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Released | October 13, 2017 | |||
Genre | Heavy metal, hard rock [1] | |||
Length | 41:35 | |||
Label | Century Media | |||
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Judas is the seventh studio album by the American heavy metal band Fozzy, released on October 13, 2017, through Century Media Records. [2] The album's title track was released as the lead single [3] from the album on May 5, 2017. [4] Ahead of the album release, two additional songs were made available on streaming services: "Drinkin' with Jesus" on September 15, 2017, and "Painless" on September 29, 2017.
The lead single was a minor radio hit, spending 26 weeks on the Mainstream Rock chart and peaking at No. 5. [5] The song also hit No. 1 on the Sirius/XM Octane charts. [6] "Judas" was the official theme song for NXT TakeOver: Chicago and lead singer Chris Jericho uses the song as his entrance theme for his appearances in New Japan Pro-Wrestling and All Elite Wrestling. [7] "Painless" was the official theme song for NXT TakeOver: Chicago II the following year. [8]
All tracks are written by Rich Ward and Johnny Andrews, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Judas" | Ward, Andrews, Justin Cordle | 4:10 |
2. | "Drinkin' with Jesus" | 3:56 | |
3. | "Painless" | 3:59 | |
4. | "Weight of My World" | 3:19 | |
5. | "Wordsworth Way" | Ward, Chris Jericho, Andrews | 4:47 |
6. | "Burn Me Out" | 4:03 | |
7. | "Three Days in Jail" (featuring Hyro the Hero) | Ward, Andrews, Jericho, Hyro Da Hero | 4:16 |
8. | "Elevator" | Ward, Andrews, Matt Walst, Simon Olds | 2:50 |
9. | "Running with the Bulls" | Ward, Andrews, Jericho | 3:51 |
10. | "Capsized" | 4:16 | |
11. | "Wolves at Bay" | 3:09 | |
Total length: | 41:35 |
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Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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Scottish Albums (OCC) [9] | 79 |
US Billboard 200 [10] | 147 |
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