Fozzy
Origin	San Antonio, Texas
Genre(s)	Heavy Metal
Years active	1999–present
Label(s)	Megaforce Records, ASH Records
Associated acts	Stuck Mojo, Sick Speed
Website	Official Website
Members
Chris Jericho, Rich Ward, Eric Sanders, Sean B. Delson, Mike Martin
Former members
Dan Dryden, Andy Sneap, Ryan Mallam, Mike Schneider, Billy Grey, Keith Watson, Frank Fontsere

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History

Fozzy started out as Fozzy Osbourne, a cover band assembled by Rich Ward from whatever musicians he could find on a given week. In 1999, Jericho met Ward in San Antonio after a wrestling show, and was invited to play with the band; Jericho sat in on a few sessions, but did not plan to play with them permanently. In 2000, unable to wrestle for four months due to a severe ankle injury, Jericho rejoined the band and became its front man under the persona of Moongoose McQueen, and the band went on tour.

The band shortened its name to Fozzy, and adopted the satirical back-story that they had signed a 20-year contract to stay in Japan and be huge megastars, only to discover on their return to America that many famous artists had ripped off their songs.

Soon afterward, Fozzy produced their first album, self-titled and featuring mostly covers of bands such as Dio, Krokus, Twisted Sister, Iron Maiden, Motley Crue and Judas Priest.

Fozzy's second album Happenstance was produced in 2002, again featuring mostly covers of bands such as Black Sabbath, Scorpions, W.A.S.P. and Accept. Hit singles from this album included "Balls To The Wall", "With The Fire" and "To Kill A Stranger".

In 2004, the band dropped its back-story and Jericho's McQueen persona. A year later, they produced their third album, All That Remains, which featured entirely original tracks, including singles "Enemy" and "Daze of the Weak". The album went on to sell over 100,000 copies and was praised by dozens of rock magazines, leading to widespread global recognition and their world tour. Soon after the release of All That Remains, plans for a fourth album were announced.

Albums

• Fozzy (2000)
• Happenstance (2002)
• All That Remains (2005)

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Singles

• "Eat the Rich" (2000)
• "Balls to the Wall" (2002)
• "With the Fire" (2002)
• "To Kill A Stranger" (2002)
• "Enemy" (2005)
• "It's A Lie" (2006)
• "Metal Gods" (2007)

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DVD releases

• Fozzy - Unleashed, Uncensored, Unknown (2003)

Music Videos

• Eat The Rich
• With The Fire
• Enemy
• Its A Lie

Band Members

Current

• Chris Jericho - Vocals (1999 - present)
  
• Rich Ward - Guitars (1999 - present)
  
• Eric Sanders - Drums (2005 - present)
  
• Sean Delson - Bass (2004 - present)
  
• Mike Martin - Guitars (2002 - present)
  

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Past

• Dan Dryden - Bass (1999 - 2002)
• Keith Watson - Bass (2002 - 2004)
• Mike Schneider - Guitars (2001 - 2002)
• Andy Sneap - Guitars (2001 - 2004)
• Ryan Mallam - Guitars (1999 - 2002)
• Billy Grey - Guitars (2002)
• Frank Fontsere - Drums (1999 - 2005)

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History

The original line-up consisted of Chris Jericho on vocals, Rich Ward on guitar and back up vocals, Dan Dryden on bass, Ryan Mallam on guitar and Frank Fontsere on Drums. Later on, the band introduced both Mike Schneider and Andy Sneap to add more guitarists, but neither appeared on any albums and Mike Schneider left the band after only a year.

Just before the release of their second album, Happenstance, Dan Dryden left the band and was replaced by Keith Watson. Not long after, Ryan Mallam left the band and was replaced by Mike Martin.

In 2004, Keith Watson left the band and was replaced by current bass player Sean Delson. After the release of their third album, All That Remains, drummer Frank Fontsere left the band to be replaced by Eric Sanders, leaving Chris Jericho and Rich Ward as the only remaining members from the original lineup.

Today, the band consists of Chris Jericho on vocals, Rich Ward on back up vocals and guitar, Sean Delson on bass, Mike Martin on guitar and Eric Sanders on drums.

Trivia

• The band once considered changing their name to Big City Knights.
• Butch Walker features on the track 'Over The Mountain'.
• During the Moongoose McQueen spoof, it was often implied that Chris Jericho and Moongoose McQueen were two different people.
• The album All That Remains featured multiple guest performers:

• 'Nameless Faceless' featured Alter Bridge's Myles Kennedy.
• 'Wanderlust' featured Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist Zakk Wylde.
• 'Its A Lie' featured Bonecrusher.
• 'The Way I Am' featured Alter Bridge's Mark Tremonti.
• 'Born of Anger' featured ex-Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman.

• 'Enemy' was the theme song for WWE No Way Out in 2005 and is recognized by fans as the theme of TNA Bound for Glory in 2006.

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External links

• Official Website
• MySpace Fozzy
• Fozzy Interview