Christopher Joseph Fronzak (born November 20, 1989), also known as Fronz or Fronzilla, is an American musician who is best known as the lead vocalist and founding member of the
metalcore
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/
rap metal
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History Origins and early ...
band
Attila
Attila (, ; ), frequently called Attila the Hun, was the ruler of the Huns
The Huns were a nomadic people who lived in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Eastern Europe between the 4th and 6th century AD. According to European traditio ...
. Aside from his work in Attila, he is also the manager of record label Stay Sick Recordings and clothing line Stay Sick Threads.
Career
Attila
Fronzak met Sean Heenan, Sam Halcomb, Matt Booth and Kris Wilson all in high school during his freshman year in
Carrollton, Georgia
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, and formed his first band Attila, named in reference to
Attila the Hun
Attila (, ; ), frequently called Attila the Hun, was the ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death in March 453. He was also the leader of a tribal empire consisting of Huns, Ostrogoths, Alans, and Bulgars, among others, in Central and Ea ...
, which he came across in a book. Since 2007 with Fallacy, the band released seven records with two different record labels,
Artery Recordings
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On August 31, 2017, it was announced that Artery was acquired by Warner ...
and
SharpTone Records
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, before they decided to record as an unsigned band. As an independent band, they released their album, Villain, in 2019.
Bone Crew
Fronzak started a new side project named Bone Crew. He officially announced the project in July 2018. They released a self-titled album, which was released August 3, 2018, through Stay Sick Recordings. On April 27, 2019, Bone Crew performed live for the first time ever at So What Music Festival in Dallas.
Solo
In 2011, Fronzak was featured in the From the Embrace song "La Flama Blanca", which appeared on the band's ''The Grind'' EP. In 2012, Fronzak was featured in the
In Dying Arms song "Bathed in Salt", which appeared on the band's album ''Boundaries'', released in September 2012. He also featured in the song "Love, Sex, Riot" from Issues' debut EP ''
Black Diamonds
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'', which was released on November 13. Fronzak was also featured in the We Are the Blog! song "Shwash" in their EP ''Decadence''. Fronzak featured in "Mimic" from
Upon a Burning Body
Upon a Burning Body is an American metalcore band from San Antonio, Texas, formed in 2005. The band currently consists of vocalist Danny Leal, guitarist Ruben Alvarez, drummer Tito Felix and bassist Thomas Alvarez. Their second studio album, ''R ...
's 2012 album, ''
Red. White. Green.
''Red. White. Green.'' is the second studio album by American metalcore band Upon a Burning Body. The album was released on April 10, 2012 through Sumerian Records. The album was produced by Will Putney, who produced their debut album, '' The Wo ...
'' He also featured in My City, My Secret's song "The Forefront" from their debut EP ''Dream Being''. In 2013, Fronz was featured in
Sleeping with Sirens song "The Best There Ever Was" off their third album, ''Feel''. In 2017, he was featured in the
Eskimo Callboy
Electric Callboy (formerly known as Eskimo Callboy) is a German electronicore band formed in Castrop-Rauxel in 2010. They take a more relaxed approach to the genre, and are known for their comedic songs, live shows and videos.
History Early r ...
song "The Scene" off their album ''The Scene''.
On December 11, 2013, it was announced that Fronzak would be heading into the studio in the following month to begin recording a hip-hop album.
On April 1, 2014, he released his first song, entitled "Turn It Up", under the stage name Fronzilla as part of his hip-hop side project. Another single, "They Still Talk", was released in March 2015, along with the announcement of the album. The album, ''Party People's Anthem'', was released on July 2, 2015, under Artery Recordings.
Stay Sick
On July 16, 2014, Fronzak launched the imprint label Stay Sick Recordings, created alongside Artery Recordings, and announced that the label had signed
pop-punk
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band Old Again. The band has since signed metalcore outfit The Plot in You,
deathcore
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band
Enterprise Earth
Enterprise Earth is an American deathcore band from Spokane, Washington. Former members, vocalist Dan Watson (formerly of Infant Annihilator) and guitarist BJ Sampson (formerly of Takeover), formed the band in mid-2014. At the beginning of the ...
,
electronicore
Electronicore (also known as synthcore or trancecore) is a fusion genre of metalcore with elements of various electronic music genres, often including trance, electronica, and dubstep.
Reception
Sumerian Records noted in the late 2000s that "t ...
band It Lives It Breathes, and
post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a punk rock music genre that maintains the aggression and intensity of hardcore punk but emphasizes a greater degree of creative expression. It was initially inspired by post-punk and noise rock. Like post-punk, the term has been ...
/metalcore band Vesta Collide.
In July 2020, the label rebranded itself as Modern Empire Music. It's unclear whether or not Fronz has any involvement with the label following its rebrand.
Personal life
Fronzak has two sons with his former girlfriend, born in 2014 and 2015.
