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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name = Fuel
| image = Fuel at MWR Rock the Fleet 1.jpg
| caption = Fuel performing in May 2010
| image_size = 225
| landscape = yes
| background = group_or_band
| alias = Small the Joy (1993 &ndash; 1994), Re-Fueled (2009 &ndash; 2010)
| origin = [[Jackson, Tennessee]], [[USA]]
| instrument =
| genre =[[Hard rock]], [[post-grunge]]
| years_active = 1993–present
| label = [[Sony BMG Music Entertainment|SonyBMG]]/[[Epic Records|Epic]]
| associated_acts = [[Circus Diablo]], [[Manzarek-Krieger]], [[Shinedown]], [[Candiria]], World Fire Brigade
| website = {{URL|http://www.fuelrocks.com/}}
| current_members = [[Brett Scallions]]<br />Andy Andersson<br />[[Brad Stewart]]<br />Ken Schalk
| past_members = Yogi Lonich <br />Jasin Todd<br/>[[Toryn Green]]<br />[[Carl Bell (musician)|Carl Bell]]<br />[[Jeff Abercrombie]]<br />[[Tommy Stewart]]<br />Kevin Miller<br/>[[Jonathan Mover]]<br/>Jody Abbott<br/>Erik Avakian
}}

'''Fuel''' is an American [[Rock music|rock]] band formed by guitarist/songwriter [[Carl Bell (musician)|Carl Bell]] and bassist [[Jeff Abercrombie]] in 1989. Originally known as '''Small the Joy''', they changed the group's name to Fuel sometime in 1994. They are well known for their hit songs "[[Shimmer (song)|Shimmer]]" from ''[[Sunburn (Fuel album)|Sunburn]]'', "[[Hemorrhage (In My Hands)]]", "[[Bad Day (Fuel song)|Bad Day]]" from ''[[Something Like Human]]'', and "[[Falls on Me]]" from ''[[Natural Selection (Fuel album)|Natural Selection]]''.

==History==

===Early years===
The origins of Fuel were formed in 1989 in [[Brownsville, Tennessee]] by guitarist/songwriter [[Carl Bell (musician)|Carl Bell]] and drummer Jody Abbott. Singer/guitarist [[Brett Scallions]] joined the group after Bell and bassist [[Jeff Abercrombie]] saw him in a bar in [[Jackson, Tennessee]] in 1993.<ref>Anderson, Philip. [http://www.kaos2000.net/interviews/fuelcarl99.html "Interview with Carl Bell/Fuel"]. ''KAOS2000 Magazine''. March 3, 1999.</ref> That same year, keyboardist/vocalist Erik Avakian joined the lineup and the band moved to [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]] in 1994 where they played at local [[Pennsylvania]] bars and nightclubs. Their first [[Extended play|EP]] ''[[Porcelain EP|Porcelain]]'' was released in 1996 and sold well locally, spawning a small radio hit with "[[Shimmer (song)|Shimmer]]". The popularity of the EP brought them to the attention of [[Sony]]'s 550 imprint, which released their second EP ''[[Hazleton EP|Hazleton]]'' the following year.

===''Sunburn'' (1998)===
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Upon signing to Epic, the band entered Longview Farm recording studios in Massachusetts, along with producer Steven Haigler and session drummer [[Jonathan Mover]] due to problems with Abbott. The band's full length debut, ''[[Sunburn (Fuel album)|Sunburn]]'', came out in 1998. "Shimmer" was again included and almost became a Top 40 hit; while, the other singles ("[[Bittersweet (Fuel song)|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]]'', and the band contributed the non-LP track "Walk the Sky" to the ''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|Godzilla]]'' film. The band hit the road in support of the release, but problems with Abbott continued. Once again Mover was enlisted, this time to play drums on tour while the band sought out a full time drummer to join. It should be noted that the liner notes for the cassette and CD issues of "Sunburn" list the band members as Carl Bell (guitar), Brett Scallions (vocals), Jeff Abercrombie (bass), and Kevin Miller (drums), although Jonathan Mover is credited with playing all the drums and percussion on the record. The band picture includes Miller, though he did not play on the record.

