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| genre = [[Pop rock]],<ref name="sputnikmusic1">[http://www.sputnikmusic.com/bands/Fit-For-Rivals/29693/ Fit For Rivals reviews, music, news]. sputnikmusic. Retrieved on 2013-01-17.</ref> [[pop punk]],<ref name="sputnikmusic1"/> [[hard rock]] <ref name="sputnikmusic1"/>
| associated_acts = The Explicits <br> Renee Phoenix <br> Love Arcade <br> The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
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| current_members = Renee Phoenix<br />Thomas Amason<br />Dorman Pantfoeder<br />Rufino Lomboy
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| past_members = Eli Clark<br /> John Hartman<br /> Benjamin Nelson<br /> Joshua Hamilton<br /> Ronnie Winter
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| current_members = Renee Phoenix<br />Thomas Amason<br />Eli Clark
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'''Fit for Rivals''' is an American [[Rock band|rock]] band that originated in [[Jacksonville, Florida]]. The band's core members are songwriter/vocalist Renée Phoenix and songwriter/guitarist Thomas Amason. The band released their debut album ''[[Steady Damage]]'' on July 9, 2009, and the follow-up, ''Freak Machine'' was released on September 2, 2016.

==Members==
* Renee Phoenix – Vocals
* Eli Clark – Bass
* Thomas Amason – Guitar


==History==
==History==
'''Fit for Rivals''' formed in 2009<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Crane|first=Matt|date=2015-05-27|title=Hear Fit For Rivals' Jagged New Song, "Light that Shines" (Exclusive)|url=https://www.altpress.com/features/hear_fit_for_rivals_jagged_new_song_light_that_shines_exclusive/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-12|website=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|archive-date=2021-04-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414114421/https://www.altpress.com/features/hear_fit_for_rivals_jagged_new_song_light_that_shines_exclusive/}}</ref> when Reneé Phoenix met Thomas Amason<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Childers|first=Chad|date=2016-10-21|title=Fit For Rivals 'Novocain' Exclusive Video Premiere|url=https://loudwire.com/fit-for-rivals-novocain-exclusive-video-premiere/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-12|website=[[Loudwire]]|archive-date=2021-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612200421/https://loudwire.com/fit-for-rivals-novocain-exclusive-video-premiere/}}</ref> while looking for a new guitarist for her band The Explicits.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Reid|first=Ed|date=2015-06-21|title=They Are Fit For Rivals|url=https://www.floridamusicletter.com/2015/06/they-are-fit-for-rivals.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-12|website=Florida Music Letter|publisher=Ejeff Media|via=Blogger|archive-date=2021-05-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511203035/https://www.floridamusicletter.com/2015/06/they-are-fit-for-rivals.html}}</ref> The album ''[[Steady Damage]]'' by Fit For Rivals features excerpts of Phoenix's songs from her first album, The Explicits.


===Steady Damage (2009)===
Fit for Rivals are an American pop-punk band formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 2008. They were formed out of the ashes of vocalist Renee Phoenix's former band The Explicits, a short-lived hardcore punk project that released one album. She met lead guitarist Thomas Amason at a gig and they chose to set up a new band. The band were named Fit For Rivals and they recruited the rest of the band from there. Their debut album, Steady Damage, was released in 2009 to mixed reactions, with critics citing that it was an interesting album with some catchy choruses but suffered from being slightly generic. The band achieved a little success through their lead single from that album, Damage, which has a video on YouTube that has received five million hits. Another one of their songs, Crash, was used on WWE pay-per-view and garnered the band a little fame.
In 2009, Fit for Rivals released their debut EP ''Was That Our Youth?''. Later in the year, the band began recording their debut studio album, ''[[Steady Damage]]'', which was self-released<ref name=":3">{{cite web |last=Shrum |first=Tony |date=2015-10-23 |title=Album Review: Fit For Rivals – 'Sugar' EP |url=http://newnoisemagazine.com/album-review-fit-for-rivals-sugar-ep/ |url-status=live |access-date=2015-10-12 |website=New Noise Magazine |archive-date=2015-10-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024000757/http://newnoisemagazine.com/album-review-fit-for-rivals-sugar-ep/ }}</ref> on July 18, 2009. It spawned the singles "Crash" and "Damage" and music videos were recorded for both. The track "Crash" has notably been used as a theme song for [[WWE]]'s [[Over the Limit (2010)|Over the Limit]] pay-per-view and was featured in multiple films and television programs, including [[Legendary (2010 film)|Legendary]].


