Judas (Fozzy album)

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.

Judas
Studio album by Fozzy
Released	October 13, 2017
Genre	Heavy metal, hard rock[1]
Length	41:35
Label	Century Media
Producer	Johnny Andrews Rich Ward (add.)
Fozzy chronology
Do You Wanna Start a War (2014) Judas (2017) Boombox (2022)
Singles from Judas
"Judas" Released: May 5, 2017 "Drinkin' with Jesus" Released: September 15, 2017 "Painless" Released: September 29, 2017 "Burn Me Out" Released: July 21, 2018

30 second sample of the song "Judas".

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] and was certified gold by the RIAA in 2022.^[7] "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.^[8] "Painless" was the official theme song for NXT TakeOver: Chicago II the following year.^[9]

Track listing

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

No.	Title	Writer(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, 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

Personnel

Fozzy

• Chris Jericho – vocals
• Rich Ward – guitars, vocals
• Billy Grey – guitars
• Paul Di Leo – bass guitars
• Frank Fontsere – drums

Additional musicians

• Renny Carroll – additional background vocals
• Johnny Andrews – additional background vocals

Technical personnel

• Johnny Andrews – producer, engineer
• Rich Ward – additional production and engineering
• Jay Ruston – mixing
• Paul Logus – mastering

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[10]	79
US Billboard 200[11]	147