Carl Bell and Jody Abbott, founded Fuel in 1989 in Atlanta, Georgia.  Over the next few years, they built their roster and built their sound.  In 1993, with the addition of keyboardist, Erik Avakian, in addition to previously recruited Brett Scallions and Jeff Abercrombie, their roster was complete.

Fuel

I think you’ve got to prove yourself again with every record. Every time you come out with something new, you’ve got to roll something out that people are going to be receptive to. . . . So you’ve really got to have something that is exceptional and will cut through, and above, all the other stuff that is out there.

The Beginning

Carl Bell and Jody Abbott, founded Fuel in 1989 in Atlanta, Georgia.  Over the next few years, they built their roster and built their sound.  In 1993, with the addition of keyboardist, Erik Avakian, in addition to previously recruited Brett Scallions and Jeff Abercrombie, their roster was complete.  They moved to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and began playing in local bars and clubs.  

In 1996, they released an EP, entitled Porcelain, which was well received, and the single, Shimmer, even garnered some local radio airplay.  The EP earned them a recording contract with Sony's 550 imprint; with 550's support, they released the EP, Hazleton.  They sold the four-track EP at their shows to help build their fanbase.

Breaking Out

Fuel released their debut album, Sunburn, a week after the release of Hazleton.  They included the single, Shimmer, which became a Top 40 hit, and Bittersweet, Jesus or a Gun, and Sunburn, all enjoyed moderated airplay.  Sunburn was featured in the movie, Scream 3.  The band toured the US to promote the album, using a session drummer for most shows, due to problems between Abbott and the other members.

Fuel released Something Like Human in 2000, whichcertified double platinum, becoming the band's most successful album to date.  The single, Hemorrhage (In My Hands), hit the Top 40 , becaming one of their biggest hits.  Their next release, Natural Selection, did not fare so well, and the band saw a number of changes.  Scallions left and was replaced with Toryn Green.  They released Angels & Demons in 2007, with Green at the helm; it debuted at #42 on the Billboard Top 200 and sold 15,000 units in the first week.  Sales, however, slid shortly after.

Present and Future

Promoting Angels & Demons, Fuel toured aggressively for over a year.  Since the tour, there was little activity from the band.  In 2009, former lead singer Scallions and Jeff Abercrombie were playing some smaller venues, performing Fuel material, as a band called Re-Fueled.  They have actually recruited members and scheduled tour dates for a broader scope.

At the beginning of 2010, it was announced that Fuel had reunited and would be playing some festival dates.  In reality, this is the roster of Re-Fueled with Scallions as lead vocalist.  Abercrombie has moved on, leaving Scallions the only original Fuel member; they have embarked on a world tour under the original moniker.

Did you know . . .

1. During Chris Daughtry's competition season on American Idol,  he performed Hemorrhage (In My Hands), prompting the single to reach the Top Ten in iTune's most requested mp3 downloads.

2. In the early 2000s, Bell and Scallions collided on state, causing Scallions to suffer a deviated septum, for which he needed surgery.

3. Both Nine Inch Nails' Josh Freese and Motley Crue's Tommy Lee play drums on Angels & Demons.

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