The Fuse (album)

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The Fuse
Pennywise - The Fuse cover.jpg
Studio album by
Pennywise
ReleasedAugust 9, 2005
RecordedOctober 2004–April 2005
StudioStall #2, Redondo Beach, California
Genre Punk rock, skate punk, melodic hardcore
Length42:49
Label Epitaph [1]
Producer Pennywise
Darian Rundall
Pennywise chronology
From the Ashes
(2003)		The Fuse
(2005)		 Reason to Believe
(2008)

The Fuse is the eighth studio album by American punk rock band Pennywise. It was released on August 9, 2005. [2]

Contents

The Fuse charted at number 36 in Australia on the ARIA Albums Chart, their third lowest position on the chart among the band's album releases. It peaked at #78 on the Billboard 200. [3]

Background

Pennywise spent the first few months of 2005 writing and rehearsing new material for their next album, making over 30 demos in the process, which they planned to shortlist to 16–18. In April 2005, they began recording the new album, which was tentatively titled The Fuse. [4]

Release

On June 15, 2005, The Fuse was announced for released in two months' time; alongside this, the artwork and track listing was posted online. [5] Pennywise toured Europe with Stretch Arm Strong in June and July 2005, and included appearanves at the Greenfield, Feria and Fury festivals. [5] [6] On July 5, 2005, "Knocked Down" was posted online; followed by "Disconnect" near the end of the month. [7] [8] The Fuse was released on August 9, 2005, through Epitaph Records. [5] In September 2005, they toured the East Coast with H2O, Death by Stereo and A Wilhelm Scream. [9] For the next two months, they went on a North American trek with Bad Religion, and supported Sick of It All for a handful of East Coast shows. [10] [11] Pennywise opened 2006 with a month-long US West Coast tour, with support from No Use for a Name, the Suicide Machines, and Love Equals Death. [12] An Australian tour was intended to follow, but the band cancelled citing "unforeseen circumstances". [13] On April 26, 2006, a music vieo was released for "Knocked Down". [14] In July 2006, they embarked on an Australian tour with support from Goons of Doom. [15] They then went on a Canadian tour with Circle Jerks, Ignite, and Brown Brigade, before playing a few East Coast US shows. [16] [17]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [18]
Drowned in Sound 6/10 [19]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [20]
IGN 6.4/10 [21]

Drowned in Sound wrote that the songs are "all fantastically brilliant tunes for sure, they all have the ability to entwine themselves into a teenage summer and they're all hugely sing-along-able." [19]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Knocked Down"2:44
2."Yell Out"2:34
3."Competition Song"2:41
4."Take a Look Around"2:14
5."Closer"3:15
6."6th Avenue Nightmare"2:39
7."The Kids"3:22
8."Fox TV"2:36
9."Stand Up"3:17
10."Dying"2:18
11."Disconnect"2:57
12."Premeditated Murder"2:40
13."Best I Can"2:43
14."18 Soldiers"2:39
15."Lies"4:02
Total length:42:49
Japanese CD release bonus track
No.TitleLength
16."Million Miles"3:03

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for The Fuse
Chart (2005)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [22] 36
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [23] 100
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [24] 60
US Billboard 200 [25] 78
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [26] 9

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