Judas (Fozzy album)

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Judas
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 13, 2017
Genre Heavy metal, hard rock [1]
Length41:35
Label Century Media
Producer
Fozzy chronology
Do You Wanna Start a War
(2014)
Judas
(2017)
Boombox
(2022)
Singles from Judas
  1. "Judas"
    Released: May 5, 2017
  2. "Drinkin' with Jesus"
    Released: September 15, 2017
  3. "Painless"
    Released: September 29, 2017
  4. "Burn Me Out"
    Released: July 21, 2018
30 second sample of the song "Judas".

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.

Contents

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]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Rich Ward and Johnny Andrews, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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, Andrews4:47
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 Olds2:50
9."Running with the Bulls"Ward, Andrews, Jericho3:51
10."Capsized" 4:16
11."Wolves at Bay" 3:09
Total length:41:35

Personnel

Fozzy

Additional musicians

Technical personnel

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [9] 79
US Billboard 200 [10] 147

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