===''Something Like Human'' (2000)===
{{main|Something Like Human}}
In 2000, Fuel came back with their second album, ''[[Something Like Human]]'', and scored a Top 40 hit in the U.S. with "[[Hemorrhage (In My Hands)]]" which peaked at #30 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] chart.<ref name="Hot 100">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/fuel/chart-history/10712|title=Billboard Chart History|accessdate=June 28, 2010}}</ref> ''Something Like Human'' peaked at #17 on the ''[[Billboard 200]]''<ref name="albumchart">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/fuel/chart-history/10712?f=305&g=Albums|title=Billboard Album Chart History|accessdate=June 28, 2010}}</ref> and was certified Double Platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] on September 25, 2001.<ref name="RIAA">{{cite web
| url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=fuel&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2007&sort=Artist&perPage=25
| title=Gold and Platinum Database Search
| accessdate=2008-01-01}}</ref>

===''Natural Selection'' (2003)===
{{main|Natural Selection (Fuel album)}}
The group's third album, ''[[Natural Selection (Fuel album)|Natural Selection]]'', named after [[Natural selection|Darwinian theory]], was released in September 2003 and debuted at #15 on the U.S. Billboard charts.<ref name="albumchart"/> The extended lag time between ''Something Like Human'' and ''Natural Selection'' was due to legal problems<ref>Davis, Darren. [http://new.music.yahoo.com/fuel/news/fuel-rehearsing-for-new-recording--12055404 "Fuel Rehearsing for New Recording"]. ''Yahoo! News''. October 23, 2002.</ref> and lead singer Scallions having to recover from surgery to repair a [[deviated septum]] he suffered from an on-stage collision with Bell.<ref name="vox">[http://new.music.yahoo.com/fuel/news/fuel-vocalist-sings-again-after-surgery--12065861 "Fuel Vocalist Sings Again After Surgery"]. ''Yahoo! News''. October 16, 2003.</ref> The album spawned the hit "[[Falls on Me]]", which peaked at #52 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.<ref name="Hot 100"/> Despite the exposure of the song, the album did not sell as well as ''Something Like Human'' did, and to date has not been awarded even [[Music recording sales certification|Gold status]] by the RIAA.<ref name="RIAA"/> The album was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] in 2004 for best engineered album,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.music-slam.com/?p=281|title=Complete List Of 2004 Grammy Nominations}}</ref> and the band contributed the song "[[Won't Back Down (Fuel song)|Won't Back Down]]" to the ''[[Daredevil (film)|Daredevil]]'' soundtrack earlier in the year. They released their greatest hits album ''[[The Best of Fuel]]'' on December 13, 2005.

===Line-up changes (2004-2006)===

====Miller and Scallions leave====
After disagreements (both public and private), drummer Kevin Miller was dismissed from the band in 2004. On February 7, 2006, Fuel announced through their website that singer [[Brett Scallions]] had left the band. Although the band (now with a new lead singer) said that Scallions left on friendly terms, Bell has stated that there were problems with Scallions' voice, "Brett had some voice issues…struggling with his voice at times... he had kinda lost a little bit of it."<ref name="ALT">Chad. [http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/musicnews/article.asp?id=884 "Carl Bell of Fuel Speaks Out"]. ''Alternative Addiction''. July 21, 2007.</ref> Bell also wrote a letter on their website stating "We will all miss him and we wish him the best." Scallions refuted Bell's comments in an interview where he stated "...It wasn’t an enjoyable environment for me, and I don’t think for any of us really, except for Carl maybe – because Carl’s mind was set into his songs, his music, and that’s the way it was. For me, growing up and being a fan of music, being a fan of creativity, you wanna be a part of things, you wanna actually feel like you are in a band, and it just wasn’t feeling like that anymore."<ref>Chad. [http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/musicnews/article.asp?id=893 "Brett Scallions Tells His Story"]. ''Alternative Addiction''. August 5, 2007.</ref>

