Fame on Fire

Genre-blurring Florida rock outfit Fame on Fire earned a devoted following in the 2010s with their popular covers of Top 40 hits, putting a heavy spin on everything from Adele and Taylor Swift to Drake and Kanye West. After signing with Hopeless Records, the West Palm Beach-based quartet made their full-length debut with 2020′s Levels. Sophomore outing Welcome to the Chaos arrived two years later.
Originating in Orlando as a solo drum covers project, the idea soon expanded into a fully realized band featuring vocalist Bryan Kuznitz, guitarist Blake Saul, bassist Paul Spirou, and drummer Alex Roman. A rock band at its core, Fame on Fire adds touches of post-hardcore, metalcore, nu-metal, and hip-hop to the mix, while favoring catchy pop hooks. Of their dozens of covers, their takes on Lil Uzi Vert’s “XO TOUR Llif3,” Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You,” Adele’s “Hello,” and Halsey’s “Without Me” proved most successful, racking up thousands of streams through the late 2010s. In 2017, they issued their first EP, Transitions, a five-song set that showcased their own original material. They closed the decade with a prolific string of more inspired covers, including takes on Rae Sremmurd, Panic! At the Disco, blink-182, Bastille, Lil Nas X, the Weeknd, and many more.
In 2020, after signing with Hopeless Records, they began promotion for their official full-length debut, Levels, which included the single “Headspace” featuring Poorstacy and “Now and Forever” with Trevor Wentworth of Our Last Night. 2022′s “Plastic Heart,” the first offering from their follow-up album, found some traction on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart. Helmed by Canadian producer/songwriter Brian Howes (Skillet), Welcome to the Chaos appeared in July of that year. ~ Neil Z. Yeung