Fozzy - Wikipedia Fozzy For other uses of `` Fozzy '', see Fozzy ( disambiguation ). Not to be confused with Fonzie or Fonzie ( band ). Fozzy Fozzy performing at the 2015 Festival of Friends Background information Also known as Fozzy Osbourne Origin Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Genres Heavy metal progressive metal hard rock alternative metal Years active 1999 -- present Labels Megaforce Palm Ash Riot ! Entertainment Century Media Associated acts Stuck Mojo Dangerous New Machine Sick Speed Adrenaline Mob Walking With Kings Avenged Sevenfold Jeff Rouse Alien Crime Syndicate Duff McKagan 's Loaded CyberStar Website fozzyrock.com Members Chris Jericho Rich `` The Duke '' Ward Frank Fontsere Billy Grey Paul Di Leo Past members Randy Drake Jeff Rouse Mike Martin Sean Delson Eric Sanders Ryan Mallam Dan Dryden Fozzy is an American heavy metal band formed in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1999 by lead singer Chris Jericho and guitarist Rich Ward. The band is signed to Century Media Records and has released two studio albums through this label. The band 's current lineup consists of Chris Jericho, Rich Ward, Frank Fontsere, Billy Grey and Paul Di Leo. Jericho has characterized the band by saying, `` If Metallica and Journey had a bastard child, it would be Fozzy. '' As of October 2017, the band has released seven studio albums and one live album. Their first two albums consist of primarily cover songs with some original material, while their albums since have made original material the primary focus. Contents 1 History 1.1 Formation ( 1999 -- 2000 ) 1.2 Self - titled debut and Happenstance ( 2000 -- 2002 ) 1.3 All That Remains ( 2003 -- 2006 ) 1.4 Chasing the Grail ( 2009 -- 2011 ) 1.5 Sin and Bones ( 2012 -- 2013 ) 1.6 Do You Wanna Start a War ( 2014 -- 2015 ) 1.7 Judas ( 2016 -- present ) 2 Band members 3 Discography 4 Awards 5 Notes 6 References 7 External links History Formation ( 1999 -- 2000 ) Fozzy started as Fozzy Osbourne, a play on the name of the singer Ozzy Osbourne, and was a cover band assembled by Ward from whatever musicians he could find in a given week. In 1999, Jericho and Ward met in San Antonio, Texas after a wrestling show and Jericho was invited to play with the band. Their first show was held at the now - defunct club `` The Hangar '', in the downtown square of Marietta. Jericho sat in on a few sessions, but did not plan to play with them permanently. In 2000, Jericho rejoined the band and became its front man under the persona of Moongoose McQueen, and the band went on tour. As part of the band 's `` gimmick '', Jericho refused to acknowledge that Moongoose McQueen and Chris Jericho were the same person. When interviewed as Moongoose, he would stay in character the whole time and even feign ignorance of who Chris Jericho was. On the other side, Chris Jericho was a `` huge fan '' of Moongoose and Fozzy. Fozzy logo wordmark Self - titled debut and Happenstance ( 2000 -- 2002 ) The band shortened its name to Fozzy, and adopted the satirical back - story that they had signed with a record company to move to Japan to be huge rock stars, but the company went out of business, leaving them stranded for 20 years, while all their demos were snatched and recorded by other bands. Soon afterward, Fozzy produced their first album, self - titled and featuring mostly covers of bands such as Dio, Krokus, Twisted Sister, Iron Maiden, Mötley Crüe and Judas Priest. Also, at one time the band considered changing their name to Big City Knights. Fozzy 's second album, Happenstance, was produced in 2002, again with mostly covers of bands such as Black Sabbath, Scorpions, W.A.S.P. and Accept. `` Enemy '' by Fozzy ( 2005 ) 21 second sample from Fozzy 's `` Enemy ''. Problems playing this file ? See media help. All that Remains ( 2003 -- 2006 ) After the Happenstance tour ended in 2003, the band dropped its back - story and Chris Jericho 's McQueen persona. In January 2005, they released their third album, All That Remains, which had entirely original tracks, including the singles `` Enemy '' and `` Daze of the Weak ''. All That Remains included guest appearances by musicians Zakk Wylde ( Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne, Pride and Glory ), Bone Crusher, Mark Tremonti ( Creed, Alter Bridge ), Myles Kennedy ( Alter Bridge, Slash ), Marty Friedman ( Megadeth ) and Butch Walker ( Marvelous 3 ). The album sold over 100,000 copies. In 2005, `` Enemy '' was the theme song for WWE No Way Out and in 2006 for a promotional video for TNA Bound for Glory. In 2005, the band played the Download Festival at Donington Park, England. Chasing the Grail ( 2009 -- 2011 ) Soon after the release of All That Remains, a fourth album was announced. Chris Jericho live with Fozzy at the Kleine Klub ( Saarbrücken ) On March 4, 2009, MetalUnderground.com reported that Fozzy had signed a worldwide record deal with Australian - based Riot ! Entertainment to release their fourth album, Chasing the Grail. The album 's lead single, `` Martyr No More '', was announced as an official theme song for the WWE Royal Rumble pay per view. The album was released in America on January 26, 2010, followed by Australia ( February ) and Europe ( March ). On February 19, 2011, Jericho said during an interview with Active Rock radio station WBSX in Wilkes - Barre, Pennsylvania, that he had completed lyrics for a brand new Fozzy album and that Ward was beginning work on writing the music. The band hoped to have the new album released in February 2012. According to Fozzy 's official Facebook page, the recordings were done on May 4, 2012. Fozzy released a brand new music video on June 7, which was shot at the Golden Gods Awards for the track `` God Pounds His Nails ''. On July 10, Fozzy played the Sonisphere Festival at Knebworth, England. A special, two - CD edition of Fozzy 's live album Remains Alive was released with Chasing the Grail on July 18. The band then announced a headlining tour of the United Kingdom for November 2011. On September 9, Sean Delson announced his `` retirement '' from Fozzy as their bass guitar player to resume work with Agent Cooper. Fozzy announced Paul Di Leo, the bass guitarist for Adrenaline Mob, as his replacement. Sin and Bones ( 2012 -- 2013 ) On January 18, 2012, it was announced that Fozzy had signed with Century Media Records, and planned to release a new album later in the summer. Jericho hinted the new album on his Twitter page, saying, ' New @ FOZZYROCK album in August ? ! '. Jericho recently made a full - time return to the WWE on January 2, but despite this, Fozzy was announced to be a part of the Download Festival in the UK, in the summer. On July 17, Fozzy released the first single from their fifth studio album, Sin and Bones, titled `` Sandpaper ''. The song features guest vocals by M. Shadows from Avenged Sevenfold and was also the Hell in a Cell theme song. Sin and Bones was released on August 14. Shortly after the album 's release, Chris Jericho once again left the WWE with his final appearance being on SmackDown, on August 20, so that he could go on tour with the band. Fozzy played on the 2012 Uproar Festival tour, headlining the Jägermeister stage. After the Uproar Festival, Fozzy scheduled an international tour with stops in Europe and Australia. Fozzy made their return to the U.S. in 2013 touring as an opener for Saxon on the `` Sacrifice and Sin '' tour. One tour date ( September 21, Joilet, Illinois ) was rescheduled and became a Fozzy solo date on October 16. Do you Wanna Start a War ( 2014 -- 2015 ) Fozzy performing at the El Paso Downtown Street Festival in 2014 During 2013 it was confirmed that Fozzy would begin working on a new record in 2014 and would be looking for a release date during the summer of 2014. The band entered the studio in late January. The first single, `` Lights Go Out '', was released April 29. `` Lights Go Out '' reached number 29 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart, becoming their first single to make it to the charts. Following the release of the new single, the band embarked on the `` Lights Go Out '' tour to promote their new album, playing festivals such as Carolina Rebellion, Rock on the Range and Download, where they performed on the main stage for the first time in the band 's history. The second single, `` One Crazed Anarchist '', was released on May 26, 2014, and was given away to