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FOZZY

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		FOZZY BAND MEMBERS

CHRIS IRVINE (a.k.a. Chris Jericho) - Lead Vocals

RICH WARD - Guitars & Backing Vocals

MIKE MARTIN - Guitar

SEAN DELSON - Bass

FRANK FRONTSERE - Drums

http://www.fozzyrock.com

FOZZY HISTORY

diane@hunt24.fsworld.co.uk

Fozzy is the brainchild of WWE Superstar Chris Jericho and Stuck Mojo’s Rich Ward and they have been together for over 4 years now. They have released two albums “Fozzy” and “Happenstance” and their new album, with all original tracks, All that Remains, is due for release in January 2005. They have also released a special edition DVD - “Unleashed, Uncensored, Unknown” which includes the full 30 minute “Unleashed“ movie that aired in edited form on MTV.

In the beginning, the story was told that Fozzy had been stranded in Japan for 20 years after signing a contract that prevented them from leaving the country or getting another record deal. During that time they scrapped together enough money to record a demo featuring some of the greatest heavy metal songs ever written. Bootleg copies of those recordings made there way out of Japan and into the hands of some American and European bands and Fozzy claim that they were robbed of their songs by such Heavy Metal giants as Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. The group were unleashed on the world through the short film mockumentary “Unleashed, Uncensored, Unknown“. It was claimed in the beginning that Moongoose McQueen” and “Chris Jericho”, although similar, were in fact two different people. That now, of course, has all changed.

Since the release of their second album, Happenstance, they have been performing concerts all over America and Canada and were part of “The Bang Your Head Festival” in Germany performing live in front of 25,000 metal heads. They even performed live on Raw in 2002.

In 2004, all the gimmicks have gone and Fozzy are ready to take the Rock World by storm. They have performed numerous concerts all over America and Canada this year and that’s set to continue into 2005 with the release of their new album “All that Remains”. There is also the possibility that Fozzy will be seen outside of America and Canada in 2005 and extend their popularity in other countries including here in the UK. The reviews of these Fozzy concerts are always positive and fans leave on a high after enjoying the Fozzy experience live. The band knows how to entertain the fans and their shows are always interactive with some lucky fans even getting on stage to sing with them. Fozzy truly have come into their own in 2004 and 2005 is only set to see them soar even higher.

Chris Jericho has recently updated Fozzy's Biography. To learn all about the band from its beginnings to present day log onto:

http://www.fozzyrock.com/bio.htm

FOZZY DVD

“UNLEASHED, UNCENSORED, UNKNOWN”

30 Minute Unleashed Movie - filmed in 2000 detailing the story of the band

EXTRAS

Commentaries by Rich Ward and Chris Jericho on:
1. Unleashed Movie
2. “With the Fire” Music Video
3. “Crucify Yourself” performed live in Germany at the “Bang Your Head Festival”

Various Interviews with Chris Jericho and Rich Ward talking about Fozzy from the bands beginnings to the present day and what they hope for the future.

Video Vault by Eddie DiBergi (fozzyrock.com) - behind the scenes footage including Fozzy performing live in 2000 on Sunday Night Heat.

Behind the Riffs - Rich Ward, a.k.a Duke LaRue giving an insight into his metal masterworks.

Band Bios

Band Pictures

Bang Your Head Festival in Balingen, Germany 28 June 2002 in front of 25,000 fans

1. Live Performance of “Crucify Yourself”
2. Video Footage behind the scenes

“With the Fire” music video

This really is an awesome DVD with many great things to watch and you get the full story on the band and its members. Its a lot of fun to watch.

Unfortunately, unless you were wise enough to purchase a copy when it was first released you are out of luck. Due to legal red tape, the band was forced to pull the DVD from the market. For those of you who do have a copy, hold on to it, its a collectors item!.

FOZZY ALBUMS

FOZZY
Tracks:
1. Stand up and Shout
2. Eat the Rich
3. Stay Hungry
4. The Prisoner
5. Live Wire
6. End of Days
7. Over the Mountain
8. Blackout
9. Feel the Burn
10.Riding on the Wind

HAPPENSTANCE

Tracks:
1. Whitechapel 1888
2. To Kill a Stranger
3. Happenstance
4. Freewheel Burning
5. The Mob Rules
6. Big City Nights
7. Crucify Yourself
8. L.O.V.E. Machine
9. Balls to the Wall
10.With the Fire
11.Where Eagles Dare

ALL THAT REMAINS

Tracks:

Nameless Faceless
Enemy
Wanderlust
All that Remains
The Test
It's a Lie
Daze of the Week
The Way I Am
Lazarus
Born of Anger

ALL THAT REMAINS

REVIEW

I have had “All that Remains” now since 17 January (courtesy of Amazon.co.uk) and its been a permanent fixture in my CD player in my car ever since. It gets me to and from work every day and I really can‘t get enough of this new album.

