Puppet Strings
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| Studio album by Fuel | ||||
| Released | March 4, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | Los Angeles March 2012-July 2013 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, post-grunge | |||
| Length | 41:10 | |||
| Label | Megaforce | |||
| Producer | Eddie Wohl | |||
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| Ultimate Guitar | (6.3/10) |
Puppet Strings is the fifth studio album by American rock band Fuel. Released March 4, 2014, it is their first studio effort since 2003's Natural Selection to feature original lead singer Brett Scallions and the first Fuel album not to feature original songwriter/guitarist, Carl Bell and bassist Jeff Abercrombie. Additionally, no one who participated in the recording of Fuel's previous album Angels & Devils participated in the recording of Puppet Strings.
Fuel became inactive after their Angels & Devils tour in 2007-2008. In 2009 original lead singer, Brett Scallions, re-grouped Fuel under the moniker Re-Fueled which eventually became the new Fuel. On April 8, 2010, the reformation of Fuel was finally confirmed in an official press release. Also the Fuel MySpace and Facebook were updated with the new line-up and tour dates. The new band website is www.fuelrocks.com.
"There is only one original of anything" exclaims Scallions, "and that includes Fuel. The original lineup with Carl, Jeff, Jody and myself will always be something special to all of us, and our first Fuelies (a term for Fuel fans) but it has been thirteen years since the original lineup was intact, and since then many great musicians have come and gone. The lineup I put together for Fuel is not meant to replace or diminish what any of the original members created. Just the opposite, it is to give our fans a live destination, and to keep the Fuel name alive for a new generation to discover. Maybe someday we'll all get on the same page and play together again, but life happens and the next thing you know you just can't jump on a bus and take off for a month, let alone a year."
The new Fuel went through a few line-up changes. The original line-up included Brett Scallions on vocals/guitar, Yogi Lonich on guitar/vocals, Jeff Abercrombie on bass, and Ken Schalk on drums. Jeff left the band to be home with his family and was replaced with former Shinedown bassist Brad Stewart. In 2010, former Shinedown guitarist Jasin Todd joined the band to replace Yogi Lonich on lead guitar, however, Yogi then returned to the band in January 2011 and Jasin Todd left the band on good terms. Yogi was eventually dismissed from the band. Scallions stated that Lonich was not committed or loyal to the band. Scallions also hinted that there is in fact a new Fuel record in the works and also introduced the band's new lead guitarist, Andy Andersson. On April 30, 2013 drummer Ken Schalk announced his departure from the band citing reasons that if touring got in the way of family time it would be time to move on. On that same day Scallions announced new drummer Bryan "Keelgood" Keeling. The band will, however, keep Schalk's drum tracks. On June 26, 2013, Scallions announced that Bryan Keeling was going out on tour with Eric Sardinas in Europe and that Shannon Boone (current drummer for Puddle of Mudd) has joined the band.
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