Fozzy (album)

Fozzy is the self-titled debut album of heavy metal band, Fozzy. The album was released on October 24, 2000. The album was released by Palm Pictures and Megaforce Records.

Fozzy
Studio album by
Fozzy
ReleasedOctober 24, 2000
RecordedAudioArt Studios
Smyrna, Georgia
July-September, 2000
GenreHeavy metal
Length39:58
LabelPalm Pictures / Megaforce Records
ProducerJohn Briglevich
Fozzy
Fozzy chronology
Fozzy
(2000)		 Happenstance
(2002)
Singles from Fozzy
  1. "Feel the Burn"
    Released: 2000
  2. "End of Days"
    Released: 2000
  3. "Eat the Rich"
    Released: 2001

Album concept

The album featured mostly cover songs by bands such as Dio, Twisted Sister, Iron Maiden, Ozzy Osbourne and Mötley Crüe, as Fozzy had a satirical back-story that they had spent the last 20 years in Japan being megastars and once they returned to America, they realized that many famous artists had ripped off their songs.

However, the album featured two original songs by Fozzy, "End of Days" and "Feel the Burn", in which it was implied that the band had just recently written these songs and other bands hadn't had the chance to "rip" these songs off them.

Release and reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Prior to the album's release, Megaforce had high hopes for the record, as they expected wrestling fans of the Attitude Era boom period to flock to Fozzy and buy the record. However, the album failed commercially and only managed to sell 4,225 copies. The album also failed to chart on the Billboard 200. Due to the poor commercial reception of the album, Megaforce cancelled plans for the release of the album in Europe and a Fozzy documentary DVD as well as several other endorsements and appearances.

Singles
  1. "Feel the Burn"
  2. "End of Days"
  3. "Eat the Rich"

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Stand Up and Shout" (Dio cover)Ronnie James Dio, Jimmy Bain3:39
2."Eat the Rich" (Krokus cover)Butch Stone, Marc Storace, Fernando von Arb, Chris von Rohr4:05
3."Stay Hungry" (Twisted Sister cover)Dee Snider2:57
4."The Prisoner" (Iron Maiden cover)Adrian Smith, Steve Harris6:19
5."Live Wire" (Mötley Crüe cover)Nikki Sixx3:15
6."End of Days"Rich Ward, Chris Jericho3:55
7."Over the Mountain" (Ozzy Osbourne cover)Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, Bob Daisley, Lee Kerslake4:32
8."Blackout" (Scorpions cover)Sonja Kittelsen, Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell, Rudolf Schenker3:39
9."Feel the Burn"Ward, Jericho4:24
10."Riding on the Wind" (Judas Priest cover)Glenn Tipton, Rob Halford, K. K. Downing3:09
Total length:39:58

Personnel

Musicians

Additional musicians

Production
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References
  1. Fozzy at AllMusic
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