Fozzy • August 22-23, 2026
Created on August 25, 2026
Fozzy • August 22-23, 2026
Chris Jericho | There Is No Failure If You Try
Chris Jericho returns for his seventh appearance on the Rock 30 on a weekend that carries a little extra meaning for LA Lloyd. The show airs the weekend after Lloyd’s birthday, which leads to an unexpectedly personal conversation about getting older, ageism and why neither of them has any interest in walking away from something they still love. Jericho says he has heard people tell him what he should and shouldn’t do his entire career, but if the work is good, the passion is still there and you’re happy doing it, there is no reason to stop. He also looks back at the years it took to truly find his voice in Fozzy and why success has never been about reaching one final destination.
I Know Evil
That philosophy carries into one of the most memorable moments of the conversation when Jericho explains why he doesn’t believe in failure as long as you are willing to try. A recent Anvil concert reminded him that “making it” can mean different things at different stages of life. Whether it is performing for 20 people or 50,000, if you are doing what you dreamed of doing and still moving forward, you are already succeeding. Jericho also talks about the difference between confidence and arrogance, the chemistry he has developed with Rich Ward and longtime collaborator Johnny Andrews, and why “I Know Evil” works best when the listener decides what the song means.
THE ART OF THE CONVERSATION
The conversation eventually turns into two longtime interviewers talking about the art of conversation itself. With Talk Is Jericho now more than a decade old, Jericho explains why he has turned down major guests when he wasn’t given enough time, why listening matters more than simply waiting to ask the next question, and why the best interviews happen when neither person knows exactly where the conversation is going. He also talks about his KISS tribute project Kuarantine, why rock and roll continues to survive every prediction of its death, the growth of Fozzy’s UK audience and why the band may never make another traditional studio album—even though today’s singles could eventually find a home together on vinyl.
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1
Something Wicked
Breaking Benjamin
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2
Broken Mirror
Architects
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3
Kerosene
The Warning
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4
Eye Of The Storm
Five Finger Death Punch
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5
Starless
A Perfect Circle
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6
Young Again
Shinedown
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7
Don't Wanna Go Home Tonight
Three Days Grace
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8
Free
Beartooth
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9
Villainous
Eva Under Fire
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10
Gone, Gone, Gone
Autumn Kings
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11
Rattle The Cage
Nickelback
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12
Play Your Games
Greta Van Fleet
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13
See U In Hell
Papa Roach
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14
Always Let You Down
Bilmuri
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15
Break Me Down
Tim Montana
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16
Who Will You Follow
Evanescence
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17
Die For You
From Ashes To New
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18
Sour
Ryan Perdz
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19
Time Will Tell
Poppy
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20
R.I.P.
Motionless In White
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21
Window
Foo Fighters
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22
Lost Soul
The Hu
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23
Exit Wound
Marilyn manson
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24
Crying Fire
Avatar
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25
I Know Evil
Fozzy
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26
Beaches In Tennessee
Cage The Elephant
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27
Blindfold
Wage War
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28
Winnebago (Lay Low)
Theory of A Deadman
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29
Do It For The Love
Letdown
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30
Deep
Black Stone Cherry
