10 Laughable Post-Grunge Bands You Won't Believe Are Still Going

3. Fuel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZwSqX6J5hs I wish there was more to say about Fuel other than listening to their music makes many physically ill. Actually ill, like, who doesn't get a disgusting feeling in the pit of their stomach whenever they hear "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)". I'm reminded of a story of how Dennis Lyxzén once heard Crazy Town's cover of "New Noise" and he just about threw up on the spot. Pretty much just like that. I hated this band the first time I heard them on the radio - there's just something overly pompous and unnecessary about everything in their presentation. Though Fuel is most definitely a "rock" band, they stand as the complete antithesis to anything resembling rock music. There are guitars, overwrought vocals and balladry but all of it is as hollow and unsatisfying as an empty tube of Pringles. But don't worry, Fuel has already made their triumphant return. With their most recent album Puppet Strings they have proven that no matter how soulless your music is, there will always be a demand for it. The title is undoubtedly a reference to Chad Kroeger, who remains the sinister puppet master of post-grunge in between writing songs for his forever-teenage wife Avril Lavigne and reigning as the formal monarch of Canada.