====Daughtry receives lead singer offer====
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.<ref>[http://www.accesshollywood.com/news/7659307/detail.html] {{Dead link|date=October 2008}}</ref> Fuel confirmed their interest on their official website.<ref>"[http://www.melodic.net/newsOne.asp?newsId=6023 Carl Bell Of Fuel Talks About Am Idol Singer....]" ''Melodic.net.'' May 16, 2006.</ref> On May 11, 2006, Abercrombie and Bell appeared on the TV show ''[[Extra (TV series)|Extra]]'' to officially offer Daughtry the job.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://extratv.warnerbros.com/v2/news/0506/11/1/text.html |date=May 11, 2006 |work=[[Extra (TV series)|ExtraTV.com]] |publisher=[[Warner Bros.]] |title=Chris Daughtry Gets 'Idol' Boot and Offer of a Lifetime |archiveurl=http://telepixtvcgi.warnerbros.com/v2/news/0506/11/1/text.html |archivedate=Jan 8, 2009 |accessdate=June 29, 2011}}</ref> However, though flattered, Daughtry turned down this offer.<ref>{{cite news |title=Daughtry turns down Fuel gig |date=June 3, 2006 |url=http://www.news14charlotte.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=121114 |work=[[News 14 Carolina]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |publisher=[[Time Warner Cable]]|archivedate=Feb 12, 2007 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070212210742/http://www.news14charlotte.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=121114 |accessdate=June 29, 2011}}</ref> The public offer to Chris Daughtry to be Fuel's next singer was a publicity stunt made at a point where the new singer was already chosen, had made three demos, and got green light from Sony.<ref>[http://thefive10.squarespace.com/show-archive/2010/12/12/delta-spirit-and-toryn-green-on-thefive10-december-12-2010.html Toryn Green interview on theFIVE10 December 12 2010] ''theFive10.com.'' December 12, 2010.</ref> According to Carl Bell, they were seriously talking for several weeks, but as his popularity grew, Daughtry's label would not let Daughtry out of his contract.<ref name="ALT"/>

By this time also, [[Tommy Stewart]], formerly of [[Godsmack]], was named as Fuel's drummer on Fuel's Myspace page.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/fuel |title=FUEL - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |publisher=MySpace.com |date= |accessdate=2011-12-07}}</ref>

====New singer chosen====
On June 8, 2006, Bell announced that the band had found a new lead singer but were waiting confirmation from the record label to announce it.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Fuelies.net|url=http://www.fuelies.net/notes-from-the-band/breaking-news |title=Breaking News! a message from Carl Bell |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090329011718/http://www.fuelies.net/notes-from-the-band/breaking-news|archivedate=March 29, 2009|date=Jun 9, 2006|accessdate=August 15, 2011}}</ref> Still, they officially entered the studio in mid-August with producer [[Scott Humphrey]] to start recording their fourth album. Due to other commitments Stewart was not available to play drums on the album, so [[Tommy Lee]] and [[Josh Freese]] performed drums in his place. 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, and on April 19, 2007, he posted on Fuel's official website that their new lead singer has been confirmed as [[Toryn Green]].

===''Angels & Devils'' (2007)===
{{main|Angels & Devils (Fuel album)}}
On May 15, 2007, Bell announced the title of the new album - ''[[Angels & Devils (Fuel album)|Angels & Devils]]'' - set to be released on August 7, 2007. On June 19, 2007, Fuel's first single from their new album, "[[Wasted Time (Fuel song)|Wasted Time]]", was released into rock radio and internet download and peaked at #24 on Billboard's [[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks]]. A second single, "Gone," was released on October 23.

Fuel performed on ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992 TV series)|The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'' on Friday August 10, 2007.

''Angels & Devils'' debuted on the ''[[Billboard 200]]'' at #42, selling about 15,000 copies in its first week.<ref>Katie Hasty, [http://www.billboard.com/search/?keyword=%22After+Five-Year+Absence%2C+UGK+Scores+First+No.+1+Album%22&x=54&y=11#/news/after-five-year-absence-ugk-scores-first-1003625922.story "After Five-Year Absence, UGK Scores First No. 1 Album"], [[Billboard.com]], August 15, 2007.</ref>

On October 20, 2008, [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony's]] catalog division [[Legacy Recordings]] released the album [[Playlist: The Very Best of Fuel]] on their Playlist series.<ref>[http://www.legacyrecordings.com/music/fuel/playlist--the-very-best-of-fuel "Playlist: The Very Best of Fuel"] ''LegacyRecordings.com''. Retrieved March 21, 2010.</ref>

