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"I'm excited to not only be singing our national anthem in front of a full house of NASCAR fans, but to be there at Homestead-Miami for the Ford 400 to see who takes home the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Championship!. It really is an honor."
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When was the last time you went to a rock show? I mean a real rock show? A show where the band sounds amazing live, puts on an incredible performance, rattles your soul with hard rockin' tunes but has the perfect mix of melodic sing-a-longs? Fuel had that kind of rock show Tuesday night at the Windy City's House of Blues. ...Read More...

written & photos by: The Asif

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Hello all! Okay, some of you may already be hearing a new Fuel song on the radio off of Angels and Devils. We are gearing up for the release of "Gone" as our next single. The song is to be officially released to radio on Oct 23rd. Call your station and request it now. See if you can get early adds by your calls. Hope to see you all on tour. Check the sites here for tour dates and routing. Thanks as always, Carl.

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813 St. Emanuel Street, Houston, 77003 - 8:00 PM

With Trapt, Submersed, and Endeverafter | On sale 10/27 | Tickets: HERE

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520 W 47th St, Odessa, Texas 79764 - 8:00 PM
With Submersed, Miser | On sale: 11/2/07

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313 College Ave, College Station, Texas 77840 - 8:00 PM
With Submersed, Miser | On sale: 11/7/07

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260 Crockett Street, Beaumont, Texas 77701 - 8:00 PM
With Submersed | On sale 10/27

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2029 Woodlyn Ave, Maplewood, Minnesota 55109 - 8:00 PM

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1204 Third Street S.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52403 - 9:00 PM

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Lake Buena Vista, Florida - 8:00 PM - With Trapt

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North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina - 08:00 PM - With Trapt

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20 Market Place, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 - 6:30 PM - With Trapt | Tickets: HERE

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Kinston, North Carolina - 8:00 PM - with Chevelle, Flyleaf

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1743 S Raccoon Rd, Youngstown, Ohio 44515 - 7:00 PM

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261 Main Street, Worcester, Massachusetts 01608 -

With Trapt | Doors open at 6:30 PM, Show starts at 7:30 PM "DOWNSTAIRS" | HERE| Tickets on sale 09/21/07 at 10:00AM EDT HERE

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Sayreville, New Jersey - 8:00 PM - With Trapt | Tickets on sale 9/26

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Poughkeepsie, New York - 8:00 PM - With Trapt

Video's, Pics & Review from this show, courtesy of MisplacedHopesVx

So I showed up early, got to meet Trapt (who cares lol) Anyways then the DJ from WRRV said the fuel meet & greet was @ 7... We did the meet & greet and than they had the fans leave but Toryn and I were in a conversation so they let me stay, I hung backstage for about a half hour, I chatted Toryn's ear off, he's a great guy, very down to earth, really appreciates his fans. We talked about music mostly; I met Carl, Tommy & Ronny too, all awesome guys. (continued)

Bad Day:


Toryn and I went out to the crowd & watched Framing Handley, than he said see ya later and went to prep for the show... Trapt came on, I went outside to hang for a little bit, met the two opening bands and bullshitted for a while, went in to see Trapt close with headstrong & than fuel came on. the place was ROARING. they had the crowd really going. Two of my friends Jim & his friend Dave are hardcore Fuelies as well and they both said (BEFORE hearing Toryn live) they thought Brett was a better vocalist. I told them wait till u hear Toryn live. After the show they both said they were amazed and impressed and admitted they were wrong. (continued)

Falls on Me:


My boys left, I hung for a while, talking to some of the other people who attended, fuel came outside...I talked to Toryn again, got a picture with Carl, talked to Tommy for a few minutes, talked to Ronny for about a half hour. all around i had a BLAST. i did see patti there, she was funny, very nice, fun to hang with. I didn't see much of her all night, here & there but she was very nice. overall it was sic, best concert I've EVER been to EASILY!!!

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2005 Lake Robbins Drive, The Woodlands / Houston, Texas 77380

It’s Sun., Oct. 28, at The Woodlands Pavilion, featuring the Smashing Pumpkins, Finger Eleven, Chris Cornell, Evanescence, Evans Blue, Alter Bridge, Sum 41, Fuel and five more! Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Sat., Sept. 15, at all Ticketmaster outlets. | Info: HERE | Tickets: HERE

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800 Concrete Street, Corpus Christi, Texas 78401 - with Hinder, Alter Bridge, Papa Roach, Another Animal | On Sale: 9/21 | Tickets: HERE

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5675 St. Joe Rd., Fort Wayne, Indiana 46835 -Tickets On Sale: 9/22 | Tickets: HERE

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329 N. Dearborn St, Chicago, Illinois 60610, with Trapt
Gig review & photos by The Asif: www.rockinmusicreviews.com


When was the last time you went to a rock show? I mean a real rock show? A show where the band sounds amazing live, puts on an incredible performance, rattles your soul with hard rockin' tunes but has the perfect mix of melodic sing-a-longs? Fuel had that kind of rock show Tuesday night at the Windy City's House of Blues.

