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Lori Peters
(December 2004 Issue)
Girls Just Wanna Have Drums With the same intensity
that linebackers smash the head of
Brett Favre, Skillet's Lori Peters
attacks her set. "Being a drummer is a lot like being an athlete,"
Peters agrees. "It
takes the same amount of dedication and discipline.
You have to have endurance in both arenas."
Known as a
very
aggressive hitter, the Wisconsin born Peters' hair-flailing stage
presence is refreshing and not all that common for
the gender. "I
always had to fight my way to get the good parts in high school band,"
she says. "They always wanted to stick
the girls on the bells. Playing
in a heavy band like Skillet is cool; I guess people dig seeing
chick
rockers."
Skillet's sound comprises the aggression of Nine Inch Nails with the
melody of Fuel, allowing
the throaty vocals of bassist John Cooper to
lead the charge. The band's latest disc, Collide,
has put a stamp on
the modern rock charts. "Over the past six years
Skillet has evolved from a more industrial sound," Peters explains.
"I'm
really excited about Collide because it's like the hard
rock I grew up with on MTV. This disc has heavy guitars and
heavy drums
and very little electronic stuff."
Steven Douglas Losey
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