I have all three Fozzy album’s now and “All that Remains” stands head and shoulders above the first two. With all original tracks, which are an awesome mix of heavy and soft rock tracks, this album has moved Fozzy away from being just a “tribute” band playing cover songs. You can really hear how much the band have grown since the release of “Happenstance” and this album really has the feel of being their true debut into the World of “Rock and Roll“.

Chris Jericho has improved greatly on vocals and sounds so different. With each album he just gets better and better and Rich Ward and the rest of the band are amazing all coming together to make Fozzy a kick ass band!.

My favourite tracks are Enemy, All That Remains, The Test and The Way I Am but my all time favourite track on the album is Lazarus. I just love the lyrics to this song:

“A silent prayer whispered in the darkness

Without witness words descend and die

I can’t understand a world so cold and heartless

And still I’m driven to live this lie

Frozen voice singing winter’s song

I live through life at the will of the wind

All the while I wonder where right went wrong

Crying out for the end to begin

Set adrift on a sea uncharted

Under a Sky with no stars to guide me

A drowning soul is sinking and departed

While waves of doubt break forever inside me

I’m holding on to what I once believed

Conviction that builds with time

I breath live into my heart deceived

Now the truth is of my design

When your truth turns to a lie

And the pain makes you cry

And the fountains of faith run dry

Take a look at yourself And what you’ve sacrificed

When your truth turns to a lie

And the pain makes you cry

And the fountains of faith run dry

When your dream starts to die

And the fire inside

Starts to dim the more you fight

Take a look at yourself and what you’ve sacrificed”

Its not just the lyrics but the whole “set up” of this song - its just awesome.

I have read mixed reviews of this album, Fozzy fans and Jerichoholic’s for the most part love it but some Wrestling fans who have only heard Fozzy live on Raw have been quick to dismiss it. I agree that Fozzy haven’t sounded that great on Raw but it could be to do with the fact that on both occasions Jericho has been interrupted or it could simply be the set up. I have yet to read a bad review of one of their live shows.

I just think if people really listened to this album (and not just one or two tracks from it) then they would be surprised at just how good it is. You don’t have to be a fan of Jericho the Wrestler to enjoy Fozzy!

This Album is highly recommended by the Rock Wrestling Crew!

diane@hunt24.fsworld.co.uk

FOZZY NEWS

Fozzyrock.com has now reopened its website and its bigger and better than before. Log onto: http://fozzyrock.com

to catch up with all the news on Fozzy including commentaries from the band members. Chris Jericho’s first commentary is already up!. He has also updated the bands biography - Log onto: http://www.fozzyrock.com/bio.htm to learn all about the band from its beginnings to present day.

Chris Jericho will be featured on the Iron Maiden All Star Tribute Album which celebrates the band’s 25 years in the industry.

Fozzy’s new album, “All the Remains” is now released and is available on the following labels:

United States - Ash Records

Canada - Koch Records

Europe - SPV Records

Japan - JVC Records

Australia - Riot Records

The album features guest appearances by some of the greatest guitarists in the world today including Zakk Wylde (Ozzy), Marty Friedmen (Megadeth) and Mark Tremonti (Alter Bridge) and also features appearances by rapper, Bonecrusher and Myles Kennedy (singer of Alter Bridge)

Available for purchase now on Fozzyrock.com is a limited edition CD of the first single track from the album, Enemy. Only 2000 copies have been produced so once they are gone that’s it. The CD features songs from the new album, All That Remains, as well as an exclusive interview by Chris Jericho and Rich Ward on the set for the upcoming video for Enemy.

The Tracks on this special limited edition are:

Enemy

Lazarus

Enemy (instrumental)

Interview with Chris Jericho and Rich Ward

A great gift for all Fozzy fanatics worldwide. Buy yours before they are all gone. We here at Rock Wrestling have already ordered our copies!.

Log onto: http://www.fozzyrock.com/enemy.htm

for all the details on how to purchase your limited edition copy.

The music video for the track “Enemy” will be released as a special DVD as part of the February issue of “Guitar World” Magazine.

FOZZYS “Fall that Remains Tour” - For some great pictures of the gig at the Thunderdome in Baltimore, log onto the Thunderdome site at: http://www.thunderdomeonline.com/ and click onto photos and then 29 November 2004.

Chris Jericho was recently interviewed on Rock Detector in which he explains "why people need to start taking Fozzy more seriously". It's a very interesting interview and makes for a great read. Log onto: http://www.rockdetector.com/artist,31777,interviews.sm?interview=29.