===Freak Machine (2015-2016)===
The band's fan base, known as the Fitters, have been asking for a new album to be released since the release of Steady Damage and this was later confirmed on Twitter by Renee Phoenix. Their second album is said to be released in late 2013 and take influences from a more straightforward rock and roll sound than the more pop-punk inspired sound of their first one.
The band released their second EP ''Sugar'' on July 17, 2015 and consists of 4 tracks: "Special Kind of Crazy", "Light that Shines", "Freak Machine" and "Hit Me". A music video for "Hit Me" was released on August 27, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last=Freak Machine Records|date=2014-08-27|title=Fit For Rivals - Hit Me|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2XBGNI8NDs|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-12|website=[[YouTube]]|type=Video|archive-date=2020-12-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217063947/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2XBGNI8NDs}}</ref> A fan music video for "Freak Machine" was posted on their YouTube channel on November 11, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last=Freak Machine Records|date=2014-11-11|title=Fit For Rivals - Freak Machine (Fan Version)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w_HDeR8jn8|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-12|website=[[YouTube]]|type=Video|archive-date=2021-12-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230080905/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w_HDeR8jn8}}</ref>

After the release of ''Sugar'', Fit for Rivals began working on their second studio album entitled ''Freak Machine''.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://thefuzemagazine.com/fit-for-rivals-freak-machine-album-review/ |title=Fit For Rivals – 'Freak Machine' – Album Review |publisher=The Fuze Magazine |date=November 22, 2016 |access-date=May 25, 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ''Freak Machine'' was released on September 2, 2016 and was produced by Thomas Amason.

===Freak Machine Records (2020)===
In 2020, Renee Phoenix and Thomas Amason started Freak Machine Records, a rock label that's dedicated to supporting and promoting the best in underground and alternative music. Freak Machine Records offers a unique perspective on the music business, putting artists first and prioritizing creative freedom, collaboration, and experimentation.

===B-Sides and Oddities (2020)===
Through the year 2020, Fit For Rivals released the singles, "No Way In Hell", "Fake", "Tight Rope" and "Window" as part of their ''B Sides & Oddities'' EP.

===Wake The Dead, Secret (2022)===
In 2022, Fit For Rivals released the singles, "Wake The Dead" and "Secret".

==Musical style==
Fit for Rivals has been described as [[rock (music)|rock]], [[punk rock]] and [[pop punk]]. Reneé Phoenix's "raspy" and "gritty" vocal style is compared to that of [[Joan Jett]],<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> whom she says she admires,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lovejoy|first=Heather|date=2010-03-26|title=Fit for Rivals kicks off Saturday benefit concert for Somer Thompson Foundation|url=https://www.jacksonville.com/article/20100326/NEWS/801254908|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-06-12|website=Jacksonville|publisher=The Florida Times Union|archive-date=2018-06-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618054129/http://www.jacksonville.com/article/20100326/NEWS/801254908}}</ref> and [[Brody Dalle]].<ref name=":2" /> Their EP ''Sugar'' has a bit of a throwback sound, as described in New Noise Magazine.<ref name=":3" />

==Members==
'''Current Members'''<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" />
*Reneé Phoenix – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (2009-present)
*Thomas Amason – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, keyboards (2009-present)
*Dorman Pantfoeder - drums (2009-present)
*Rufino Lomboy - lead guitar (2015-present)
'''Former members'''
*Eli Clark - bass, backing vocals
*John Hartman - drums
*Benjamin Nelson - drums
*Joshua Hamilton - bass
*Ronnie Winter - bass

==Associated acts==
*Reneé Phoenix
*The Explicits
*[[The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus]]
*[[Love Arcade]]


