Five Finger Death Punch
| Five Finger Death Punch | |
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 Ivan Moody (left) with bassist Chris Kael, 2017 |
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| General information | |
| origin | Las Vegas , Nevada , USA |
| Genre (s) | Alternative metal , groove metal , heavy metal , thrash metal , hard rock |
| founding | 2005 |
| Website | fivefingerdeathpunch.com |
| Founding members | |
| Zoltán Báthory | |
| Jeremy Spencer (until 2018) | |
| Current occupation | |
| Ivan Moody | |
Electric guitar |
Zoltán Báthory |
Electric guitar |
Jason Hook |
| Chris Kael | |
| Charlie "The Engine" Engen | |
| former members | |
Electric guitar |
Caleb Bingham (2005-2007) |
Electric guitar |
Darrell Roberts (2007-2009) |
Electric bass |
Matt Snell (2006-2011) |
Five Finger Death Punch (sometimes abbreviated to FFDP or 5FDP ) is an American metal band from Las Vegas , Nevada. The band name refers to the martial arts film Zhao - The Invincible (1972). During live performances, lead singer Ivan Moody often holds his hands instead of a fist or metal horns in a pose that suggests that made-up kung fu gesture.
history
Five Finger Death Punch was founded in 2005 by guitarist Zoltán Báthory together with drummer Jeremy Spencer. They brought in singer Ivan Moody (formerly Motograter / Ghost Machine / Black Blood Orchestra), guitarist Caleb Bingham and bassist Matt Snell shortly afterwards. Bingham was replaced by Darrell Roberts in 2007, who in turn was replaced by Jason Hook in 2009. In 2011 the separation from Snell followed, who was replaced by Chris Kael.
The band recorded their debut album The Way of the Fist in 2006 with Stevo "Shotgun" Bruno and Mike Sarkisyan. The recording was mixed and directed by Logan Mader ( Machine Head / Soulfly ). In June it was announced that the band had signed a contract with “Firm Music”, which belongs to “The Firm” ( Korn , Staind , Limp Bizkit ). The debut album was released on July 31, 2007.
The second album, War Is the Answer , was released on September 22nd, 2009 in the USA. The first single from it was called "Hard to See". Their single "Walk Away" was used for the 2010 PPV Lockdown of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling .
The song "Dying Breed" was used in 2010 for the soundtrack of the horror / action video game Splatterhouse , "Hard to See" can be played in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock . The song "Far from Home" is played in the television series Criminal Minds in season 6, episode 10.
The third album, American Capitalist , was released on October 11, 2011 .
On July 26, 2013, the first part of the fourth album, The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, was released . The second part was published in Germany on November 15, 2013.
On May 1, 2015, there was a heated argument on stage at a concert in Memphis , Tennessee . After singer Ivan Moody made fun of Jeremy Spencer, the band left the stage. After Moody, left alone, entertained the audience, the band tried a few more times to continue the concert. After the final breakup, rumors of separation emerged, but these were rejected by FFDP. Moody apologized and the tour continued.
On June 12, 2017, Moody often left the stage at a concert in Tilburg , two songs had to be sung by Tommy Vext . The band announced that the rest of the European tour will be performed with Vext as a singer.
On December 18, 2018, drummer Jeremy Spencer announced that he would be leaving the band after 14 years of service. The reason he gave was that he was no longer physically able to continue to be active for the band. Previously, he had to sit out due to a back operation during the co-headlining tour with Breaking Benjamin .
Discography
Studio albums
| year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 2007 | The Way of the Fist Prospect Park |
- | - | - | - |
US107  (44 weeks)US |
CA- |
First published: July 31, 2007
Sales: + 540,000 |
| 2009 | Was Is the Answer Prospect Park |
- | - | - |
UK64  (1 week)UK |
US7th  (113 weeks)US |
CA- |
First published: September 22, 2009
Sales: + 1,100,000 |
| 2011 | American Capitalist Prospect Park |
DE74 (1 week) DE |
- | - |
UK57 (2 weeks) UK |
US3 (57 weeks)US |
CA- |
First published: October 11, 2011
Sales: + 1,040,000 |
| 2013 | The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 1 Prospect Park |
DE4 (5 weeks) DE |
AT5 (5 weeks) AT |
CH34 (2 weeks) CH |
UK21st (3 weeks)UK |
US2 (27 weeks)US |
CA3 (4 weeks)CA |
First published: July 30, 2013
Sales: + 1,100,000 |
| 2013 | The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 2 Prospect Park |
DE13 (2 weeks) DE |
AT17 (2 weeks) AT |
CH81 (1 week) CH |
UK44 (1 week) UK |
US2 (102 weeks)US |
CA6th (1 week)CA |
First published: November 19, 2013
Sales: + 540,000 |
| 2015 | Got Your Six Prospect Park |
DE5 (6 weeks) DE |
AT5 (12 weeks) AT |
CH5 (6 weeks) CH |
UK6th (4 weeks)UK |
US2 (40 weeks)US |
CA3 (8 weeks)CA |
First published: September 4th, 2015
Sales: + 600,000 |
| 2018 | And Justice for None Prospect Park |
DE1 (15 weeks) DE |
AT1 (11 weeks) AT |
CH1 (14 weeks) CH |
UK7 (3 weeks) UK |
US4th (20 weeks)US |
CA4 (7 weeks) CA |
First published: May 18, 2018
Sales: + 500,000 |
| 2020 | F8 Better Noise Music |
DE2 (... weeks) DE |
AT2 (11 weeks) AT |
CH4 (9 weeks) CH |
UK7 (2 weeks) UK |
US8 (4 weeks) US |
CA10 (... wk.) CA |
First published: February 28, 2020
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gallery
Ivan Moody (2017)
Chris Kael (2017)
Zoltán Báthory (2017)
Jason Hook (2017)
Web links
- Official website
- Five Finger Death Punch at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Rick Florino: List: ARTISTdirect.com's Top 10 Five Finger Death Punch Songs . In: ARTISTdirect.com. PSI Capital, March 13, 2013, accessed July 14, 2015 .
- ↑ James Christopher Monger: Five Finger Death Punch: Artist Biography . In: Allmusic .com. All Media Network, accessed July 14, 2015 .
- ↑ http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/five-finger-death-punch/2015/tom-lee-park-memphis-tn-53c8c7a1.html
- ↑ Thomas Sonder: Again: Ivan Moody has apparently left Five Finger Death Punch. In: Metal Hammer . June 13, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2017 .
- ↑ Thomas Sonder: Five Finger Death Punch complete the rest of their European tour without Ivan Moody. In: Metal Hammer . June 15, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2017 .