After touring the world and building a loyal fanbase for the better part of 20 years, Fozzy is the epitome of what a great Rock n Roll band should be: catchy, groovy, hooky, sweaty and—most importantly—an awesome time!
With five consecutive Top 30 singles, Fozzy is steadily becoming one of the most successful bands on Modern Rock Radio. Their breakthrough massive smash song “Judas” sailed to the top of charts upon release in 2021.
Rich Ward leads the band, and he is one of the most versatile, talented riff machines and songwriters in Rock n Roll today. Chris Jericho’s skills as a frontman are second to none, and his vocal style and range are both unique and instantly recognizable. However, the powerhouse drumming of Frank Fontsere is the cornerstone of Fozzy’s sound, along with the blazing solos of Billy Grey and the rock star energy of new bass player, PJ Farley. These are five legitimate rock stars, whose energy and charisma light up every stage
they play on and every crowd they perform for. As a result, it’s no surprise that Fozzy has skyrocketed into one of the hottest Rock acts in years.
The band inched up the ladder after releasing four progressively popular studio albums in the 2000’s. However, it was 2012’s Sin and Bones, which featured the hit single “Sandpaper” (which claims more than 4.5 million views on YouTube) that found the band reaching a level of legitimacy that drew a mass audience to drink in their trademark heavy melodic groove. The album eventually reached No. 143 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart, but it was their next album, Do You Wanna Start a War, produced by Ward and released in the summer of 2014, that really blew the door open. It debuted at No. 54 on Billboard, and gave the band their first Top 30 single in "Lights Go Out,” which was blared in sports arenas nationwide.
As much success as the band has enjoyed, nothing compared to the juggernaut of 2017’s Judas album. Released in May of that year, the aforementioned title track spent five weeks at No. 1 on the highly influential 'Big Uns Countdown' on Sirius/XM's Octane channel, amassed over 47 million views for its video on YouTube, cracked the Top 5 on the U.S. Rock Radio Charts and is still heard by millions of fans worldwide weekly on the TNT Network’s hugely popular AEW Dynamite program. Their follow up single, “Painless,” hit No. 9 on the charts and nearly 10 million views on YouTube. “Burn Me Out” peaked at No. 18 and “Nowhere to Run” became Fozzy’s third Top 10 hit in 2020.
Now, with those massive songs in their arsenal as well as their album “Boombox," Fozzy looks forward to being back on the road for another tour. After sharing the stage in recent years with Metallica, Kiss, Iron Maiden, Avenged Sevenfold, Shinedown, Slash, Saxon, Nickelback, Steel Panther and Buckcherry, Fozzy is stoked to storm back on the stage to bring good times and great tunes to their fans around the world! Get ready to experience the majesty and power of Fozzy LIVE once again, and, for Judas’ sake, please wear a helmet!
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