Over the summer of 2020, it was confirmed that Fronzak had begun creating pornographic content for
OnlyFans
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. He regularly collaborates with other adult stars in the space.
Controversies
Fronzak has been involved in a few controversial situations.
One of his biggest controversies regards
Senses Fail
Senses Fail is an American rock band formed in Ridgewood, New Jersey, in 2001. Founded by vocalist James "Buddy" Nielsen, drummer Dan Trapp, guitarists Garrett Zablocki and Dave Miller, and bassist James Gill (replaced by Mike Glita shortly afte ...
's singer Buddy Nielsen. In 2014, Nielsen attacked Attila for the song "Proving Grounds", stating that it insulted the
LGBT
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The LGBT term is a ...
community. Fronzak replied to Nielsen, "If you think I'm homophobic in any way possible, you're clearly either an idiot or you're in a washed-up band that nobody cares about". During
Warped Tour
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in 2015, Attila and Senses Fail toured together and Fronzak accused them of leaving a sign at the Attila merch table calling them "homophobes". Moreover, he accused Nielsen of spending every day on stage "to talk shit about Attila".
In April 2015, during a concert in
Perth
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, Fronz was assaulted on stage. He eventually responded by retaliating against an innocent bystander and apologized.
A
diss song
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entitled "Callout", which was released in 2013, featured numerous attacks against the likes of
Jonny Craig
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Ronnie Radke
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Radke ros ...
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Christofer Drew
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, and
Mike Reynolds. On February 15, 2018, Attila self-released a sequel song titled "Callout 2" in which Fronz called out more than 50 people for different reasons, including
Logan Paul
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RiceGum
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Bhad Bhabie
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Harvey Weinstein
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Offset
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Arts, entertainment, and media
* "Off-Set", a song by T.I. and Young Thug from the '' Furious 7: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack''
* ''Offset'' (EP), a 2018 EP by singer Kim Chung-ha
* ''Offset'' (film), a 200 ...
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Martin Shkreli
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,
Westboro Westboro may refer to:
Places Canada
*Westboro, Ottawa, Ontario, a neighbourhood
** Westboro Station (OC Transpo), an OC Transpo Transitway Station
United States
* Westboro (Topeka), Kansas, a residential neighborhood
*Westboro, Missouri
* Westbor ...
, Buddy Nielsen,
Jeffree Star
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In 2009, Star released a studio album, ''Beauty Kill ...
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Danny Worsnop
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Denis Stoff
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Tim Lambesis
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Frankie Palmeri,
Conor McGregor
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Kim Kardashian
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Ronda Rousey
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Tyler Carter
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6ix9ine
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. Fronzak eventually explained some days later the meaning behind the song.
On August 22, 2018, during a Las Vegas concert, he assaulted a nearby security guard by punching him in the back of the head and then throwing his microphone. According to Fronzak, his motive for the outburst was that the security were being too rough when handling audience members.
In June 2020, Fronzak was accused of sexual misconduct with an underage fan. Fronzak admitted to the encounter, claiming the fan lied about her age.
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Discography
Solo career
Studio albums
* ''Party People's Anthem'' (Artery Recordings
Artery Recordings is an American record label based in Sacramento, California founded in 2010 as an imprint of Razor & Tie by Eric Rushing, owner of The Artery Foundation.
On August 31, 2017, it was announced that Artery was acquired by Warner ...
, 2015)
With Attila
Studio albums
* ''Fallacy'' (self-released, 2007)
* ''Soundtrack to a Party'' (Statik Factory, 2008)
* '' Rage'' (Artery Recordings, 2010)
* ''Outlawed
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'' (Artery Recordings, 2011)
* '' About That Life'' (Artery Recordings, 2013)
* ''Guilty Pleasure
A guilty pleasure is something, such as a film, a television program, or a piece of music, that one enjoys despite understanding that it is not generally held in high regard, or is seen as unusual or weird. For example, a person may secretly like ...
'' (Artery Recordings, 2014)
* ''Chaos
Chaos or CHAOS may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media Fictional elements
* Chaos (''Kinnikuman'')
* Chaos (''Sailor Moon'')
* Chaos (''Sesame Park'')
* Chaos (''Warhammer'')
* Chaos, in ''Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy''
* Cha ...
'' (SharpTone Records
SharpTone Records is an American independent record label started on September 11, 2013. The label was founded by Nuclear Blast CEO Markus Staiger and former vice president of Sumerian Records Shawn Keith. The label's roster includes an amalgama ...
, 2016)
* ''Villain'' (self-released, 2019)
* ''Closure'' (self-released, 2021)
With Bone Crew
Studio albums
*''Bone Crew'' ( Stay Sick Recordings, 2018)
*''Manifest'' (Modern Empire Music, 2020)
Collaborations
References
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Living people
21st-century American singers
American heavy metal singers
1989 births
Nu metal singers
Rappers from Georgia (U.S. state)
OnlyFans creators
Musicians from Atlanta