===Re-Fueled (2009)===
Since concluding the tour for ''Angels & Devils'', Fuel had shown little activity. News related to Fuel came up when in 2009, former frontman Brett Scallions got together with Jeff Abercrombie to start playing Fuel material under the group name [[Re-Fueled]].<ref name="Refueled">Chad. [http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/musicnews/article/1480/Brett-Scallions-Forms-New-Band-Refueled "Brett Scallions Forms New Band 'Refueled'"]. ''Alternative Addiction''. August 15, 2009.</ref> According to Scallions, "Jeff and I have remained friends, he called me up a while back and we decided - let’s go out and have fun because he and I haven't played together in a while. It just seemed like the timing was right."<ref name="Refueled"/> Scallions has also recruited former [[Buckcherry]] guitarist Yogi, and former [[Candiria]] drummer Ken Schalk to round out the lineup. The band has put together a list of tour dates for the fall where they are expected to be playing all the classic Fuel songs, from the band’s first three albums.<ref name="Refueled"/>

===Reformation (2010)===

====Re-Fueled to become new Fuel?====
In February 2010, Philadelphia's [[WMMR]] announced that Fuel, "re-grouped with original singer [[Brett Scallions]]", will be performing at their annual MMR*B*Q concert.<ref>http://www.wmmr.com/music/concerts/rbq2010.aspx</ref> There were also rumors of other festival dates being in the works. The limited information given led to believe that the original Fuel had rejoined their forces. However, Carl Bell's stand in the alleged reunion raised questions, even more so since there was no official confirmation from the band at that time. To add to the dubiousness of the situation, [[Toryn Green]] stated on his MySpace that it seemed to be Re-Fueled promoting their own shows under the name of Fuel.<ref>[http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=1645657&blogId=528750533 "Fuel to New Fuel, to Re-fueled.. uhhh to Fuel"] ''Toryn Green's MySpace''. Blog entry from February 9, 2010.</ref>

On March 2, 2010, Brett Scallions announced via the Fuelies Message Board that the "Fuel" advertised will consist of the current Re-Fueled line-up: Brett Scallions, Yogi, Ken Schalk, and new Re-Fueled bassist Brad Stewart (formerly of Shinedown), leaving him the only member of the old Fuel left in the band. The band embarked on world tour in April 2010.<ref name="rawkpit">[http://rawkpit.com/2010/03/12/fuel-return-with-brett-scallions-and-world-tour/ "Fuel Return With Brett Scallions And World Tour"]. ''Rawkpit''. March 12, 2010.</ref>

The situation was clarified further by Scallions: "It won’t be the same as the original Fuel. Unfortunately things aren’t really resolved between Carl and myself and Jeff has decided that he no longer wants to tour. All I’m asking from you guys is that you at least give me a chance to give you a great show. You gave Carl that chance when he was the only one on the stage. Some of you have already commented on how you won’t be making this one. Well, you just might miss something great." <ref name="rawkpit"/>

The band had been on hiatus since the end of Angels & Devils tour. Carl Bell's messages at the Fuelies website suggested that there were problems, "between record legal issues", that were yet to be solved.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Fuelies.net|url=http://www.fuelies.net/notes-from-the-band/thanks-for-all-your-interest-and-concern |title=Until there is some clarity in our situation, what are you gonna do? |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090216174523/http://www.fuelies.net/notes-from-the-band/thanks-for-all-your-interest-and-concern|archivedate=February 16, 2009 |date=September 13, 2008|accessdate=August 15, 2011}}</ref> In an interview for Rockin' Music Reviews from November 2007 Bell expresses his frustration over the limited support the latest album ''[[Angels & Devils (Fuel album)|Angels & Devils]]'' received from the label.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Fuelweb.com|url=http://www.fuelweb.com/interview_110807.html |title=Bell's view in Baltimore|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080419080614/http://www.fuelweb.com/interview_110807.html|archivedate=April 19, 2008|date=November 8, 2007|accessdate=August 15, 2011}}</ref> In another interview from November 2007, Bell tells Tunelab how right before ''Angels & Devils'' was released he lost his "A&R guy" of 9 years at Epic Records, Ben Goldman, who had signed Fuel to Sony 550 Music back in 1997.<ref>"[http://www.tunelab.com/interviews/interviewid27.php Interview with Carl Bell of Fuel]" ''TuneLab.com.'' Nov 11, 2007.</ref> In Spring 2008, the band was in talks with Sony about releasing "Leave The Memories Alone" as the third single from the album, due to notable rise in sales after its appearance in "The Nature Boy" [[Ric Flair|Ric Flair's]] farewell video tribute in the March 31, 2008 episode of "[[WWE Raw|Raw]]" in [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] programming,<ref>Vermillion, James: "[http://us.wwe.com/inside/overtheropes/news/6842762 Fans add Fuel to Flair's farewell]" ''WWE.com'' April 9, 2008.</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=High |first1=Kamau |date=21 June 2008 |title=A Cagey Match - For The WWE, Music Backs The Brand |journal= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |volume= 120 |issue= 35|page= 5|publisher= Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |issn= 0006-2510|url= http://books.google.com/books?id=cxQEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA5&pg=PA5#v=onepage&q&f=false |accessdate= December 26, 2010}}</ref> but that never came about. Instead, the negotiations to part ways with Epic after ten years were started.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Fuelies.net|url=http://www.fuelies.net/notes-from-the-band/what-up |title=What up.. |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090329013203/http://www.fuelies.net/notes-from-the-band/what-up|archivedate=March 29, 2009 |date=May 13, 2008|accessdate=August 15, 2011}}</ref> Until Scallions' announcement, there had been no updates on band status since March 2009.

