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Revision as of 16:12, 17 June 2007
Fuel | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin |   Obion County, Tennessee, USA |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Members | Jeff Abercrombie Carl Bell Toryn Green Tommy Stewart |
| Past members | Jody Abbott Erik Avakian Kevin Miller Jonathan Mover Brett Scallions |
Fuel is a Pennsylvania-based rock/post grunge band formed by Carl Bell, Jeff Abercrombie, and Brett Scallions in 1989. They are well known for their hit songs "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" and "Shimmer" from their albums Something Like Human and Sunburn, respectively.
History
Fuel was originally formed in 1989 in Kenton, Tennessee but moved to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in 1994 where they played at local Pennsylvania bars and nightclubs. Their first EP Porcelain was released in 1996 and sold well locally, spawning a small radio hit with "Shimmer." The popularity of the EP brought them to the attention of Sony's 550 imprint, which released their second EP Hazelton the following year.
The band's full length debut, Sunburn, came out in 1998. "Shimmer" was again included and almost became a Top 40 hit; while, the other singles ("Bittersweet," "Jesus or a Gun," and "Sunburn,") received some airplay. The songs "Shimmer" and "Sunburn" are also featured on the charitable album Live in the X Lounge. "Sunburn" was also featured in the movie Scream 3.
In 2000, after laying low for two and a half years, Fuel came back with their second album, Something Like Human, and scored a Top 40 hit with "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" (#30), as well as going double platinum with the album.
The third album, Natural Selection, came out in 2003, which spawned the hit "Falls On Me" but did not sell as well as its predecessor.
Fuel released their greatest hits album The Best of Fuel on December 13, 2005.
On February 7, 2006, Fuel announced through their website that singer Brett Scallions had left the band. The band (now just Carl Bell and Jeff Abercrombie) said that he left on friendly terms. "We will all miss him and we wish him the best," Bell wrote in a letter on their website. The band would officially never be the same without Brett, and focus on mainstream radio friendly hits.
Fuel had already laid down the instrumental tracks for their fourth album and soon started auditioning singers so the band could move forward. Abercrombie and Bell took notice of American Idol contestant Chris Daughtry, after he performed "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" on the show. The single shot up to the Top 10 download list on iTunes and stayed there for a number of days. This also sparked interest in other Fuel songs, which began to appear in the Top 100 download chart on iTunes. On March 3, 2006, judge Randy Jackson stated in an interview that Daughtry had been offered the opportunity to become Fuel's new lead singer.[1] Fuel confirmed their interest on their official website. On May 11, 2006, Abercrombie and Bell appeared on the TV show Extra to officially offer Daughtry the job.[2] However, though flattered, Daughtry turned down this offer. [3]
Tommy Stewart, formerly of Godsmack, was named as Fuel's drummer on Fuel's Myspace page.[4]
On June 8, 2006, Carl announced that the band has found a new lead singer and is only awaiting approval from their record label before they could publicly announce who they have brought in.[5]
On July 25, 2006, Carl Bell posted on Fuel's official website that they have entered the studio to record a track. They officially entered the studio in mid-August with producer Scott Humphrey to record their fourth album. Tommy Lee and Josh Freese have helped with additional drums on the new album. The band has posted photos from within the studio fairly often on the band's website and Myspace.
On March 9, 2007, Carl Bell officially announced that Fuel's next album, complete with new band members, was fully mixed and going to mastering.
On April 19, 2007, Carl Bell posted on Fuel's official website that their new lead singer has been confirmed as Toryn Green.
On May 15, 2007, Carl Bell sent out an email with information on the upcoming album. The new album is called Angels & Devils and is to be released on August 7.
On June 7, 2007, Fuel were scheduled to play a concert in Second Life on Virtual NBC's Live From the Peacock Room. However, due to a family emergency, Fuel had to rescheduled the concert for a later date.
It has been announced that the track "Gone" from the new album will be the official theme song of WWE Vengeance 2007.
Present
Fuel now has several summer concerts scheduled for 2007. The new lead vocalist for the band is Toryn Green, former singer for the band Something To Burn. This was confirmed on April 19, 2007 on the TV show "Extra" when the band officially announced Green's induction into the lineup.
When signing up to Fuel's mailing list, another menu will open up with links to another new song called "Wasted Time."
