Fozzy is an American heavy metal band from San Antonio, Texas. Formed in 1999, the group was originally a cover band known as Fozzy Osbourne, which was soon shortened to simply Fozzy. The band's original lineup included lead vocalist Chris Jericho (under the alias Moongoose McQueen) and four members of rap metal group Stuck Mojo: guitarists Rich Ward (under the alias Duke LaRüe) and Ryan Mallam (under the alias The Kidd), bassist Dan Dryden (under the alias Shawn "Sports" Popp), and drummer Frank Fontsere (under the alias KK LaFlame). The band released its self-titled debut album in 2000, which featured covers of various heavy metal songs. In November 2001, Dryden left Fozzy and Stuck Mojo, with Keith Watson (under the alias Claude "Watty" Watson) taking his place.

The group followed up Fozzy with Happenstance in 2002, which included five original songs alongside six covers. During the album's promotional tour, Billy Grey replaced Hallam at several shows, as the regular guitarist pursued a career as a lawyer. By late 2003, Watson had been replaced by Sean Delson and the band had dropped its alter egos and fake backstory. Fozzy's next album, All That Remains, was the last to feature Mallam, who left the band permanently in August 2004. He was replaced later in the year by Mike Martin. The following September, Fontsere also left Fozzy and Stuck Mojo, with Eric Sanders taking his place immediately. By the time the band's fourth studio album Chasing the Grail was announced in March 2009, however, the lineup included Fontsere again.

In February 2010, it was reported that Martin had left Fozzy, which he claimed happened in August 2009 due to "a personal falling out between me and one of the band members over business matters". The guitarist was replaced by the returning Billy Grey, now an official member of the band. Delson left after the subsequent promotional touring cycle due to musical differences, with Paul Di Leo taking his place in September 2011. Di Leo performed on 2012's Sin and Bones and 2014's Do You Wanna Start a War, but was replaced in September 2014 by Loaded bassist Jeff Rouse. Rouse was later replaced by Randy Drake, before Di Leo returned in early 2017 to record Judas. In September 2018, a Fozzy tour was announced which listed Drake returning as the band's touring bassist. Drake would, once again, leave the band in 2020. He would be replaced by P. J. Farley of Trixter.

Members Current ImageName Years activeInstrumentsRelease contributionsChris Jericho1999–presentlead vocalsall Fozzy releases to dateRich WardBilly GreyP. J. Farley"I Know Evil" (2026)Grant Brooks"I Know Evil" (2026)

Former ImageName Years activeInstrumentsRelease contributionsFrank "Bud" Fontsereall Fozzy releases to Boombox (2022)Ryan Mallam1999–2004rhythm guitarDan Dryden1999–2001Fozzy (2000)Keith Watson2001–2003Happenstance (2002)Sean Delson2003–2011bassall Fozzy releases from All That Remains (2005) to Chasing the Grail (2010)Mike Martin2004–2010rhythm guitarEric Sanders2005–2009drumsnonePaul Di LeoJeff Rouse2014–2015noneRandy DrakeBoombox (2022)

Touring ImageName Years activeInstrumentsDetailsMike "Happy" Schneider2001rhythm guitarSchneider, a member of Sick Speed, performed with Fozzy during the band's early shows.Andy Sneap2002–2004Sneap performed with Fozzy on and off as a touring guitarist between 2002 and 2004.

Timeline

Lineups PeriodMembersReleases1999 – November 2001Chris Jericho – lead vocals Rich Ward – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Frank Fontsere – drums, backing vocals Ryan Mallam – rhythm guitar Dan Dryden – bass, backing vocalsFozzy (2000)November 2001 – late 2003Chris Jericho – lead vocals Rich Ward – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Frank Fontsere – drums, backing vocals Ryan Mallam – rhythm guitar Keith Watson – bass, backing vocalsHappenstance (2002)Late 2003 – August 2004Chris Jericho – lead vocals Rich Ward – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Frank Fontsere – drums, backing vocals Ryan Mallam – rhythm guitar Sean Delson – bassAll That Remains (2005)November 2004 – September 2005Chris Jericho – lead vocals Rich Ward – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Frank Fontsere – drums, backing vocals Sean Delson – bass Mike Martin – rhythm guitarLive in the UK (2008) "Metal Gods" (2008) Remains Alive (2009)September 2005 – March 2009Chris Jericho – lead vocals Rich Ward – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Sean Delson – bass Mike Martin – rhythm guitar Eric Sanders – drumsMarch 2009 – February 2010Chris Jericho – lead vocals Rich Ward – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Sean Delson – bass Mike Martin – rhythm guitar Frank Fontsere – drums, backing vocalsChasing the Grail (2010)February 2010 – September 2011Chris Jericho – lead vocals Rich Ward – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Sean Delson – bass Frank Fontsere – drums, backing vocals Billy Grey – rhythm guitar, backing vocalsSeptember 2011 – September 2014Chris Jericho – lead vocals Rich Ward – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Frank Fontsere – drums, backing vocals Billy Grey – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Paul Di Leo – bass, backing vocalsSin and Bones (2012) Do You Wanna Start a War (2014)September 2014 – 2015Chris Jericho – lead vocals Rich Ward – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Frank Fontsere – drums, backing vocals Billy Grey – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Jeff Rouse – bass, backing vocalsrowspan="2" 2015 – March 2017Chris Jericho – lead vocals Rich Ward – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Frank Fontsere – drums, backing vocals Billy Grey – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Randy Drake – bass, backing vocalsMarch 2017 – September 2018Chris Jericho – lead vocals Rich Ward – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Frank Fontsere – drums, backing vocals Billy Grey – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Paul Di Leo – bass, backing vocalsJudas (2017)September 2018 – January 2022Chris Jericho – lead vocals Rich Ward – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Frank Fontsere – drums, backing vocals Billy Grey – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Randy Drake – bass, backing vocalsJanuary 2022 – presentChris Jericho – lead vocals Rich Ward – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Billy Grey – rhythm guitar, backing vocals P.J. Farley – bass, backing vocals Grant Brooks – drumsnone to date

References

External links Fozzy official website