====New Fuel confirmed====
On April 8, 2010, the reformation of Fuel was finally confirmed in an official press release.<ref name="prweb">[http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/04/prweb3848364.htm "Fuel re-ignite with Bon Jovi, fronted by original lead vocalist Brett Scallions"] ''PRWeb.com'' April 8, 2010.</ref> Also the Fuel MySpace and Facebook were updated with the new line-up and tour dates. The new band website is [http://www.fuelrocks.com 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."

Original bassist Jeff Abercrombie is currently the owner/operator of Thud Studios. Original lead guitarist and principal songwriter Carl Bell is producing new music for a diversified group of artists. Bell has also been busy writing for film and television.

When reached for comment Bell stated, " Look, Brett sang all of this stuff on the bands biggest records, so it's pretty clear that the fans want to hear him singing Fuel songs, and that is what they are going to get. Our fans are important and they deserve a Fuel, even if it isn't an original lineup. Who knows maybe someday there will be an all original reunion. I have learned to never say never." <ref name="prweb"/>

In an interview given to Philadelphia's 93.3 WMMR backstage of MMRBQ on May 23, 2010, Scallions talks about using the name "Fuel". "This is Fuel. We are Fuel. I worked out a deal where everybody's happy. I just told everybody, look I wanna do this my way, let me give this a shot, so everybody gave me their blessing and I'm going out and having some fun." Scallions also states that there is no animosity between him and Carl Bell. "We worked out a deal. We made an agreement with each other and we both been very civil to each other in our conversations." <ref name="wmmrbq">Robert, Pierre: "[http://www.wmmr.com/music/concerts/rbq2010.aspx 93.3 WMMR Interview with Brett Scallions of 'Fuel' back stage at the WMMR MMRBQ 2010]" ''WMMR.com.'' May 23, 2010.</ref>

It was later announced on June 25, 2010 that former [[Shinedown]] guitarist Jasin Todd had joined the band to replace Yogi Lonich on lead guitar.<ref>"[http://tunelab.com/2010/06/26/former-shinedown-guitarist-jasin-todd-joins-fuel/ Former Shinedown guitarist Jasin Todd Joins Fuel]" ''Tunelab.com.'' June 26, 2010.</ref>

====Recording plans====
In the May 2010 interview for 93.3 WMMR, Scallions told how the next Fuel record with the new lineup is coming together as a collaborative effort. "We have been writing on the bus during this tour, and we've got so many really, really cool riffs and songs are molding together in a really awesome way, I'm so excited. (...) This is four guys that love to write which we're doing together as a band."<ref name="wmmrbq"/>

Recently the band played a new song live, "a taste of things to come", as Scallions described the song, and entitled the song "Headache". It was said to be reminiscent of ''Sunburn'' and ''Something Like Human''.
On Fuelies message board, Brett Scallions stated, "As some of you may know, we have been playing a new song I wrote called Headache. We just went into Matt Sorum's studio and recorded it! It came out so badass! I can't wait for you all to hear it. It has yet to be determined if it will be an actual Fuel song or if there will be another Fuel record. All of that will be determined and negotiated in the near future."<ref>"[http://www.fuelies.net/messageboard/viewthread.php?tid=26455 I'm still alive - Brett Scallions' message at Fuelies website]" ''Fuelies.net.'' Aug 26, 2010.</ref>

However shortly after, Scallions then posted that "Headache" will be apart of the upcoming World Fire Brigade album. However, on the new tour the band has played the song calling it "a taste of the future." This could mean that Headache will be apart of the upcoming album which Scallions stated is due out next summer. New songs were featured in the setlist entitled, "I Can See the Sun" and "What We Can Never Have". The band also started adding more songs from the Something Like Human album, including Scallions own penned, "Knives". Scallions is sure that a new Fuel album will indeed be released in the summer of 2012.