On May 15, 2007, a letter was sent out from Fuel's mailing list announcing that the album would be named Angels & Devils and would be released August 7, 2007.
Trivia
- Fuel was forced to call off tour dates after an on-stage accident led to lead singer Brett Scallions' nose being broken. Forced to have surgery, he had to re-learn how to sing for the recording of Natural Selection.
- The band performs many cover songs of other rock bands; one of its favorites to perform is an acoustic version of "Going to California" by Led Zeppelin, which they also recorded for their Something Like Human album as a bonus track.
- After disagreements (both public and private), drummer Kevin Miller was dismissed from the band in 2004.
- Coincidentally, there is another band also known as Fuel, which plays emocore in the same vein of Fugazi or Hot Water Music. They were around in the early 1990s and released one full length CD, titled Monuments to Excess.
- "Won't Back Down," from the album Natural Selection, was featured on the soundtrack of the movie Daredevil.
- "Quarter," also from the album Natural Selection, was featured in the soundtrack of the video games Need for Speed: Underground, Nascar Thunder 2004, and NFL Street. Both games were released by divisions of the Electronic Arts company.
- "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" was featured on an episode of "Cold Case."
- "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" was also featured on the sixth episode in the first season of "Hack".
- The song "Bad Day" was covered by Korey Livy on Australian Idol. A few weeks later Dean Geyer performed "Shimmer" on Australian Idol's rock week.
- In March 2007, former frontman Brett Scallions was selected as the singer for "Riders on the Storm," featuring Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek -- former members of The Doors.
- In a rock magazine released late 2006, Brett Scallions featured as one of the top 100 rock voices of all time. He was ranked at number fifty.[citation needed]
Current Line-Up
- Toryn Green: Lead Vocals
- Carl Bell: Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
- Jeff Abercrombie: Bass
- Tommy Stewart: Drums
Former members
- Brett Scallions - Lead Vocals (1989-2006)
- Jody Abbott - Drums (1989-1997)
- Kevin Miller: Drums (1997-2004)
- Erik Avakian - Keyboards (1994-1995)
- Larry Swartz - Keyboards (1991-1994)
Discography
Albums & EPs
| Album Cover | Date of Release | Title | Label | US Billboard Peak | Certification |
| 1994 | Small the Joy EP | Self-Release | |||
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March 17, 1994 | Fuel EP | Self-Release | ||
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May 1, 1996 | Porcelain EP | Self-Release | ||
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March 17, 1998 | Hazleton EP | Epic Records | ||
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March 31, 1998 | Sunburn | Epic Records | 77 | Platinum |
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September 19, 2000 | Something Like Human | Epic Records | 17 | 2X Platinum |
| September 23, 2003 | Natural Selection | Epic Records | 15 | N/A | |
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December 13, 2005 | The Best of Fuel | Epic Records | ||
| August 7, 2007 | Angels & Devils | Epic Records |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | ||
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| US Hot 100 | US Modern Rock | US Mainstream Rock | |||
| 1998 | "Shimmer" | #42 | #2 | #11 | Sunburn |
| 1998 | "Bittersweet" | - | #17 | #15 | Sunburn |
| 1999 | "Sunburn" | - | #31 | - | Sunburn |
| 1999 | "Jesus or a Gun" | - | #26 | #24 | Sunburn |
| 2000 | "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" | #30 | #1 (12 Weeks) | #2 | Something Like Human |
| 2001 | "Last Time" | - | #25 | #21 | Something Like Human |
| 2001 | "Innocent" | - | #4 | #10 | Something Like Human |
| 2001 | "Bad Day" | #64 | #12 | #14 | Something Like Human |
| 2003 | "Won't Back Down" | - | #37 | #22 | Natural Selection |
| 2003 | "Falls on Me" | #52 | #11 | #9 | Natural Selection |
| 2004 | "Million Miles" | - | #33 | #16 | Natural Selection |
| 2007 | "Wasted Time" | - | - | - | Angels & Devils |
These are also the songs featured on the compilation album The Best of Fuel, with the exception of "Million Miles" (it contains the song "Quarter" from the same album instead), as well as "Wasted Time" (which was released after The Best of Fuel was made).
Notes
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- ^ http://www.news14charlotte.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=121114
- ^ http://www.myspace.com/fuel
- ^ http://forum.sonymusic.com/webx?14@443.KPQkaXSIcK4.0@.ee7e779!discloc=.ee825b9