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Puppet Strings Fuel entered the studio on March 8, 2012 with producer Eddie Wohl to begin recording "Puppet Strings". In late September the band re-entered the studio to complete the guitar and bass tracks for the record. As guitarist and main songwriter Carl Bell left the group by "mutual agreement" after recording 2007's "Angels & Devils" without Brett Scallions, "Puppet Strings" features songs written by Scallions, along with new members Andy Andersson and Brad Stewart. One exception is "Cold Summer", which was written by Scallions before 2003's "Natural Selection" album. On April 30, 2013 Scallions commented on the new album; "The record