On the Fuelies message board, Scallions hinted that the band had been writing and also hinted at the possibility of a new Fuel record after a fan on the board requested the band return to Australia. It is currently unknown if the material will be written for Fuel or revert back to World Fire Brigade.

===2011===
After nearly two years, Carl Bell finally publicly addressed the new Fuel as well as the fans. In order to show that there was no bad blood between them Carl posted a message on their Myspace which read, ''Hello all! Hope all is well with all of you. Just wanted to say I hope you all had a great Christmas season and here's hoping that 2011 is your best year yet!! Happy New Year!!! May it be peaceful, prosperous, and all in all a perfect year for all of you. As always, thanks again for your interest in Fuel. Your concern is always appreciated by me. All the best this New Year, Carl.'' It is still unclear when Fuel plan to record new material, or whether or not Carl Bell will be included in the line up in the near future.

As of January 2011, Yogi Lonich has since returned to the band as lead guitarist. Jasin Todd has left the band on good terms.
As of March 2011, Brett Scallions has started a new band called World Fire Brigade <ref>{{cite web|title=World Fire Brigade|url=http://www.myspace.com/worldfirebrigade}}</ref> The lineup for World Fire Brigade includes all current members of Fuel in addition to Smile Empty Soul vocalist/guitarist Sean Danielsen.

The re-formed Fuel performed at [[The Bamboozle]] in [[East Rutherford, New Jersey]] on May 1, 2011.

The band played Bethlehem Musikfest alongside Buckcherry, however Yogi Lonich was not on stage. A friend of Scallions, Martin Estrada sat in and played lead for the show. Brett Scallions announced on his official Facebook page that Yogi Lonich was dismissed from the band. Scallions stated that Lonich was not committed or loyal to the band, and the two were in a "heated discussion" so therefore he is no longer playing with 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. The band will continue its tour and will also be playing new material during the sets. Scallions also noted that Lonich was never in World Fire Brigade, but rather recorded lead solos on some songs that will be released on the upcoming album.

In September Fuel performed an acoustic version of their new song "I Can See The Sun" at Legendary Dobb's. Fuel have also played this song at other shows.

Fuel have also been performing "What We Can Never Have" a new song, at various shows.

In November 2011, Brett reported that Ken Schalk was in the process of laying down the drums tracks for 2 new Fuel songs. It has also been reported that the new Fuel record is set for a tentative mid-2012 release.

===2012===

The band went on a one month tour beginning in January. On this tour, the band played more new songs, one in particular called, "Time For me to Stop", written by Scallions about Casey Anthony who is accused of murdering her own daughter. After the release of World Fire Brigade's new songs on riptidemusic.com, it was reported that Kenneth Schalk was laying down drum tracks for new Fuel songs, but no word on when an entire album will be released.

===New Album (2012)===

Fuel entered the studio on March 8, 2012 to record their fifth full length studio album. Eddie Wohl, producer of the World Fire Brigade album, will produce the new Fuel album. The first pictures from the studio were released on Friday March 8, 2012. Brett confirmed that they were in the pre-production phase of recording and that Ken Schalk will be begin laying down the drum tracks soon. It is still unknown when exactly the new record will be released, but the band is pushing for a mid-2012 release.

On March 11, 2012, Ken Schalk finished laying down all the drum tracks for the album. Guitar recording is scheduled for the coming weeks. Of the 18 tracks selected for the record, the songs "Headache" and "I Can See the Sun" were confirmed.

