Judas (Fozzy album) explained

Judas
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Fozzy
Cover:	Judas fozzy.jpg
Alt:	Chris Jericho
Released:	October 13, 2017
Genre:	Heavy metal, hard rock^[1]
Length:	41:35
Label:	Century Media
Prev Title:	Do You Wanna Start a War
Prev Year:	2014
Next Title:	Boombox
Next Year:	2022

Judas is the seventh studio album by the American heavy metal band Fozzy, released on October 13, 2017, through Century Media Records.^[2] The album's title track was released as the lead single^[3] from the album on May 5, 2017.^[4] Ahead of the album release, two additional songs were made available on streaming services: "Drinkin' with Jesus" on September 15, 2017, and "Painless" on September 29, 2017.

The lead single was a minor radio hit, spending 26 weeks on the Mainstream Rock chart and peaking at No. 5.^[5] The song also hit No. 1 on the Sirius/XM Octane charts.^[6] "Judas" was the official theme song for and lead singer Chris Jericho uses the song as his entrance theme for his appearances in New Japan Pro-Wrestling and All Elite Wrestling.^[7] "Painless" was the official theme song for the following year.^[8]

Personnel

Fozzy

Chris Jericho – vocals
Rich Ward – guitars, vocals
Billy Grey – guitars
Paul Di Leo – bass guitars
Frank Fontsere – drums

Additional musicians

Renny Carroll – additional background vocals
Johnny Andrews – additional background vocals

Technical personnel

Johnny Andrews – producer, engineer
Rich Ward – additional production and engineering
Jay Ruston – mixing
Paul Logus – mastering

Notes and References

Web site: Judas - FOZZY. October 28, 2017. January 6, 2018.
Web site: 'Judas' by Fozzy on iTunes. itunes.apple.com. September 15, 2017.
Web site: Fozzy's Chris Jericho Talks Success of New Single 'Judas'. Loudwire. October 18, 2017.
Web site: Fozzy On Judas. PodcastOne: Talk is Jericho. October 18, 2017.
Fozzy Judas Chart History. https://web.archive.org/web/20171028230230/http://www.billboard.com/music/fozzy/chart-history/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks/song/1025561. dead. October 28, 2017. . January 6, 2018.
Web site: What major milestone did Chris Jericho just hit?. January 6, 2018.
Web site: NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 results, recap, grades: Jericho impresses, Okada reigns. January 6, 2018.
FOZZY . FOZZYROCK . 1002299953501364224 . May 31, 2018 . In case you missed it... “Painless” is a #NXTLOUD theme song for #NXTTakeover: Chicago, along with "Uncomfortable" by @Halestorm! Special thanks to @WWE! #WeAreNXT https://t.co/1b9TiOW6MG . en . September 4, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210620234649/https://twitter.com/fozzyrock/status/1002299953501364224 . June 20, 2021 . live.