people that pre-ordered the album. The album, Do You Wanna Start a War, was released July 21 in the UK and Europe and July 22 in North America. The album also features guest appearances by Christie Cook and Steel Panther 's Michael Starr. In September 2014, the band announced that Jeff Rouse would be their new bassist, as Paul Di Leo mutually parted ways with the band in May. Judas ( 2016 -- present ) Chris Jericho confirmed that Fozzy hoped to have their seventh studio album written by January 2016. As of December 2015, the band had started working on the record and hoped to have a release date sometime in summer 2016. However, Jericho said in an interview that it was unlikely to be released in 2016 and was more likely to be released in 2017 ; this could be due to his return as a full - time WWE in - ring competitor. On March 18, 2017, Chris Jericho announced on his Instagram page that Paul Di Leo had rejoined Fozzy replacing Randy Drake as the bassist. On April 26 2017, the band released a short snippet of their new single and music video titled `` Judas '', which premiered on Loudwire on May 2. `` Judas '' would later become one of the official theme songs for WWE 's NXT TakeOver : Chicago. `` Judas '' instantly became a hit for the band receiving over 13 million views on YouTube, and reaching number one on various charts around the world, including reaching number 5 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs, their highest charting position for a single. The band embarked on a show tour in May - June 2017. Guitarist Rich Ward revealed in an interview with Blabbermouth that the album would be released in September 2017 and is also titled Judas. The album release date was revealed on Chris Jericho 's official Instagram account : Judas was released on October 13, 2017. On October 22, 2017, Fozzy played at the Aftershock Festival in Sacramento, California. Band members Main article : List of Fozzy band members Current members Chris Jericho -- lead vocals, piano ( 1999 -- present ) Rich Ward -- lead guitar, backing vocals ( 1999 -- present ) Frank Fontsere -- drums, percussion ( 1999 -- 2005, 2009 -- present ) Billy Grey -- rhythm guitar, backing vocals ( 2010 -- present ) Paul Di Leo -- bass guitar, backing vocals ( 2011 -- 2014, 2017 -- present ) Former members Randy Drake -- bass guitar, backing vocals ( 2015 -- 2017 ) Jeff Rouse -- bass guitar, backing vocals ( 2014 -- 2015 ) Mike Martin -- rhythm guitar ( 2004 -- 2010 ) Sean Delson -- bass guitar ( 2004 -- 2011 ) Eric Sanders -- drums, percussion ( 2005 -- 2009 ) Keith Watson -- bass guitar ( 2002 -- 2004 ) Ryan Mallam -- rhythm guitar ( 1999 -- 2004 ) Dan Dryden -- bass guitar, backing vocals ( 1999 -- 2002 ) Discography For a more comprehensive list, see Fozzy discography. Fozzy ( 2000 ) Happenstance ( 2002 ) All That Remains ( 2005 ) Chasing the Grail ( 2010 ) Sin and Bones ( 2012 ) Do You Wanna Start a War ( 2014 ) Judas ( 2017 ) Awards Loudwire Music Awards Year Nominee / work Award Result 2012 Sandpaper ( featuring M. Shadows ) Cage Match Hall of Fame Won Notes ^ Jump up to : `` FOZZY Signs Worldwide Deal With Century Media Records ''. FozzyRock.com. Archived from the original on June 15, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2017. Jump up ^ Chris Jericho Interview. Wrestling Voice Radio. November 27, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2013. ^ Jump up to : Jericho 2011, p. 62 Jump up ^ Jericho 2011, p. 270 - `` So we dropped the covers, the storyline, the pseudonyms, and the wigs. '' Jump up ^ Jericho 2011, p. 273 - `` So we released our third album, All That Remains, in January 2005 on Ash Records. '' Jump up ^ Jericho 2011, p. 271 - `` Any band that had an album featuring the talents of Wylde, Friedman, Tremonti, and Kennedy had to have some credibility - and we did. '' Jump up ^ `` Fozzy Signs To Riot ! Entertainment ''. MetalUnderground.com. Retrieved November 1, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Fozzy rocks iTunes ''. WWE.com. Retrieved November 1, 2017. Jump up ^ E, Lazy ( February 19, 2011 ). `` Now Fear This : Breaking the Chris Jericho Down ''. SomethingToFear.Blogspot.com. Retrieved November 1, 2017. Jump up ^ `` FOZZY ( @ FOZZYROCK ) - Twitter ''. www.Twitter.com. Retrieved November 1, 2017. Jump up ^ Video on YouTube Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2011. Jump up ^ Blabbermouth ( April 28, 2012 ). `` FOZZY Frontman : Wrestling To Metal ''. BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved November 1, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Fozzy Announce November 2011 UK Headline Tour ''. www.RockSins.com. Retrieved November 1, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Fozzy Bassist Leaves The Band ''. MetalUnderground.com. Retrieved November 1, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Home ''. WWE.com. Archived from the original on February 15, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Century Media Records - Fozzy : : New Single `` Sandpaper '' Now Available ; Band Releases ' Evolution of Fozzy ' Video ``. www.CenturyMedia.com. Retrieved November 1, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Century Media Records - Fozzy : : New Album, SIN AND BONES, is Out Now ! ''. www.CenturyMedia.com. Retrieved November 1, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Raw : Aug. 20, 2012 ''. WWE.com. Retrieved November 1, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Shows ''. WWE.com. Retrieved November 1, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Raw update - Jericho written off TV ''. Jump up ^ `` Fozzy Announce New Bassist + Winter 2014 Headlining Tour ''. Loudwire. Retrieved November 1, 2017. Jump up ^ `` No New FOZZY Album Until 2017 ''. Blabbermouth.net. March 29, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Instagram post by Chris Jericho Mar 18, 2017 at 3 : 47pm UTC ''. Instagram. Retrieved November 1, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Fozzy, ' Judas ' - Exclusive Video Premiere ''. Loudwire. Retrieved November 1, 2017. Jump up ^ `` RICH WARD Feels ' Really Good ' About FOZZY 's Upcoming Album ''. Blabbermouth.net. May 25, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Lineup - Aftershock ''. AftershockConcert.com. Retrieved November 1, 2017. References Keith, Scott ( 2004 ). Wrestling 's One Ring Circus : The Death of the World Wrestling Federation. Citadel Press. ISBN 0 - 8065 - 2619 - X. Schaefer, A.R. ( 2002 ). Y2J : Pro Wrestler Chris Jericho ( Pro Wrestlers ). Capstone High - Interest Books. ISBN 978 - 0 - 7368 - 1313 - 6. Jericho, Chris ; Fornatale, Peter Thomas ( 2007 ). A Lion 's Tale : Around the World in Spandex. New York, New York : Grand Central Publishing. 432pp. ISBN 978 - 0 - 446 - 58006 - 9. Jericho, Chris ; Fornatale, Peter Thomas ( 2011 ). Undisputed : How to Become the World Champion in 1,372 Easy Steps. New York, New York : Grand Central Publishing. 448pp. ISBN 978 - 0 - 446 - 53815 - 2. External links Official website Fozzy Chris Jericho Rich Ward Frank Fontsere Paul Di Leo Mike Martin Jeff Rouse Studio albums Fozzy Happenstance All That Remains Chasing the Grail Sin and Bones Do You Wanna Start a War Judas Live albums Remains Alive Compilations Unreleased Rarities and Demos Singles `` Enemy '' Videos Unleashed, Uncensored, Unknown Related Discography Stuck Mojo Adrenaline Mob GND : 10331854 - 9 MusicBrainz : d6cc88c5 - 5d20 - 4997 - ab0c - 3e455c6e3c24 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fozzy&oldid=832595784 '' Categories : Century Media Records artists Fozzy Heavy metal musical groups from Georgia ( U.S. state ) Megaforce Records artists Musical groups established in 1999 Musical quintets Hidden categories : Use American English from October 2017 All Wikipedia articles written in American English Use mdy dates from October 2017 Articles with hCards Articles with hAudio microformats All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from June 2008 Wikipedia articles in need of updating from October 2017 All Wikipedia articles in need of updating Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Deutsch Español فارسی Français Հայերեն Italiano ქართული Português Русский Simple English Suomi Svenska ไทย Türkçe 6 more Edit links This page was last edited on 26 March 2018, at 22 : 36. 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Question: what is the name of chris jericho's band
Answer: Fozzy