''The Fuse'' is the eighth studio

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by American punk rock band Pennywise. It was released on August 9, 2005. ''The Fuse'' charted at number 36 in Australia on the

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, their third lowest position on the chart among the band's album releases. It peaked at #78 on the ''Billboard'' 200.

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''.

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. Pennywise toured Europe with

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in June and July 2005, and included appearanves at the Greenfield,

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and Fury festivals. On July 5, 2005, "Knocked Down" was posted online; followed by "Disconnect" near the end of the month. ''The Fuse'' was released on August 9, 2005, through

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. In September 2005, they toured the East Coast with H₂O,

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and

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. For the next two months, they went on a North American trek with

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, and supported

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for a handful of East Coast shows. Pennywise opened 2006 with a month-long US West Coast tour, with support from

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, and Love Equals Death. An Australian tour was intended to follow, but the band cancelled citing "unforeseen circumstances". On April 26, 2006, a music vieo was released for "Knocked Down". In July 2006, they embarked on an Australian tour with support from Goons of Doom. They then went on a Canadian tour with

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, and

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, before playing a few East Coast US shows.

Critical reception

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'' 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."

Track listing

Personnel

Jim Lindberg James William Lindberg (born July 26, 1965) is an American singer and guitarist. Active since the 1980s, when he played in local bands in his early career, he is best known as the songwriter and lead singer of the punk rock band Pennywise, w ...

– vocals *

Fletcher Dragge Pennywise is an American punk rock band from Hermosa Beach, California, formed in 1988. The band took its name from the antagonist in Stephen King's horror novel '' It'' known as Pennywise the Dancing Clown. Between their 1991 self-titled ...

– guitar, vocals *

Randy Bradbury Randy Bradbury (born September 20, 1964) is the current bass guitar player for the Californian punk band Pennywise. He joined in October 1996 when founding bass player Jason Thirsk took a leave of absence to go to rehab for alcohol addiction. Br ...

– bass *

Byron McMackin Pennywise is an American punk rock band from Hermosa Beach, California, formed in 1988. The band took its name from the antagonist in Stephen King's horror novel '' It'' known as Pennywise the Dancing Clown. Between their 1991 self-titled deb ...

– drums

Charts

References

External links

''The Fuse''
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