The Chicago audience was injected with pure energy right away as the band took the stage and rocked "Last Time", "Gone" - the newest single to hit the radio - and "Scar". Guitarist Carl Bell made everyone erupt into laughter by displaying the back of his guitar - which read "Spay Britney" - and said "How could you not keep your life together for $700,000 a month!?" The sing-a-longs then began as frontman Toryn Green enticed the crowd into singing "Shimmer, "Falls On Me" and "Wasted Time". Toryn was eventually drowned out on stage as the fans at the House of Blues started to sing louder and louder. During the hit "Bad Day", Toryn jumped off stage into the crowd and beckoned everyone with his microphone to take away the first verse. The high octane performance for the remainder of the night was set as Tommy Stewart shredded the drums on the opening notes for "Won't Back Down".

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The energy level continued rise towards its pinnacle during the next 20 minutes. After "Won't Back Down", the guys continued to perform up tempo songs from Sunburn, Something Like Human, Natural Selection, and Angels & Devils. Every show has your typical chair clutchers that will sit regardless of how amazing the performance is. By Carl and Tommy's artistic persuasion, those same people came to their feet when the band broke into the opening notes of Stone Temple Pilots' "Sex Type Thing". The crescendo of the night came when Toryn held his fist up and sang the lines "Hold your hands up to the sky and try so hard to rise above..." during "Bittersweet". Like a cult would follow their leader, all three levels of the House of Blues– from the standing room on the floor to the balconies up top - followed Toryn and pumped their fist or raised the palms into the air and began to leap off the ground.

The night came to an end when the guys performed their hit "Hemorrhage (In My Hand)". As Tommy threw his sticks into the crowd and Carl's guitar resonated feedback as he walked off stage, Toryn hopped in front of the security barrier and high-fived every hand that reached out. As the curtain closed, Chicagoans were in awe wondering what they had just experienced. Could it be that they just heard a band that sounded amazing live? Or could it have been that they just saw an incredible performance that was accompanied by a great light show? Nah…it was because they just saw Fuel give them a real rock show!


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31 North Walnut, Mt. Clemens, Michigan 48043 -
With Trapt | Doors open at 6PM | Info: HERE

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2401 W. Wisconsin Av., Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233 -08:00 PM
With Trapt | Tickets: HERE

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8425 Spring Mountain Rd, Las Vegas, Nevada 89117 - $8

"Desert Breeze Park at Spring Mountain and Durango" FUEL will perform on the House Of Blues/Bud Select Main Stage! Admission is only $8 for adults and free to children 5 and under! Attendees can receive $1 off the admission price with a donation of canned food at the gate for the City Mission of Las Vegas! Additionally, $1 of every ticket sold will be donated to the City Mission to help feed Las Vegas’ hungry! | Info: HERE

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St. Louis, Missouri, 08:00 PM - With Trapt | Tickets on sale 9/22

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3539 S. Dort Highway, Flint, Michigan 48507 Doors 7pm - Fuel On stage at 10pm

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1669 S Garfield, Traverse City, Michigan 49686 Fuel onstage at 9:45pm

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Portsmouth, Ohio 8:00 PM, Tickets on sale 9/22

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Toryn Green - Vocals
Carl Bell - Guitar
Jeff Abercrombie - Bass
Tommy Stewart - Drums

Fuel has nothing to prove. The band has sold over 3.5 million albums in the U.S. and scored a trio of top 5 singles, "Shimmer," "Innocent" and "Hemorrhage (In My Hands"), the latter of which remained at #1 for 12 weeks. In addition, Fuel have sold out tours all over the world, headlining venues and opening for bands including Aerosmith, Kid Rock, Creed and 3 Doors Down. Fuel are primed to pick up where they left off with their latest release, Angels And Devils, with new band members in tow to help add to an already formidable list of achievements.

Since they burst onto the scene with their 1998 full-length début Sunburn, Fuel has been a staple on rock radio regardless of the ebb and flow of ephemeral musical trends. After the massive success of "Shimmer," Fuel released 2000's Something Like Human, which featured the hit singles "Innocent" and "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" and achieved double platinum status. After 3 years filled with touring, Fuel released 2003's Natural Selection, which featured the hit "Falls On Me." The steady schedule of hit songs and sold out tours was interrupted in 2004 when the band and singer Brett Scallions decided to amicably part ways.

For rock bands, line-up changes can be healthy, providing new options, renewed enthusiasm and a new aesthetic. But even in the best circumstances, they can also be difficult, resulting in growing pains and frequently, a learning curve that must be navigated to continue to move forward. "There's been a lot of turmoil within the band over the past few years and a lot of that is reflected in these songs," says guitarist and chief songwriter Carl Bell. "When change happens it brings out the best and the worst in people, and I'd like to think that for us it was mostly the best."