==Discography==
==Discography==

{| class="wikitable"
===Albums===
|-
* ''[[Steady Damage]]'' (2009)
! Name
* ''Freak Machine'' (2016)
! Year
===EPs===
! Label
* ''Was That Our Youth?'' (2009)
! Singles
* ''Sugar'' (2015)<ref name=":3" />
|-
* ''B Sides and Oddities'' (2020)
| ''Steady Damage''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://musicbrainz.org/release/3878a60f-ab12-42a0-a63b-b43af7ae2298 |title=Release "Steady Damage" by Fit For Rivals |publisher=MusicBrainz |date=2012-08-14 |accessdate=2012-10-28}}</ref> || July 9, 2009 || – || "Damage", "Crash"

|}
===Singles===
* ''Wake The Dead'' (2022)
* ''Secret'' (2022)


===Music videos===
===Music videos===
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! Year !! Name
! Year !! Name
|-
|-
| 2009 || "Crash"<ref>{{cite web |last= |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc-b-t6RCvc |title=Fit For Rivals – "Crash" HD |publisher=YouTube |date= |access-date=2012-10-28 |archive-date=2012-03-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321102317/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc-b-t6RCvc |url-status=live }}</ref>
| 2007 || "Indestructible"
|-
|-
| 2009 || "Crash"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc-b-t6RCvc |title=Fit For Rivals – "Crash" HD |publisher=YouTube |date= |accessdate=2012-10-28}}</ref>
| 2009 || "Damage"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xusC01JShvU |title=Fit For Rivals – "Damage" |publisher=YouTube |date=2009-11-10 |access-date=2012-10-28 |archive-date=2012-09-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914092414/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xusC01JShvU |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2009 || "Damage"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xusC01JShvU |title=Fit For Rivals – "Damage" |publisher=YouTube |date=2009-11-10 |accessdate=2012-10-28}}</ref>
| 2014 || "Hit Me"<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Fit For Rivals - Hit Me|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2XBGNI8NDs|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150901061035/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2XBGNI8NDs|archive-date=2015-09-01|access-date=|website=YouTube}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2016 || "Novocain"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfgW-jMK5_M |title=Fit For Rivals - "Novocain" |publisher=YouTube |date=2016-10-21 |access-date=2016-12-22 |archive-date=2016-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021154730/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfgW-jMK5_M&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref>
| 2012 || "Get With Me"
|-
|2022
|"Damage" 4k, SFW Version
|-
|2022
|"Wake The Dead"
|}
|}
===Songs===

Get with me
Crash
Damage
Hallelujah
Reason
Burn
Can't live without you
Cut off your hands
Better off alone
Girl in a coma
My Window
No Way in Hell
Novocaine
Fake

==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{official website|fitforrivals.com}}
* {{official website|url=http://www.freakmachinerecords.com/fitforrivals}}

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Latest revision as of 03:39, 21 February 2024

Fit For Rivals
Band members of Fit for Rivals
Fit For Rivals
Background information
OriginJacksonville, Florida, United States
Genres
Years active2009-present
LabelsFreak Machine Records
MembersRenee Phoenix
Thomas Amason
Dorman Pantfoeder
Rufino Lomboy
Past membersEli Clark
John Hartman
Benjamin Nelson
Joshua Hamilton
Ronnie Winter
Websitefreakmachinerecords.com/fitforrivals

Fit for Rivals is an American rock band that originated in Jacksonville, Florida. The band's core members are songwriter/vocalist Renée Phoenix and songwriter/guitarist Thomas Amason. The band released their debut album Steady Damage on July 9, 2009, and the follow-up, Freak Machine was released on September 2, 2016.

History[edit]

Fit for Rivals formed in 2009[1] when Reneé Phoenix met Thomas Amason[2] while looking for a new guitarist for her band The Explicits.[3] The album Steady Damage by Fit For Rivals features excerpts of Phoenix's songs from her first album, The Explicits.

Steady Damage (2009)[edit]

In 2009, Fit for Rivals released their debut EP Was That Our Youth?. Later in the year, the band began recording their debut studio album, Steady Damage, which was self-released[4] on July 18, 2009. It spawned the singles "Crash" and "Damage" and music videos were recorded for both. The track "Crash" has notably been used as a theme song for WWE's Over the Limit pay-per-view and was featured in multiple films and television programs, including Legendary.

