Review by MartinDavey87 for Fozzy - Do You Wanna Start a War? (2014)

It's very rare for a band to continue getting better and better this far into their career, but with their sixth studio album, Fozzy are showing that there is still plenty of fuel left in the tank. Which is evident by their ever-growing fanbase, headlining tours and playing the main stage of some of metal's biggest festivals.

As they have done on previous releases, 'Do You Wanna Start a War?' sees a few tweaks to Fozzy's sound which prevents them from becoming repetitive whilst still maintaining their unique Fozzy tone. In particular, the riffs and song structures are a bit more stripped-down than before, there's only a couple of guitar solos, and there's a big "electronic" feel to this album. In fact, the first single 'Lights Go Out' was described by the band as being "disco metal", for its grooving dance vibe.

One thing this album has in abundance is those sing-a-long anthems that go down so well at concerts. And with the groups already strong repertoire, energetic live shows and the showmanship of professional wrestler frontman Chris Jericho, Fozzy is a band that just keeps getting stronger and stronger with each release. Guitarist Rich Ward's "less-is-more" approach to guitar riffs is a breath of fresh air in a stagnant metal scene where so many bands are trying to be as technical as possible. He can get more from a couple of chords than most bands do from a thousand notes. Need proof? 'One Crazed Anarchist'. There ya go.

'Lights Go Out', 'Died With You', the title track and an awesome cover of ABBA's 'SOS' (you're not truly a metal band until you've covered an ABBA song)... all reasons to get this album! Simple as that. How does the chant go?

FOZZY!!! FOZZY!!! FOZZY!!! FOZZY!!! FOZZY!!!... [repeat and fade out]