Angels and Devils, Fuels first new disc since 2003's Natural Selection, isn't a comeback, it's an ambitious step forward -- one that taps into a spectrum of experiences to deliver heartfelt songs that range from slow and pensive to energized and euphoric. It is the first Fuel album to feature new singer, Toryn Green.

After the band made the decision to part with Brett they auditioned local singers a friend recommended, but none worked out. So, they conducted an Internet search, posting an instrumental version of their hit "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" and asking performers to email the file back with their vocals on it. Unsurprisingly, Fuel received thousands of responses, including one from Green, who went beyond the call of duty.

"I sent in my version of 'Hemorrhage' like everyone else, but after 24 hours, I didn't feel like that was enough to make me stand out," Green says. "So, I went and made a medley of 'Bad Day' and 'Innocent' and sent that in as well.' Impressed by the effort to which Green had gone and floored by his multi-octave voice, Fuel brought him in for an audition. As soon as he stepped up to the microphone, it became clear that he would be the man to beat for the position. And no one else even came close.

"He knew all the songs, he was a fan of the band and he had a great voice. So going in, were really hopeful," says Bell. "And then when he walked in the room and we saw him, he was everything we were looking for. He can sing the old songs with little effort and his range is really broad so we can do more with our music now than ever."

Green, however, isn't the only new member in Fuel. Fuel have also enlisted ex-Godsmack drummer Tommy Stewart, who had previously filled in for a handful of live shows after former drummer Kevin Miller left. "I love these guys," says Stewart. "We came up together. Their first album was out around the same time as the first Godsmack record. They're great guys and they make it fun and I've always enjoyed their music."

While Stewart is currently part of the Fuel lineup, he had other commitments when they were recording Angels and Devils, so the band recruited studio musician Josh Freese, who has also played for Nine Inch Nails, A Perfect Circle and others.

Fuel entered the studio with producer Scott Humphrey (Tommy Lee, Rob Zombie) to start working on Angels and Devils in August 2006. Since they were playing material Bell had been fine-tuning for two years, the songs were all in good shape, and there were over 30 to choose from. And even though Fuel was working with Green, Freese and Humphrey for the first time, the sessions were unbelievably smooth and productive, with Green's unbridled enthusiasm leading the way.

"I was so excited to be in there with them because this is something I've wanted to do my entire life," Green says. "So, having the opportunity to get in there and work with these guys who are pros and have done such great records -- I couldn't have asked for a better experience. They pushed me, but that's where I feel the most comfortable. I wanted to take myself to the limits because a lot of the times I didn't know what those limits were."

"Toryn picked up the vibe of what we were doing so quickly," Bell says. "After just a few practices it was like he's always been with us. And it was great to work with Scott Humphrey because he and I saw eye to eye on a lot of stuff and he's got one of the coolest studio set ups I've ever seen."

Bell named the new album Angels and Devils to reflect the dichotomy he's experienced over the past several years. Aside from the turbulence caused by the departures of Miller and Scallions, he has faced numerous conflicts in his own life, and instead of internalizing his issues, he has dealt with them in his music more candidly than ever.

"For me, the idea of Angels and Devils translates into the way you feel about people and the way they think about you," he explains. "You try to do all the right things and still people have different perceptions of what you even hoped. And the whole duality of 'did I do the right thing here?' and 'why did this happen?' and 'why did people decide that this is supposed to go down this way?' is something I think about a lot. So there's a lot of questioning on this record."

Nowhere is this more delineated than on the song "Wasted Time." The song starts with acoustic guitars, evocative strings and weary vocals before blossoming into a beautifully melancholy song driven by strong hooks and an undeniable chorus. "I don't have the most optimistic view of relationships," Bell admits. "On a planetary scale, divorce rates are the highest they've ever been, and it just seems inevitable, almost. Maybe men and women aren't supposed to live together, I don't know?"

The track "Gone" further illustrates Bell's experiences with a story about escape from codependence. "Everybody's had that moment where you're with your boyfriend or girlfriend and you're going along, and then you just realize that this is wrong and it's bringing out the worst in me and this is not working and I don't even like this person anymore," he explains. "Then you look back at it and go, why was I even there? Why did I torture myself in that situation?" "Gone" bobs like a buoy and grooves like a go-go dancer as it builds and dips from one unforgettable vocal line to the next.

More than anything, Angels and Devils is a bold, inviting new voice from a band that had to be quiet for too long. While some bands in similar situations lose their footing, Fuel has jumped back onto the racetrack with feet flying and hearts pumping pure adrenaline.

"We're so happy to able to get back to doing what we love to do," Abercrombie says. "In some ways, it really does feel like a rebirth. Carl and I have been the core of the band since day one, but we have a new front man and it's a new beginning for us and we couldn't be more excited."

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