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Bursting onto the Australian scene in 2004, riveting two piece THE FUMES have rarely been out of the nation’s gig guides. Gaining respect from industry and a growing public they work equally well carving up blues festivals and headlining sold out rock venues. Their vigorous touring schedule started from the onset and charged into full gear by the time they released their debut album ‘Guns of Gold’ (Silent Partner/Inertia) in July 06. Chock full of swagger and groove they set about Australia on numerous occasions to regional towns and cities wowing audiences with their high octane blues rock performances. THE BRAG… “You cannot deny the raw power of The Fumes." ... DRUM MEDIA "The next big thing... an amazing set of lungs and a man behind the skins that doesn’t miss a beat”….. INPRESS “They were, simply, awesome. The Fumes are going from strength to strength; to the point that you’ll have to book ahead next time they stomp into town. The reason for this; they write and play great fucking music. Class over.” The Fumes have also sweated up stages with the likes of Dallas Crane, COG, The Beautiful Girls, Ash Grunwald, Angus & Julia Stone, Hayseed Dixie (USA), Dan Kelly, The Vasco Era and many other great local and international acts as the major festival invites came from Groovin The Moo, Falls Festival, Festival of The Sun, The Great Escape, Woodford Folk Festival and the West & East Coast Blues & Roots Festivals. The Fumes were named Blues Artist of The Year at the 2005 Music Oz Awards and pulled off a spectacular performance that was televised nationally on SBS which coincided with the release of their first single ‘Oh My Babylon’ as it enjoyed nationwide rotation on Aussie radio. Second single ‘Automobile’ (accompanied by the award winning film clip) went to high rotation across the country mostly through the efforts of Triple J which also featured the guys live on air both in the studio and their performance at the Falls Festival in Victoria, all on the back of more rigorous touring. The release of ‘Guns of Gold’ made its debut on the AIR chart at 5 the first week of release. The Fumes entered the all distribution chart at 20. The media went at it again; FASTERLOUDER… "The Fumes are set to dazzle. with their multi-faceted stylistic raw blues tunes.’Guns Of Gold’ is a genre busting mash up of country, delta blues and punk/rock n’ roll. Recorded by legendary producer Lindsay Gravina (Jet, The Living End, Grinspoon, Magic Dirt, Thirsty Merc, Faker) THE FUMES’ debut record proves why the band is quickly becoming the nation’s most exciting musical prospect” The album continued to pick up accolades and scoop Album of the Week in the press and at radio. The Fumes were making the blues cool and dammed sexy to boot. ‘Automobile’ made it on to Triple J’s Home & Hosed Compilation. INPRESS…”The fluctuations in tempo and style are one of the albums strengths… Steve Merry’s deft and intricate guitar work with powerful, bourbon-drenched, cigarette-singed voice maintains the listeners attention whether through subtle or brutal means, where as Joel Battersby is simply one of the most dynamic drummers to beat his way onto the scene in quite a while”… CD of the WEEK DRUM MEDIA…”timeless and awfully well wrought”…J MAG…”These are two guys playing from their gut and they’ve captured that intensity here.” After signing with Native Tongue Music Publishing worldwide The Fumes will continue to write for their second release. Currently navigating overseas markets, The Fumes will look towards touring outside of OZ in 2008. Please stay tuned for live dates in the near future. Source: www.myspace.com/gunsofgold