30 Amp Fuse was a

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band from

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active in the 1990s and 2000s made up of Mike Smithers, Rodney Cash, Mike Knott, and formerly Don Coffey Jr., Dale Harman and John Davis. Smithers attended

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in nearby

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and was in various bands in Knoxville, playing with Coffey and Davis before forming 30 Amp Fuse. Their first album, 1995's ''Wind-Up'', was on

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with a lineup of Smithers, Davis and Coffey, Jr.; the latter two were also members of Knoxville band

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who found success in the 1990s. When Superdrag achieved success and signed to

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, Coffey and Davis left 30 Amp Fuse and were replaced by Mike Knott and Rodney Cash.Back to the 'Speedway': 30 Amp Fuse reunites for record's 20th anniversary
, ''

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'' They also released a single, "Punk Rock Virtuoso" in 1996 on

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. Their 1997 album ''Saturday Night at the Atomic Speedway'' on

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was recorded in

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by Bill Stevenson and Stephen Egerton of punk band

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and received positive reviews from ''

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'' and the MetroPulse.Pop-Punk Fusion
, '' MetroPulse'', July 5, 1996 The band split up in the late 1990s but played reunion shows for the 15th anniversary of ''Wind-Up'' in 2010 and the 20th anniversary of ''Saturday Night at the Atomic Speedway'' in 2017.

References

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