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Fozzy
Sin & Bones
8/14/2012
CD, Digital Download


Chris Jericho
(Vocals)
Frank Fontsere
(Drums)
Rich Ward
(Guitar, Songwriter, Producer)
Paul DiLeo
(Bass)
Billy Grey
(Guitar)


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No matter what people say, bigger is always better – especially when we’re talking heavy metal. And heavy metal doesn’t get much bigger than Fozzy.

The band is the brainchild of Rich Ward and Chris Jericho, two larger-than-life, trailblazing personalities that have spent the past decade shaping their own brand of sonic splendor, Ward’s incendiary guitars forging a path for Jericho’s inimitable vocals atop a rhythmic foundation of earth-rattling proportions.

Not that anybody should be surprised. Ward is one of metal’s pioneers – the mastermind of Stuck Mojo, he soldered metal with rhythmic rap vocals long before it became fashionable, touring the world with some of metal’s biggest bands and being hailed as one of Pantera legend Dimebag Darrell and Black Label Society/Ozzy Osbourne axe man Zakk Wylde’s favorite guitarists. And frontmen don’t come more dynamic than Chris Jericho, one of professional wrestling’s biggest superstars, the embodiment of charisma, and the byproduct of a lifetime spent immersed in heavy metal.

Enter Chasing the Grail. Released in 2010, the band’s fourth studio album debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard Heatseeker’s chart and shows just how much musical ground Fozzy have conquered since the release of their first single in 2000, a faithful cover of the Krokus classic “Eat the Rich.” The latest recordings are Fozzy in their full metal glory, 12 tracks – Including radio hits “Martyr No More” and “Broken Soul” – of the most powerful music North America has to offer, capturing the band’s powerhouse fusion of genres - power metal roots bleeding with progressive style and a classic feel.

Look no further than “Let the Madness Begin,” which was the most-downloaded single on Amazon from Feb. 22 – March 10, 2010. The track has helped drive Fozzy to new heights in the metal world, where they appeared alongside metal’s Big 4 – Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax – at the Knebworth Sonisphere festival July 10, 2011, and were awarded a marquee, show-opening performance at the 2011 Revolver Golden Gods Awards, where Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl helped call them to the stage, and Jericho remained to host the night’s festivities.

Fozzy have emerged as a worldwide force on the touring circuit, conquering stages from Los Angeles to Lichtenvoorde, and everywhere in between – including a successful string of dates on the 2011 Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival. The band has become the driving force for the six-time WWE wrestling champion, even earning the spotlight in Undisputed – Jericho’s second New York Times best-selling book, and first to crack the Top 10, peaking at No. 8.

Jericho and Ward have combined to sell more than 1.2 million records in their heralded careers, but those numbers are a fraction of the audience Fozzy were introduced to when their frontman made the Top 7 as a contestant on season 10 of Dancing with the Stars – one of the biggest television shows in the world.

Chris Jericho has conquered prime time – now it’s time for Fozzy to conquer the world of heavy metal.

Let the madness begin…

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