ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian and FOZZY frontman and WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho will team up for two nights of spoken word in Australia at the end of February. Dubbed “an evening of stories from 30 years of metal, wrestling…and drinking!” the event will see Ian and Jericho delivering “a no-holds-barred question-and-answer session [where] absolutely nothing will be off limits.”
Commented Ian: “This is something I’ve wanted to do for a very long time. I’ve been travelling the world in the company of and hanging out with the greatest people on the planet for 31 years and I’ve got to tales to tell.”
Jericho is one of the greatest showmen of the modern era, and Melbourne and Sydney fans will get to hear first-hand uncensored tales from the roads travelled as both WWE champion and with FOZZY.
Tickets are strictly limited and available from tomorrow (Tuesday, Febraury 12) at 9 a.m. AEDT.
Century Media Records has issued that FOZZY are returning to Europe in April for another run of UK dates as well as additional dates on the mainland. This time it will be co-headlining with Drowning Pool:
Chris Jericho (vocals): “After our highly successful co-headlining European tour with Soil last winter, we decided we couldn’t wait until August to come back. So we started looking for that special band that we could join forces with to have an even more successful tour… Drowning Pool is that band! Now we can’t wait to tear the heads off of both our fans and theirs and create a giant pool of Drowning FOZZY lunatics! See you soon!”
Following their co-headlining tour with Soil that packed clubs in November and December of 2012 it is their second European tour supporting the release of their latest album “Sin And Bones” that was well received by press. Metal Hammer (UK) about the album: “‘Sin And Bones’ is impressive, diverse and mature… this is a masterclass that should take FOZZY on to bigger things.” while Metal Hammer (D) said: “Once more FOZZY are right in the middle between Metal and Hard Rock, powered by Wards catchy guitar work and massive choruses.” and Classic Rock (D) decided: “Jericho and his musicians are rocking out straight forward, serve one hookline after the other and know exactly how to come up with a catchy melody.”
FOZZY
On tour with Drowning Pool and Revoker
11.04.2013 (UK) Southampton – The Cellar
12.04.2013 (UK) Plymouth – The White Rabbit
13.04.2013 (UK) Brighton – Concorde 2
14.04.2013 (UK) Norwich – Waterfront
16.04.2013 (UK) Nottingham – Rescue Rooms
17.04.2013 (UK) Rugby – The Vault
18.04.2013 (UK) Stoke – Underground
19.04.2013 (UK) York – Fibbers
20.04.2013 (UK) Manchester – NQ Live
21.04.2013 (UK) Wrexham – Central Station
23.04.2013 (UK) Bristol – The Fleece
24.04.2013 (UK) London – Electric Ballroom
25.04.2013 (F) Paris – La Maroquinerie
27.04.2013 (GER) Munich – Feierwerk
28.04.2013 (AT) Vienna – Flex
The leading track and video from “Sin And Bones”, “Sandpaper”, features guest vocals by M. Shadows. Directed by Sean McEwen, the video is inspired by horror classic “Evil Dead”, with M. Shadows playing the role of FOZZY’s evil puppet master. The music video for “Sandpaper” can be seen here:
“We are thrilled to announce that seminal thrash metal legends, SLAYER are confirmed as the third and final headliner for Bloodstock 2013. The Californian four-piece will close the Ronnie James Dio stage on Sunday night at Catton Park, bringing their face-melting, monster riffs to the metal hordes.”
Slayer guitarist Kerry King comments: “Can’t wait to hit the stage at Bloodstock! Metal Festival in England? Fuck yes!! It’s going to be hell on earth and I’m looking forward to having a party with all my British friends.”
The Bloodstock Open Air 2013 lineup now features: ACCEPT, AMORPHIS, ANTHRAX, AVANTASIA, DARK FUNERAL, DEVILDRIVER, EX DEO, FIREWIND, FOZZY, KATAKLYSM, KING DIAMOND, LAMB OF GOD, MUNICIPAL WASTE, NEGLIGENCE, WHITECHAPEL.
More bands will be announced soon. Bloodstock Open Air 2013 info at Bloodstock.uk.com.
