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Members:
Jeff Abercrombie
Carl Bell
Toryn Green
Tommy Stewart
FORMER MEMBERS:
Jody Abbott
Erik Avakian
Kevin Miller
Jonathan Mover
Brett Scallions
Fuel is a rock band formed by Carl Bell, Jeff Abercrombie, and Brett Scallions in 1989. They are well known for their hit songs "Shimmer" and "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" from their albums Sunburn and , Something Like Human respectively.
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. In 1999, they eventually moved to Atlanta. The band's full length debut, Sunburn, came out in 1998.
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. They released their greatest hits album The Best of Fuel on December 13, 2005.
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.
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.
On May 15, 2007, Bell announced the title of the new album - Angels & Devils – which was released on August 7, 2007. On June 19, 2007, Fuel's first single from their new album, "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," is set to be released on November, 2007.
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