Tim Howell - guitar/keyboards/vox     Ron Ships - lead vox/guitar     
Paul Perry - Bass     Eddie Colmenares - drums/samples/synths


Fueled's sound is a reflection of the state of our culture. It is the massive weight of the future slowly crushing the past. Fueled's giant beats move brutal guitars through a maze of soundbites and synthesizers to a harsh vocal narrative that cuts to the root of personal experience. From the juggernaut opener "Reconstricted" to the deliberate orchestration of "M O O" to the primal psychadelia of "Bleached" Fueled's debut moves effortlessly through varied song structures and instumentation maintaining ferocious intensity and focused power throughout.
Fueled has been playing it's electro-metal mix since 1994 when drummer Eddie Colmenares and lead vocalist/guitarist Ron Shipes formed the band in order to pursue a musical direction divergent from the stagnant(at the time) hard music scene in their native Berkeley, CA. Infulenced by a wide spectrum of electronic and guitar based music, Fueled has fused together a style that combines the limitless sounds made possible by sampling technology with the traditional agression and power of hardcore and thrash. Though the nad does use electronics, "we ablsoluely refuse to play to DAT tape" explains Eddie, "all sampling is done live and on the fly." By manually triggering samples the nad is able to maintain a spontaneous live sound, to alter the temp of their music according to the energy of the room (rather tahn being confined to playing at a pre-recorded temp like many of their DAT-dependent contemporaries).
The title of Fueled's debut In the House of the Enemy refers to the bands subversive views on hard line religious right-wingers and the influence they wield over our political process and society. "A lot of people are goiong to be offecned by the content of the CD" states Colmenares with regard to the anti-Christian sentiments expressed on In the House of the Enemy, "go to church, pray at gome, whatever, just do not try to enact your bible based laws in congress."
Fueled's lyrics are not limited to social commentary though, songs like "Loving Pins" and "Dry" refer to profound personal experience, revelation and self torment. "I sing about abuse and addiction a lot" explains Ron, "not only drugs, because we're all clean, but everything, like power, trust, just abuse we've witness and suffered in our everyday lives." "Dry is about people alwaus telling you what you can't do" relates Shipes: it's you know, standing tall, sticking to your personal convictions."
With a clear vision of their future and a healthy respect for the past, the members of Fueled will continue to prograss, learning from experience and expanding their sound and views accordinly. With plans to tour worldwide already in the works, expect to see Fueled on the road well into 1998 in a relentless struggle to be heard.

Fueled : In the House of the Enemy
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