:58
- 7 Terrify the Dark 3:45
- 8 Never Going Back 3:33
- 9 Reach 3:22
- 10 Anchor 3:36
- 11 Finish Line 3:26
- 12 Back to Life 4:36
- 13 Dead Man Walking 3:51
- 14 Sick and Empty 4:27
- 15 Dreaming of Eden 5:05
- 16 Victorious (Soundtrack Version) 4:30
- 17 Legendary (Destiny Remix) 3:53
- 18 Save Me (Reimagined) 3:35
- 19 Reach (Falling Deep Mix) 3:34
- 20 Terrify the Dark (Reimagined) 3:35
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