Chris Fronzak

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Chris Fronzak
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Fronzak in 2018
Background information
Birth nameChristopher Joseph Fronzak
Also known as
  • Fronz
  • Fronzilla
Born (1989-11-20) November 20, 1989 (age 35)
South Florida, U.S. [1]
Origin Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • rapper
  • songwriter
  • entrepreneur
Years active2005–present
Labels Stay Sick
Member of
Website fronzak.com

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/rap metal band Attila. Aside from his work in Attila, he is also the manager of record label Stay Sick Recordings and clothing line Stay Sick Threads.

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Career

Attila

Fronzak met Sean Heenan, Sam Halcomb, Matt Booth and Kris Wilson all in high school during his freshman year in Carrollton, Georgia, and formed his first band Attila, named in reference to Attila the Hun, which he came across in a book. [3] Since 2007 with Fallacy, the band released seven records with two different record labels, Artery Recordings and SharpTone Records, before they decided to record as an unsigned band. As an independent band, they released their album, Villain, in 2019. [4] [5]

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. [6] [7] On April 27, 2019, Bone Crew performed live for the first time ever at So What Music Festival in Dallas. [8]

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 , 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's 2012 album, Red. White. Green. 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 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. [9] 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. [10] Another single, "They Still Talk", was released in March 2015, [11] along with the announcement of the album. The album, Party People's Anthem, was released on July 2, 2015, under Artery Recordings. [12]

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 band Old Again. [13] The band has since signed metalcore outfit The Plot in You, deathcore band Enterprise Earth, electronicore band It Lives It Breathes, and post-hardcore/metalcore band Vesta Collide. [14]

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. [15]

Personal life

Fronzak has two sons with his former girlfriend, born in 2014 [16] and 2015. He shares one more son with his current spouse Hayes, born in 2022 [17]

Over the summer of 2020, it was confirmed that Fronzak had begun creating pornographic content for OnlyFans. [18] He regularly collaborates with other adult stars in the space.

On Sept 4, 2023, Fronzak announced on Instagram and X (formerly known as Twitter), that he was running for President of the United States as a Libertarian. [19]

Controversies

Fronzak has been involved in a few controversial situations.

One of his biggest controversies regards Senses Fail's singer Buddy Nielsen. In 2014, Nielsen attacked Attila for the song "Proving Grounds", stating that it insulted the LGBT 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". [20] During Warped Tour in 2015, Attila and Senses Fail toured together and Fronzak accused them of leaving a sign at the Attila merch table calling them "homophobes". [21] Moreover, he accused Nielsen of spending every day on stage "to talk shit about Attila". [22]

In April 2015, during a concert in Perth, Fronz was assaulted on stage. He eventually responded by retaliating against an innocent bystander and apologized. [23]

A diss song entitled "Callout", which was released in 2013, featured numerous attacks against the likes of Jonny Craig, Ronnie Radke, Christofer Drew, and Mike Reynolds. [24] 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, RiceGum, Bhad Bhabie, Harvey Weinstein, Offset, Martin Shkreli, Westboro, Buddy Nielsen, Jeffree Star, Danny Worsnop, Denis Stoff, Tim Lambesis, Frankie Palmeri, Conor McGregor, Kim Kardashian, Ronda Rousey, Tyler Carter, 6ix9ine. [25] [26] Fronzak eventually explained some days later the meaning behind the song. [27]

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. [28]

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. [29]

Discography

Solo career

Studio albums

With Attila

Studio albums

With Bone Crew

Studio albums

Collaborations

YearSongAlbumArtist
2012"The Dreamer" (featuring Fronz)MisguidedMurder on Her Mind [30]
"Dominatrix" (featuring Fronz)Forever the Loathing Son (EP)Surroundings [31]
"Mimic" (featuring Fronz) Red. White. Green. Upon a Burning Body [32]
"Bathed in Salt" (featuring Fronz)BoundariesIn Dying Arms [33]
"Love, Sex, Riot" (featuring Fronz) Black Diamonds Issues [34]
2013"The Best There Ever Was" (featuring Fronz) Feel Sleeping with Sirens [35]
"Step 4" (featuring Fronz)And the Story GoesA Scent Like Wolves [36]
"Maverick" (featuring Fronz)(Single)Listen for the Light [37]
"Safe" (featuring Fronz)If You Really Want to KnowLight the Avenue [38]
"Looking for a Better Day" (featuring Fronz) Resistance Winds of Plague [39]
2014"Brazzers" (featuring Fronz)BrazzersEmberville [40]
"Crossfire" (featuring Fronz)ReflectionsSink the Ship [41]
2017"The Scene" (featuring Fronz)The Scene Eskimo Callboy [42]
"Self-Ownership" (featuring Fronz)VeracityBackWordz [43]
2018"Better Now" (Post-Malone cover)(featuring Fronz, Tilian & Luke Holland )(Single) Our Last Night [44]
"Outer Haven" (featuring Fronzilla)Stay AwayNotions [45]
"Demons" (featuring Fronz)(Single)The Curse Within [46]
"The Truth" (featuring Chris Fronzak)(Single)AVERA [47]
"Private Paradise" (featuring Chris Fronzak)Arms Annisokay [48]
"Hourglass" (featuring Chris Fronzak)(Single)Nhibitions [49]
2019"No Love" (featuring Fronz)Coming Clean (EP) Volumes [50]
"The Dirty Ones" (featuring Fronzilla)(Single)Dirty Machine [51]
"J's" (featuring Fronzilla)(Single)We Are the Flesh [52]
"RIP" (featuring Fronz)The HeartlessCabin Boy Jumped Ship [53]

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