<ref>{{cite web |publisher=FuelRocks.com|title=An introduction is in order...|url=http://fuelrocks.com/news.php|date=August 16, 2011|accessdate=August 17, 2011}}</ref>

==Members==

===Current lineup===
*[[Brett Scallions]] - lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1993–2006, 2010–present)
*Andy Andersson - lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (2011–present)
*[[Brad Stewart]] - bass guitar (2010–present)
*Ken Schalk - drums, percussion (2010–present)

===Former members===
*Yogi Lonich - Lead guitar, backing vocals (2010, 2011)
*Jasin Todd - lead guitar (2010)
*[[Toryn Green]] - lead vocals (2006–2010)
*[[Carl Bell (musician)|Carl Bell]] - lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (1993–2010)
*[[Jeff Abercrombie]] - bass guitar (1993-2010)
*[[Tommy Stewart]] - drums, percussion (2006–2010)
*Kevin Miller - drums, percussion (1998–2004)
*[[Jonathan Mover]] - drums, percussion (1997–1998)
*Jody Abbott - drums, percussion (1993–1997) (as Small the Joy and Fuel)
*Erik Avakian - keyboards (1993–1996) (as Small the Joy)

===Touring members===
*Rev Jones - bass guitar (2004)<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Hair Metal Mansion|title=Hair Metal Mansion Interview with Rev Jones of Steelheart/Michael Schenker Group/Mountain|url=http://hairbangersradio.ning.com/forum/topics/hair-metal-mansion-interview-463 |date=September 25, 2010 |accessdate=October 11, 2011}}</ref>
*[[Tommy Stewart]] - drums (2005)
*Ronny Paige - bass (2007–2008)
*[[Jonathan Mover]] - drums (2011)

===Chronology===
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PlotArea = left:110 bottom:120 top:0 right:30
Alignbars = justify
DateFormat = mm/dd/yyyy
Period = from:01/01/1993 till:10/27/2011
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id:guitar value:brightgreen legend:Lead&nbsp;guitar
id:keyboards value:brightblue legend:Keyboards
id:rhythm value:blue legend:Guitar,&nbsp;lead&nbsp;vocals
id:bass value:purple legend:Bass&nbsp;guitar
id:vocals value:red legend:Lead&nbsp;vocals
id:drums value:orange legend:Drums
id:lines value:black legend:Album&nbsp;released

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at:09/19/2000 color:black layer:back
at:09/23/2003 color:black layer:back
at:08/07/2007 color:black layer:back

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bar:Carl text:"Carl Bell"
bar:Jeff text:"Jeff Abercrombie"
bar:Jody text:"Jody Abbott"
bar:Erik text:"Erik Avakian"
bar:Mover text:"Jonathan Mover"
bar:Miller text:"Kevin Miller"
bar:Tommy text:"Tommy Stewart"
bar:Toryn text:"Toryn Green"
bar:Yogi text:"Yogi Lonich"
bar:Brad text:"Brad Stewart"
bar:Ken text:"Ken Schalk"
bar:Jasin text: "Jasin Todd"
bar:Andy text: "Andy Andersson"

PlotData=

width:10 textcolor:black align:left anchor:from shift:(10,-4)
bar:Brett from:01/01/1993 till:02/07/2006 color:rhythm
bar:Toryn from:06/08/2006 till:04/08/2010 color:vocals
bar:Brett from:04/08/2010 till:end color:rhythm
bar:Jasin from:06/25/2010 till:01/01/2011 color:guitar
bar:Brad from:04/08/2010 till:end color:bass
bar:Ken from:04/08/2010 till:end color:drums
bar:Carl from:01/01/1993 till:04/08/2010 color:lead
bar:Jeff from:01/01/1993 till:04/08/2010 color:bass
bar:Jody from:01/01/1993 till:06/01/1997 color:drums
bar:Erik from:01/01/1993 till:06/01/1996 color:keyboards
bar:Mover from:06/01/1997 till:06/01/1998 color:drums
bar:Miller from:06/01/1998 till:06/01/2004 color:drums
bar:Tommy from:01/05/2005 till:08/31/2005 color:drums
bar:Tommy from:06/08/2006 till:04/08/2010 color:drums
bar:Yogi from:04/08/2010 till:06/25/2010 color:guitar
bar:Yogi from:01/01/2011 till:08/01/2011 color:guitar
bar:Andy from: 08/01/2011 till:end color:guitar
</timeline>

==Discography==
{{Main|Fuel discography}}
* ''[[Sunburn (Fuel album)|Sunburn]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Something Like Human]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Natural Selection (Fuel album)|Natural Selection]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Angels & Devils (Fuel album)|Angels & Devils]]'' (2007)

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
*{{Official website|http://www.fuelrocks.com}}
*[http://www.fuelies.net/ Fuelies.net]
*[http://project961.com/iplaylist/artist/13007/?_show Fuel On Demand]

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