Release and Reception
Released at the height of the American ska revival's mainstream popularity, The Fury proved to be a minor commercial breakthrough for The Aquabats, peaking at number 172 on the Billboard 200, the band's highest placement on the chart to date, as well as reaching number 12 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers, which would be surpassed in 2011 by Hi-Five Soup! debuting at number 5. "Super Rad!", the album's leading single, received heavy rotation on modern rock stations such as Los Angeles' influential KROQ-FM, while a music video - directed by Bobcat Goldthwait - regularly made the rounds on MTV. Despite this, neither "Super Rad!" nor The Fury's follow-up single "My Skateboard!" had any significant chart success.
Critical reception to the album was mostly positive. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic rated The Fury of The Aquabats! with four stars out of five, saying that it "fulfills the promise of their debut, offering an infectious collection of ska-punk. Although the group's songwriting is a little uneven, and they have the tendency to wallow in sophomoric, 'wacky' humor, they have enough hooks and energy to satisfy ska junkies."
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