FOZZY / STUCK MOJO guitarist Rich Ward is selling his 1995 Gibson Les Paul Standard via eBay. A brief product description is available below:
“Rich has been touring with this guitar for years now.It is just as it came off the stage on the Uproar Tour this summer with SHINEDOWN and GODSMACK. It’s been used in endorsment photos for Laney Amps, used on the tour with Mike Portnoy on the ADRENALINE MOB tour last year, Download in England and the list goes on. Not to mention all the CDs it’s been used on….
This guitar has all the things Rich uses in all his guitars. It is loaded with RS electronics, has a Duncan Parallel Axis in the bridge and a Duncan Jazz in the neck.It has been refretted with Dunlop 6000 frets and carries Sperzel locking tuners.The guitar has tons of wear from touring and is setup with 11- 56 Dean Markley’s. It comes with the case he has used for all its touring and it has lots of wear and stickers from all over but it does have all its latches. What you would be getting is a killer ax that has been toured all over the world and plays awesome not to mention the sound!”
October
26 – Ollie’s Point – Amityville, NY
27 – Chameleon Club – Lancaster, PA
28 – Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH
29 – The Mod Club – Toronto, ON
30 – Bogies – Albany, NY
November
1 – Empire – Springfield, VA
2 – Hooligans – Jacksonville, NC
3 – The Rock Shop – Fayetteville, NC
4 – Ziggy’s – Winston-Salem, NC
23 – Cork, Ireland – Cypress Avenue
24 – Dublin, Ireland – The Academy
27 – Stoke-On-Trent, UK – The Underground
28 – Manchester, UK – Moho Live
29 – Birmingham, UK – Academy 2
30 – Glasgow, UK – The Arches
December
1 – Leeds, UK – Cockpit
2 – Hafan Y Mor (Wales), UK – Hard Rock Hell Festival
4 – Plymouth, UK – White Rabbit
5 – London, UK – Electric Ballroom
6 – Brighton, UK – Concorde 2
7 – Cologne, Germany – Underground
8 – Kerkrade, Netherlands – Rock Temple
10 – Paris, France – Trabendo
11 – Frankfurt, Germany – Nachtleben
12 – Vienna, Austria – Szene
13 – Zuerich, Switzerland – Werk 21
14 – Düdingen,Switzerland – Bad Bonn
15 – Munich, Germany – Feierwerk
February
23 – Brisbane, Australia – Soundwave
24 – Sydney, Australia – Soundwave
March
1 – Melbourne, Australia – Soundwave
2 – Adelaide, Australia – Soundwave
4 – Perth, Australia – Soundwave
Fozzy recently released their new video, for the track ‘Sandpaper’. The track, featuring AVENGED SEVENFOLD singer M. Shadows, is featured on the band’s new album, Sin And Bones. Watch the clip below:
Century Media Records heavy metal act Fozzy released the official music video for “Sandpaper.” The track comes from the band’s latest album, Sin and Bones, which premiered at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. The band is fronted by WWE superstar Chris Jericho.
Fozzy has just finished a successful run on this year’s Rockstar Energy Uproar Festival, playing alongside acts such as Shinedown, Godsmack, and Staind.
Fozzy has a bunch of a dates in the US and overseas this fall. Stop by Fozzy’s Facebook page to check out the full list!
The latest episode of Shinedown TV‘s “ONEonONE” features SHINEDOWN guitarist Zach Myers as he conducts a question-for-question interview with FOZZY frontman and WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho. Check it out below.
SHINEDOWN and FOZZY are taking part in this summer’s edition of the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival. The third annual rock extravaganza — which boasts a main stage lineup that also includes GODSMACK and STAIND — got underway on August 17 at the Cricket Wireless Amphitheater in Bonner Springs, Kansas, and continues through September 30.
SHINEDOWN‘s new album, “Amaryllis” debuted atop Billboard‘s “Rock Albums” chart and at #4 overall on The Billboard 200 — SHINEDOWN‘s biggest chart debut thus far — with over 105,000 units sold its first week out.
FOZZY‘s new album, “Sin And Bones”, sold around 3,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 143 on the Billboard 200 chart. The CD landed at position No. 1 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.
