Fozzy’s Chris Jericho shared more details about their new album, ‘Chinese Fozzocracy.’ Looking at the name, one might think it’s a Guns N’ Roses mockery, who has a similar studio record named ‘Chinese Democracy.’
During a new interview with Billboard, Jericho was asked if he has been working on anything lately. After sharing its name, the wrestler revealed why the band stuck to that name to clarify whether or not it’s a mockery:
“Our ‘Boombox’ record took about three years to make. We were calling it ‘Chinese Fozzocracy’ because of the pandemic. You didn’t want to put out a record without being able to support it. We put the record out and three songs went Top 10, three more songs went over great live and the other three songs went to the Fozzy Dead Song Graveyard. And that was a shame, because all those songs were great. Now the idea is to do one song at a time. That way, every song gets a chance to live or die on its own.”
Fozzy Wants To Move Song-By-Song
It took Fozzy three years to release the album ‘Boombox,’ a project initiated by the band in 2019, primarily because of quarantine measures and the epidemic. The group refers to this prolonged situation as ‘Chinese Fozzocracy.’ Fozzy took proactive measures to ensure their songs didn’t go unnoticed. They aimed to bring attention to tracks like ‘Army Of One,’ ‘Omen,’ and ‘The Worst Is Yet to Come.’ Well, what did Fozzy really want to achieve? Jericho explained:
“So what we wanted to do, starting with ‘Spotlight,’ is release a song at a time and give each song its due, send each song to radio, play each song live. And then you can really see what kind of legs it has and if it can be another classic for us like ‘Judas’ or ‘I Still Burn,’ in that vibe. So I think that’s kind of what’s gonna happen for us in the future, is starting to really concentrate on a song-by-song basis.”
You can listen to the latest release below.
