Fozzy

Critic Score
Based on 1 review
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Based on 14 ratings
October 24, 2000 / Release Date
LP / Format
Megaforce / Label
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50
AllMusic
Fozzy just feels like an excuse for Chris Jericho and Stuck Mojo to perform their favorite early-'80s metal songs.
Minghas
56

I'll be honest, I thought I already covered this album before. But alas, I have not. Fozzy is a weirder one for me. Truly formed in 1999 when Rich Ward met Chris Jericho, the wrestler, after a WWF show on Texas, it was but a cover band made by whoever was available and Rich Ward called Fozzy Osbourne before this meeting. This event led to the band assembling and after a couple back and forth sessions and what have you, Jericho joined as a permanent frontman under the moniker Mongoose ... read more

40

Highlights: End of Days, Over the Mountain

This was painfully mediocre and I'm pretty bummed about it. Chris Jericho is one of my GOATs (I know he's a dickwad but his wrestling is amazing) so seeing that his band is pretty meh is a big letdown. The lyric writing is extremely dated (even by 2000s standards), the guitarwork is repetitive, and the highlights just sound like ripoffs of Queensryche songs. Go ahead and give this one a pass.

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