Comatose Comes Alive DVD/CD is the second live album and second live DVD by the Christian rock

Christian rock

Christian rock is a form of rock music played by individuals and bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands...

 band Skillet

Skillet (band)

Skillet is an American Christian rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee in 1996. The band currently consists of husband and wife John and Korey Cooper , along with Jen Ledger and lead guitarist Seth Morrison. The band has released eight albums, two receiving Grammy nominations: Collide and Comatose...

, which peaked at #164 on the Billboard 200. It is the band's first combination CD/DVD of live recording, as their first official live album was 2000's Ardent Worship

Ardent Worship

-Credits:*John L. Cooper – lead vocals, bass*Korey Cooper – keyboards, backing vocals*Kevin Haaland - guitar*Lori Peters - drums*Ken Steorts - guitar *Trey McClurkin - drums...

, a worship album recorded live. The band's first live DVD was the Alien Youth DVD, which featured an acoustic performance. Comatose Comes Alive was recorded on May 9, 2008, in Chattanooga

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in the US state of Tennessee , with a population of 169,887. It is the seat of Hamilton County...

, Tennessee

Tennessee

Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...

 and was released on October 21, 2008. The album is a CD of the concert's audio and a DVD capturing the live show. However, John Cooper's speech after "Savior" is cut from the CD. This is also the first release to feature Jen Ledger

Jen Ledger

Jennifer Carole "Jen" Ledger is the English drummer and backing vocalist for the Grammy Award-nominated Christian rock/hard rock band Skillet...

 on drums.

Track listing

• The Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks may also be accessed by placing the Comatose Comes Alive enhanced CD
  Enhanced CD
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   disc in a CD-ROM
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   drive and following the prompt to sign-up for the band's email
  Email
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   mailing list; a download link for the six bonus tracks will subsequently be emailed to you.

DVD Content

The DVD contains video of Skillet performing the songs listed above
and several of Skillet's music videos

Music Videos on DVD

Awards

In 2009, the album was nominated for two Dove Awards: Rock Album of the Year and Long Form Music Video of the Year, at the 40th GMA Dove Awards.

Personnel

• Jonathan Chu – violin
• Tate Olsen - Cello
• John L. Cooper
  John Cooper (musician)
  John Landrum Cooper , professionally credited as John L. Cooper, is an American musician. He has been the lead singer and bassist of the Grammy-nominated Christian rock band Skillet since 1996.-Seraph:...
  
   – bass, vocals, producer
• Korey Cooper
  Korey Cooper
  Korey Cooper is the keyboardist, guitarist, and backing vocalist for the Christian Rock band Skillet. Her husband, John Cooper, is the lead singer and bassist of the band, as well as one of the founding members...
  
   – guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Paul Ebersold – producer
• Brian Howes
  Brian Howes
  Brian Howes is a Canadian rock producer, singer, and was a member of the band Closure. He has an exclusive partnership with EMI Music Publishing.-Biography:...
  
   – producer
• Ben Kasica
  Ben Kasica
  Benjamin Judah Kasica is the former lead guitarist for the Christian rock band Skillet. He joined the band in 2001 at the age of sixteen, and recorded the albums Collide, Comatose and Awake with them...
  
   – guitar
• Jen Ledger
  Jen Ledger
  Jennifer Carole "Jen" Ledger is the English drummer and backing vocalist for the Grammy Award-nominated Christian rock/hard rock band Skillet...
  
  – drums
• Skidd Mills – producer
• Andy VanDette – mastering