Freak Machine (2015-2016)[edit]

The band released their second EP Sugar on July 17, 2015 and consists of 4 tracks: "Special Kind of Crazy", "Light that Shines", "Freak Machine" and "Hit Me". A music video for "Hit Me" was released on August 27, 2014.[5] A fan music video for "Freak Machine" was posted on their YouTube channel on November 11, 2014.[6]

After the release of Sugar, Fit for Rivals began working on their second studio album entitled Freak Machine.[4][7] Freak Machine was released on September 2, 2016 and was produced by Thomas Amason.

Freak Machine Records (2020)[edit]

In 2020, Renee Phoenix and Thomas Amason started Freak Machine Records, a rock label that's dedicated to supporting and promoting the best in underground and alternative music. Freak Machine Records offers a unique perspective on the music business, putting artists first and prioritizing creative freedom, collaboration, and experimentation.

B-Sides and Oddities (2020)[edit]

Through the year 2020, Fit For Rivals released the singles, "No Way In Hell", "Fake", "Tight Rope" and "Window" as part of their B Sides & Oddities EP.

Wake The Dead, Secret (2022)[edit]

In 2022, Fit For Rivals released the singles, "Wake The Dead" and "Secret".

Musical style[edit]

Fit for Rivals has been described as rock, punk rock and pop punk. Reneé Phoenix's "raspy" and "gritty" vocal style is compared to that of Joan Jett,[2][3] whom she says she admires,[8] and Brody Dalle.[3] Their EP Sugar has a bit of a throwback sound, as described in New Noise Magazine.[4]

Members[edit]

Current Members[3][1]

  • Reneé Phoenix – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (2009-present)
  • Thomas Amason – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, keyboards (2009-present)
  • Dorman Pantfoeder - drums (2009-present)
  • Rufino Lomboy - lead guitar (2015-present)

Former members

  • Eli Clark - bass, backing vocals
  • John Hartman - drums
  • Benjamin Nelson - drums
  • Joshua Hamilton - bass
  • Ronnie Winter - bass

Associated acts[edit]

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

EPs[edit]

  • Was That Our Youth? (2009)
  • Sugar (2015)[4]
  • B Sides and Oddities (2020)

Singles[edit]

  • Wake The Dead (2022)
  • Secret (2022)

Music videos[edit]

Year Name
2009 "Crash"[9]
2009 "Damage"[10]
2014 "Hit Me"[11]
2016 "Novocain"[12]
2022 "Damage" 4k, SFW Version
2022 "Wake The Dead"

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Crane, Matt (2015-05-27). "Hear Fit For Rivals' Jagged New Song, "Light that Shines" (Exclusive)". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  2. ^ a b Childers, Chad (2016-10-21). "Fit For Rivals 'Novocain' Exclusive Video Premiere". Loudwire. Archived from the original on 2021-06-12. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  3. ^ a b c d Reid, Ed (2015-06-21). "They Are Fit For Rivals". Florida Music Letter. Ejeff Media. Archived from the original on 2021-05-11. Retrieved 2021-06-12 – via Blogger.
  4. ^ a b c d Shrum, Tony (2015-10-23). "Album Review: Fit For Rivals – 'Sugar' EP". New Noise Magazine. Archived from the original on 2015-10-24. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  5. ^ Freak Machine Records (2014-08-27). "Fit For Rivals - Hit Me". YouTube (Video). Archived from the original on 2020-12-17. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  6. ^ Freak Machine Records (2014-11-11). "Fit For Rivals - Freak Machine (Fan Version)". YouTube (Video). Archived from the original on 2021-12-30. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  7. ^ "Fit For Rivals – 'Freak Machine' – Album Review". The Fuze Magazine. November 22, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2020.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ Lovejoy, Heather (2010-03-26). "Fit for Rivals kicks off Saturday benefit concert for Somer Thompson Foundation". Jacksonville. The Florida Times Union. Archived from the original on 2018-06-18. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  9. ^ "Fit For Rivals – "Crash" HD". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
  10. ^ "Fit For Rivals – "Damage"". YouTube. 2009-11-10. Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
  11. ^ "Fit For Rivals - Hit Me". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2015-09-01.
  12. ^ "Fit For Rivals - "Novocain"". YouTube. 2016-10-21. Archived from the original on 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2016-12-22.

External links[edit]

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