Skillet’s Revolution roars with battle cries—until it pauses for a dad-rock wedding ballad. “Happy Wedding Day” is part Hallmark, part nu-metal midlife crisis. Tender? Schmaltzy? Both?
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A Hallmark Card on a Riot Shield: The Strange Case of Skillet’s Wedding Song

I cringe whenever I read the words “So-and-So’s Song.” It’s a surefire sign that schmaltz is afoot, and Skillet’s “Happy Wedding Day (Alex’s Song)” (2024) doesn’t appear to be the exception. If the…

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