The team at Bloodstock have just announced three more additions to the bill for the festival in 2013 -the legendary ACCEPT, and also FOZZY and Greek melodic metal band FIREWIND.
German metal gods, ACCEPT are excited to bring their classic sound to Bloodstock’s hallowed turf. ACCEPT’s founder/guitarist, Wolf Hoffmann, is looking forward to his band’s return to our shores, commenting, “Hey Dudes & Dudettes! It was the UK and Judas Priest who made it possible for ACCEPT, overnight, to be put on the map!! We believe that without our British fans, the career of ACCEPT would have taken a different turn. We are honoured and very grateful to be invited to play BLOODSTOCK 2013 – our only show in the UK! Let’s rock together…See ya there!” ACCEPT’s Andy Sneap-produced ‘Stalingrad’ album hit stores in April; wrap your ears around the title track at http://soundcloud.com/nuclearblastrecords/accept-stalingrad .
What is Bloodstock in for? Watch this recent fan-captured clip of classic song ‘Balls To The Wall’ live from New York City…
FOZZY’s frontman, WWE legend Chris Jericho, is similarly enthused. When asked about FOZZY’s appearance at Bloodstock, he told us; “Next summer, it’s going to be such an honour for FOZZY to be a part of the biggest growing festival in the entire UK! I’ve been following the evolution of Bloodstock for years now, and this fest reminds me a lot of FOZZY…getting bigger every year, and poised to take over the world! I promise that this will be the biggest FOZZY show EVER and we can’t wait to tear your f&@king heads off, England!!!!” Meanwhile, FOZZY released their ‘Sin & Bones’ album through Century Media in August. Check out an album sampler at the following link, including the track ‘Sandpaper,’ which features a guest appearance from AVENGED SEVENFOLD frontman, M.Shadows:
Greece’s biggest metal exports, FIREWIND are also exclusives at Catton Park this year. FIREWIND’s leader, guitar maestro Gus G states; “We are very excited to be returning to the Bloodstock Festival next summer! This will be an exclusive UK gig for us, so you can count on a very special FIREWIND show! See you there!” The band are celebrating their 10th anniversary this year in grand style, with a #1 album in their home country (the first metal band to ever hit #1 in Greece), and are ready to bring Bloodstock a taster of their current ‘Few Against Many’ album, which is out now via Century Media. Feast your eyes on the official video for ‘Wall Of Sound’ in the Youtube video below and see what they have in store for Bloodstock 2013.
Jo Schüftan of Horns Up Rocks! conducted an interview with FOZZY singer and WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho on August 30 at Gramercy Theatre in New York City. You can now watch the chat below.
FOZZY‘s new album, “Sin And Bones”, sold around 3,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 143 on the Billboard 200 chart. The CD landed at position No. 1 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.
FOZZY‘s previous album, 2010′s “Chasing The Grail”, opened with around 2,200 units to enter the Heatseekers chart at No. 6.
“Sin And Bones” was released on August 14 (one day earlier internationally) via the group’s new label, Century Media Records.
“Sandpaper”, the lead single from “Sin And Bones”, features a guest appearance by AVENGED SEVENFOLD lead singer M. Shadows. The song was released via iTunes on July 17.
