Misplaced Pages

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 By late 2003, Watson had been replaced by Sean Delson and the band had dropped its alter egos and fake backstory.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

Image	Name (alter ego)	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	Chris Jericho (Moongoose McQueen)	1999–present	lead vocals	all Fozzy releases to date
	Rich Ward (Duke LaRüe/The Duke)		lead guitar backing vocals keyboards programming
	Billy Grey (Miles Biscuit)	2002 (touring) 2010–present	rhythm guitar backing vocals	Sin and Bones (2012) Do You Wanna Start a War (2014) Judas (2017)
	P. J. Farley	2020–present	bass backing vocals	none to date
	Grant Brooks	2022–present	drums	none

Former

Image	Name (alter ego)	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	Frank "Bud" Fontsere (KK LaFlame)	1999–2005 2009–2022	drums backing vocals	all Fozzy releases to Boombox (2022)
	Ryan Mallam (The Kidd)	1999–2004	rhythm guitar	Fozzy (2000) Happenstance (2002) All That Remains (2005)
	Dan Dryden (Shawn "Sports" Popp)	1999–2001	bass backing vocals	Fozzy (2000)
	Keith Watson (Claude "Watty" Watson)	2001–2003		Happenstance (2002)
	Sean Delson	2003–2011	bass	all Fozzy releases from All That Remains (2005) to Chasing the Grail (2010)
	Mike Martin	2004–2010	rhythm guitar	Live in the UK (2008) "Metal Gods" (2008) Remains Alive (2009) Chasing the Grail (2010) – one track only
	Eric Sanders	2005–2009	drums	none
	Paul Di Leo	2011–2014 2016–2018	bass backing vocals	Sin and Bones (2012) Do You Wanna Start a War (2014) Judas (2017)
	Jeff Rouse	2014–2015		none
	Randy Drake	2015–2017 2018–2020		Boombox (2022)

Touring

Image	Name (alter ego)	Years active	Instruments	Details
	Mike "Happy" Schneider	2001	rhythm guitar	Schneider, a member of Sick Speed, performed with Fozzy during the band's early shows.
	Andy Sneap (Lord Edgar Bayden Powell)	2002–2004		Sneap performed with Fozzy on and off as a touring guitarist between 2002 and 2004.

Timeline

Lineups

References

1. Fraser, Iain (July 26, 2011). "Captain SIB's Musical Discoveries 2nd Edition - Fozzy". HuffPost. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
2. Huey, Steve. "Fozzy - Fozzy: Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
3. ^ "Archive News Nov 07, 2001". Blabbermouth.net. November 7, 2001. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
4. "Archive News Nov 13, 2001". Blabbermouth.net. November 13, 2001. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
5. Torreano, Bradley. "Happenstance - Fozzy: Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
6. Jericho, Chris. "The Fozzy Biography". Fozzy. Archived from the original on December 17, 2005. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
7. "Fozzy: The Billy Grey Files". The Jig Is Up. September 22, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
8. "Fozzy Guitarist To Perform New Material Live In Georgia". Blabbermouth.net. December 18, 2003. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
9. "Interview: Sean Delson (Fozzy)". The Mayfair Mall Zine. October 12, 2010. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
10. "Fozzy Part Ways With Guitarist". Blabbermouth.net. August 17, 2004. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
11. "Rich Ward - A Special Place In Hell". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. November 25, 2004. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
12. Adkins, Barry (April 19, 2015). "Interview: Mike Martin (ex-Fozzy/Stuck Mojo)". Target Audience Magazine. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
13. "Fozzy/Stuck Mojo Part Ways With Longtime Drummer, Announce Replacement". Blabbermouth.net. September 22, 2005. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
14. "Fozzy Signs Worldwide Deal With Australia's Riot! Entertainment". Blabbermouth.net. March 4, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
15. Sciaretto, Amy (February 18, 2010). "Ex-Fozzy Guitarist Isn't Bitter, Looking to the Future". Noisecreep. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
16. Obert, Alex (September 16, 2013). "Sit Down Series: Billy Grey of Fozzy". Journey of a Frontman. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
17. "Fozzy Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement". Blabbermouth.net. September 9, 2011. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
18. "Fozzy Taps Duff McKagan's Loaded Bassist Jeff Rouse". Blabbermouth.net. September 30, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
19. "Fozzy Inks New Deal With Century Media, New Album Expected In 2017". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. October 20, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
20. "Fozzy Rejoined By Bassist Paul Di Leo". Blabbermouth.net. March 18, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
21. "Fozzy Announces Canadian Tour Dates". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. September 7, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
22. "Randy Drake Instagram post". Instagram. November 26, 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
23. "Producer Andy Sneap Lands Guitarist Gig With Fozzy". Blabbermouth.net. January 16, 2002. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
24. "Fozzy: New Live Photos Posted Online". Blabbermouth.net. April 25, 2003. Retrieved February 13, 2019.

External links

• Fozzy official website

• Lists of members by band
• Fozzy members