CHRIS JERICHO recently gave an interview on Electricbasement where he talks mainly about Fozzy- click here to read

From Fozzyrock.com:

"Chris Jericho's XM radio show debuts on Channel 41, Da Boneyard on Sunday, March 6 at 8 pm EST. The Rock Of Jericho will be a weekly show that provides Chris the forum to play whatever he wants and showcase his huge and sometimes ridiculous knowledge of music".

Click here to read a recent interview on WWE.Com where Jericho discusses his new venture onto the airways.

FOZZY IN GERMANY

Fozzy will be touring Germany at the end of April with shows on 26th, 27th and 28th of April. Fozzy kick off their tour at the Underground in Cologne, the next night they will be rocking the Maschinenhaus in der Kulturfabrik and they will finish their tour at the Logo in Hamburg.

FOZZY PART OF MOTORHEAD'S 30th ANNIVERSARY TOUR in LA

Fozzy will be performing at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles, California on April 1st (2 days before Wrestlemania) as part of the show for Motorhead's 30th Anniversary Tour which will be "stopping off" in LA Wrestlemania weekend.

FOZZY LINKS

Fozzy Lyrics - http://www.absolutelyric.com/lyrics/artist/fozzy

Fozzy Videos - http://launch.yahoo.com/artist/?artistID=1053723

The Dukes Website - http://www.thedukerocks.com/

Fozzyrock Chat Area - http://www.metalattitude.com/

FOZZY IN THE UK

Fozzy have just completed their 3 day tour here in the UK. Fozzy have received rave reviews from fans who were lucky enough to see them leaving Fozzy fanatics and Jerichoholics alike extemely happy and wanting more Fozzy in the future:

February 10th, Fozzy rocked Nottingham when they took to the stage at Rock City
February 11th, Fozzy moved their party to London and the Mean Fidler
February 12th, Fozzy rounded off their tour of the UK with two show, one in Manchester in the afternoon at the Bierkeller and then in the evening at K4 (Krazyhouse) in Liverpool with Chris and Rich DJ'ing after the show in Liverpool.

Log onto: http://www.fozzyrock.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=gigs to read reviews from those fans in attendance along with some awesome pictures of this historic tour!!!!.

!FOZZY RETURNING TO THE UK IN MAY!

After their sucessful sell out tour here in the UK in February, Fozzy are retuning to our shores on Saturday, May 7th at The Astoria in London (157 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2). Feature Guest appearances by Zakk Wylde, Marc Tremonti and Mary Freidman.

(From meanfidler.com)

"Following the overwhelming demand to catch Fozzy on their recent UK tour, the US metallers have announced details of a one-off headline Astoria show, set to take place in May.

The band, fronted by WWE Raw superstar wrestler Chris Jericho, will be in town for this 14+ gig following the recent release of their acclaimed third album, All That Remains.

Log onto: meanfidler.com for the full article and details of this awesome chance to see Fozzy rock the UK once more!. Spread the Fozzpell!

FOZZY LIVE 2005

DATE	VENUE	INFO
Monday January 3, 2005	Downtown 190 Main Street Farmingdale, NY 11735	516-293-7700 All Ages $15 in advance $18
Thursday February 10, 2005	Rock City Nottingham, UK	£7.50 Tickets available from Rock City Venue
Friday February 11, 2005	The Mean Fiddler London, UK	£8.50 + free entry to Rock (club night) Tickets Available at Stargreen and Firstcall and from Mean Fiddler box offices (no booking fee when paying cash) Astoria, Jazz Cafe and Mean Fiddler Harlesden.
Saturday February 12, 2005	Bierkeller Manchester, UK K4 (Krazyhouse) Liverpool	£7.50 Matinee show Tickets Available at Manchester Students Union box office and Piccadilly box office. £8 Evening show Free entry into Loaded All Nighter (club night) Chris Jericho and Rich Ward will be DJ’ing after the show
Friday April 1^st, 2005	Motorhead 20^th Anniversary Tour Wiltern Theater 3790 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, Ca	Tickets: $28.50 Click here for ticket info General Admission (no children under 5 will be admitted)
Tuesday April 26, 2005	Underground Cologne, Germany	Tickets - 10/12 Euros
Wednesday April 27, 2005	Maschinenhaus in der Kulturfabrik Germany	Tickets - 10/12 Euros
Thursday April 28, 2005	Logo Hamburg, Germany	Tickets - 12/15 Euros
Saturday May 7, 2005	Astoria, London, UK	£10 Tickets on Sale Now seetickets.com Doors at 6pm, starts at 6pm Age Restrictions Apply (14+) Ticket hotline - 0870 060 3777
Monday July 18^th, 2005	BB Kings 243 West 42^nd Street New York