For most of Europe the wait is over and “Sin And Bones” is finally out. Just a few more countries are still to follow such as Australia/New Zealand on Friday, August 17th. FOZZY is the brainchild of WWE Superstar Chris Jericho and guitar extraordinaire Rich Ward. Their standard edition of their new album, “Sin And Bones”, contains ten explosive, hard rocking tracks while the limited Digipak comes with two additional songs. To celebrate the international release, FOZZY has teamed up with Loudwire to stream “Sin And Bones” in its entirety, so hurry up to catch a quick spin: http://loudwire.com/fozzy-sin-and-bones-exclusive-album-stream/
Check out some first press for „Sin And Bones“:
”FOZZY – fronted by pro-wrestler Chris Jericho – are now a surprisingly serious proposition.” (Kerrang, UK)
“Once more FOZZY are right in the middle between Metal and Hard Rock, powered by Wards catchy guitar work and massive choruses.” (Metal Hammer, D)
”Jericho and his musicians are rocking out straight forward, serve one hookline after the other and know exactly how to come up with a catchy melody.” (Classic Rock, D)
“Yet again the offspring of Stuck Mojo that is lead by professional wrestler Chris Jericho is successfully cruising the thin line between Hard Rock that’s weighs tons and melodic Heavy Metal.” (Guitar, D)
10maal Eremetaal (Aardschok, NL)
“The majority of the songs is pleasantly catchy and come with memorable choruses without sounding cheesy.” (Legacy, D)
“Let’s Get Ready To Rumble“ (Rock It!, D)
“After all it’s great songs from a hungry band which means that it can only go upwards from here, right?“ (Breakout, D)
After kicking off their live cycle for “Sin And Bones” in North America on the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festivals with Shinedown, Godsmack, Staind and Papa Roach FOZZY will be back to Europe for a co-headling tour with SOiL in Novemver/December. Check http://fozzyrock.com for all dates. Right before embarking on tour frontman Chris Jericho will do a special spoken words performance at The Garage, London, on Sunday, November 25th, 2012 (http://www.hmvtickets.co.uk / http://www.ticketweb.co.uk). It is one of three evenings of spoken words performances that will show three rockers – Chris Jericho, Duff McKagan and Scott Ian – live on stage for one night each like you’ve never seen them before as part of the series debut of “Rockstars Say The Funniest Things”. For the coming year FOZZY are already happy to announce playing the prestigious Soundwave Festivals (http://www.soundwavefestival.com/) in Australia in early 2013.
Short before the street date of their new album “Sin And Bones” FOZZY are happy to announce their return to Europe. After playing Download and some exclusive club shows with Ugly Kid Joe and SOiL in June. FOZZY will be making their first live appearance since the August 13th release of “Sin And Bones”.
FOZZY
on tour with SOiL and Breed 77
27.11.2012 (UK) Stoke-On-Trent – The Underground (tickets: http://bit.ly/Pkn5o6)
Frontman Chris Jericho is looking forward to conquering Europe: “After our ground breaking tour of Europe last year, we are so excited to return in December. We feel our sound is tailor made for European fans and one of our biggest priorities with “Sin and Bones” is to break through to the next level in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands and France….and this tour with Soil is going to do just that. We are looking forward to seeing all the amazing FOZZY fans and making new ones, so look out Europe, FOZZY is coming to drink your beer and tear your heads off.”
Right before kicking off the tour FOZZY Chris Jericho will do a special spoken words performance at The Garage, London, on Sunday, November 25th, 2012. It is one of three evenings of spoken words performances that will show three rockers – Chris Jericho, Duff McKagan and Scott Ian – live on stage for one night each like you’ve never seen them before as part of the series debut of “Rockstars Say The Funniest Things”.
Chris Jericho is thrilled to go back to Down Under: “After touring the world and playing in front of the best audiences a band could ask for Australia stands out for FOZZY as one of our favorite places to play. The country is amazing and the fans are insane….and that’s why it is such a big deal to be a part of Soundwave. It’s an honor to play with the biggest festival tour in Aussie history! We can’t wait to rock with all our killer fans and make tons more alongside some of the biggest bands on the planet!! So look out Australia…FOZZY is also coming to drink your beer and tear your heads off at Soundwave 2013.”
The brainchild of WWE superstar Chris Jericho and Stuck Mojo mastermind Rich Ward, FOZZY has delivered their hardest-hitting album to date with “Sin And Bones”. The album will be released on Century Media Records on the following dates:
GERMANY / AUSTRIA / SWITZERLAND / NORWAY: Friday, August 10, 2012.
UK / BENELUX / FRANCE / GREECE / DENMARK / PORTUGAL / REST OF EUROPE: Monday, August 13, 2012.
SPAIN / ITALY / USA / CANADA: Tuesday, August 14, 2012.
SWEDEN / FINLAND / HUNGARY: Wednesday, August 15, 2012.
AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND: Friday, August 17, 2012.
