''Do You Wanna Start a War'' is the sixth studio album from the heavy metal band

Fozzy Fozzy is an American heavy metal band formed in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1999 by lead singer Chris Jericho/Irvine, lead guitarist Rich Ward and drummer Frank Fontsere, who are the longest-serving members of the band and have appeared on all ba ...

. It was released on July 22, 2014 through

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. It is the band's first album to feature the same lineup as the previous one.

Background

In 2013, it was confirmed that Fozzy would begin working on a new record in 2014 and would be looking for a release date during the summer of 2014. The band entered the studio in late January. The first single, "Lights Go Out", was released on April 29. Following the release of the new single, the band embarked on the Lights Go Out Tour to promote their new album, playing festivals such as

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, and

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(where they performed on the main stage for the first time in their history). The second single, "One Crazed Anarchist" – also the title of singer

Chris Jericho Christopher Keith Irvine (born November 9, 1970), better known by the ring name Chris Jericho, is an American-Canadian professional wrestler and singer. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is the leader of the Jeri ...

's entrance theme when he performed for

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(WCW) – was released on May 26 and was given away to people that pre-ordered the album. The album was released on July 22 in North America.

Reception

The album premiered at No. 54 on the American

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chart and marks the band's best-selling first week ever, selling approximately 5,600 copies in its first week.

Track listing

Charts

Personnel

Musicians

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lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of t ...

Rich Ward Richard Park Ward (born January 16, 1969), also known by his stage name The Duke, is an American guitarist best known as a founding member of Stuck Mojo and as lead guitarist of heavy metal band Fozzy. Early life Ward grew up listening to man ...

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guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are use ...

Paul Di Leo Paul Di Leo is an American bassist who has worked with such bands as Nena, Adrenaline Mob, and Fozzy. Musical career Nena Di Leo has been a member of Nena since 2001 and is still touring with the singer in Germany and abroad. He also took par ...

– bass *

Frank Fontsere Frank Fontsere (born September 2, 1967) is an American drummer from Marietta, Georgia. He is known mostly for his work in rap metal group Stuck Mojo (1996–2000) and heavy metal group Fozzy (1999–2005, 2009–2022). He has also been a member ...

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* Billy Grey – guitar

Additional Musicians

* Michael Starr – additional vocals on "Tonight" * Christie Cook – co-lead vocals on "Unstoppable"

References

{{Authority control Fozzy albums 2014 albums Century Media Records albums