Chris Jericho Brings His KISS Cover Band Kuarantine To Detroit Rock City
Chris Jericho is so good to us at WRIF
Everyone knows Chris Jericho from the world of wrestling, which he’s still in, but he’s also the frontman of Fozzy, and his KISS cover band Kuarantine. You’ll be able to see the band on July 5th at the Diesel Concert Lounge in Chesterfield. Chris talks about how the band came about and what they play. He said the band started during the pandemic. The play KISS non-makeup era material. As he says “The greatest era of KISS and I’ll fight anyone who thinks differently” LOL We discuss his favorite songs and albums from that time period as well.
Chris Jericho On A Classic Wrestling Moment
Of course, we had to talk wrestling. Jericho and Detroit’s own, Rhino go way back. I asked him about being gored through the Titan Tron. “Yeah, it’s a classic moment, it was on Smackdown.” He said they were changing the set, so they decided to destroy the old one. “In classic wrestling fashion let’s destroy the old set. How can we do that? Have Rhino gore me through that. Yeah, that was a great moment.”
Chris Jericho On The Stanley Cup Finals.
“I’m thinking reverse sweep, man. They’ve done a great job of awakening the giant.” He praised Connor McDavid as he’s taken the Oilers on his back and has come alive in this series. He went on talking about McDavid “He’s like Gretzy, he thinks ahead of the play. When a player like that gets hot, you’ve got to watch him. 8 points in the last two games, these guys know how to win.”
Listen to the entire Talkin’ Rock with Meltdown interview here.
Chris Jericho Talks New Music, The Direction Of His Band Fozzy, And More
Chris Jericho from Fozzy took a few minutes to talk about everything the band has going on, including a show at District 142 in Wyandotte this Saturday.
“It’s the fastest song to hit the top forty after two weeks,” Jericho told me about the new song, “Spotlight”. “I don’t know, maybe it adds a creepy element to it” was his reply when I asked him about the use of a child in the song. He says they’ve never really done a song like this. Check out the video below. The use of drones is killer.
Talkin’ Rock With Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho, of Fozzy, spoke to me about releasing one song at a time, instead of a complete album. He said he doesn’t want any one song to disappear. Jericho called it the “Fozzy Dead Song Graveyard.” He wants to give each song their due to, as he puts it, “Start really concentrating on a song-to-song experience.” Chris talked about trying to stay ahead of the curve, by dropping one song at a time. Then added, “I’d rather have a new song released every three to four months, rather than every one or two years.”
As far as songs they’re currently working on, he said “We don’t have any in the can.” He said they have ideas for other tunes, but nothing demoed out or produced yet.
We also talked about his podcast. I’m a big fan of the paranormal episodes that he puts out. We talked about that and some of the places he’s visited. He told me about the Anderson Hotel in Lexington. He said there was a very heavy feeling being in that haunted place.
Of course, I had to get some questions from some of our mutual friends. Hockey legend, and four-time Stanley Cup Champion, Darren McCarty wanted me to ask him about his wrestling characters. He wanted to know if they are organic or if he has any he hasn’t pulled out yet. Jericho answers that in the Talkin’ Rock podcast below.
My friend, Chris from the Pod of Thunder podcast, wanted me to ask him who was hotter, Roz Kelly or Florence Henderson…..look them up. His bass player, P.J. Farley sent me this question – what’s his favorite Trixter song? Chris answers all of these and more! Check out some of Fozzy’s music videos and then our podcast below!
Meltdown started on the mighty WRIF on the evening of Halloween, 1995. Technically, his first on-air shift was the morning of November 1st. Moving to the Motor City from Buffalo, N.Y., he has built a career and family. Over his almost three-decade stint at RIFF, he's had the privilege to work with some of the biggest personalities in Detroit radio history. He boasts of being just the second-afternoon drive jock in the station's illustrious 53-year history.
Along with his love for rock music and attending concerts, he's also an avid Harley-Davidson enthusiast and hockey player. He plays year-round and manages to squeeze in a few charity games throughout the year. Meltdown writes about the Detroit Red Wings, rock music, and Detroit concert venues.
