Blaze is Lagwagon's sixth album, released in 2003. This album marked their first studio release in five years of absence with Let's Talk About Feelings. The absence was due to frontman Joey Cape being involved with band projects like Bad Astronaut and Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. Lagwagon did not completely disband during that time and briefly reunited in 2002.It was the first Lagwagon album to rank on the Billboard 200, reaching #172.