The new FOZZY album has a title and release date. “Boombox,” featuring the top 10 singles “Nowhere to Run” and “Sane,” will arrive on April 15, 2022. Johnny Andrews, who worked on FOZZY’s biggest album to date with 2017’s “Judas,” returned as producer.
“‘Judas,’ both the album and the song, was a huge breakthrough for FOZZY,” said frontman Chris Jericho. “It took us to the next level and positioned us as legit players at rock radio and as a live draw. As a result, we knew that we had to follow up with the album of a lifetime … ‘Boombox’ is that album!! You’ve already heard the top ten singles ‘Nowhere To Run’ and ‘Sane’ — kick-ass, hooky songs that set the tone for this record. But it’s ‘I Still Burn’, ‘Army Of One’ and ‘Relax’ that, in my opinion, are going to take this album and this band even further up the rock ‘n’ roll ladder.”
Jericho continued: “I firmly believe this is the third best album of our entire career! — Of course I think it’s our best … but I always wanted to hear a band say that. — So crank the volume and hold the ‘Boombox’ up to your earholes! It’s gonna be a wild ride.”
FOZZY recently announced the next U.S. trek of their “Save The World” tour which starts on March 31 in Detroit, Michigan and runs through a May 16 date in Sauget, Illinois. The tour also includes an album-release party on April 11 at Irving Plaza in New York City. Fans will be able to purchase and listen to the full album in advance of the release. Tickets for that show are available at LiveNation.com. VIP tickets, which include a band meet-and-greet, a private soundcheck featuring a mini set of FOZZY and cover songs, and more are also available here.
The majority of writing for “Boombox” was completed by guitarist Rich Ward and Andrews, and the album was primarily recorded in Atlanta, Georgia. Andrews, also known for his work with All That Remains, Three Days Grace and Halestorm, previously co-wrote the FOZZY’ song “Lights Go Out” in 2014. Jericho told Loudwire Nights in July that “Boombox” features 12 new songs. “All of these songs you could hear on the radio,” he said. “It’s almost like we have another (Def Leppard’ album) Hysteria’, where you could release eight singles from this album if you wanted to.”
FOZZY released the video for “Sane,” filmed on the world’s largest wooden roller coaster, in May. The video reached 1 million views in its first two weeks. “Judas” the single spent 26 weeks on the Mainstream Rock chart peaking at No. 5. The song also reached No. 1 on the Sirius/XM Octane charts. To date, the video has more than 53 million views.
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