Ivan Moody (singer)

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Moody live with Five Finger Death Punch (2017)

Ivan L. Moody (* 7. January 1980 in Denver , Colorado as Ivan Lewis Greening ), formerly known under the pseudonym Ghost , is the lead singer of US metal band Five Finger Death Punch (FFDP). Before that he was active in bands like Ghost Machine and Motograter .

Career

music

Moody made a few appearances with a few small bands before joining the nu-metal band Motograter in 2002 . They released their album Motograter on June 24, 2003. In the same year the band made an appearance at Ozzfest and went on tour with bands like Korn , Disturbed , Marilyn Manson , Nothingface , Slipknot , Mushroomhead , SkinCrawl and Killswitch Engage, increasing their engagement Notoriety. Motograter dissolved for the time being in 2006. The band got back together for a concert that same year. On this Moody made it clear that he had finished with the band.

Shortly thereafter, Moody joined the band Five Finger Death Punch and released the album Ghost Machine with his side project Ghost Machine on July 26, 2005. The second album Hypersensitive was released on November 21, 2006. In the same year, Five Finger Death Punch entered the next level Studios and Complex Studios in Los Angeles , California teamed up with Steve Bruno and Mike Sarkisyan to record their debut album. The album was produced by guitarist Zoltan Bathory and drummer Jeremy Spencer and mixed by ex- Machine-Head and ex- Soulfly guitarist Logan Mader . Moody also starred in the 2009 horror film Bled in the role of Incubus.

Moody at Rock on the Stage 2010 in Columbus , Ohio

Five Finger Death Punch's debut album The Way of the Fist (2007) achieved great commercial success, selling 420,000 copies in the US and placing three singles in the top 10. The second album called War Is the Answer (2009) also sold over 44,000 copies in the first weeks of release and placed five top 10 singles. The band played at many festivals and held a number of tours, including together with the band Korn.

Before Motograter, Moody played in a band called the Black Blood Orchestra.

Acting roles

In 2008 Moody first appeared as an actor in front of the camera, he had a supporting role as Incubus in Christopher Hutson's vampire film Bled . Darren Lynn Bousman cast him in 2012 for the lead role as "The Hobo Clown" for his horror musical The Devil's Carnival .

Awards and nominations

Motograter was named Best Band of 2004 by Hit Parader . Five Finger Death Punch received various awards such as the Best New Band Award at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards 2009. They were also awarded the Best International Newcomer Award at the Kerrang! Awards in 2009 and won the Best Breakthrough Band Award at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards in 2010.

Discography

Motograter

  • 2003: Motograter

Ghost machine

  • 2005: Ghost Machine
  • 2006: Hypersensitive

Five Finger Death Punch

see Five Finger Death Punch / discography

Filmography

  • 2009: Bled
  • 2012: The Devil's Carnival

Web links

Commons : Ivan Moody  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Police disclose arrest of Five Finger Death Punch singer at Vegas hotel. In: Las Vegas Review-Journal. August 13, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2020 (American English).
  2. ↑ Bled (2009) in the Internet Movie Database (English)
  3. ↑ Five Finger Death Punch , accessed October 24, 2011.
  4. ↑ Five Finger Death Punch Guitarist Interviewed On WAAF; Audio Available - Oct. 22, 2009 . ( Memento of the original from November 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. blabbermouth.net; Retrieved October 24, 2011. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.roadrunnerrecords.com
  5. ↑ EXCL: Bled Scribe Talks Ivan Moody's Incubus . shocktillyoudrop.com; Retrieved April 19, 2012
  6. ↑ Exclusive Interview: Five Finger Death Punch's Ivan Moody Talks The Devil's Carnival and More . dreadcentral.com; Retrieved April 19, 2012
  7. ↑ deathbringer: Ex-Motograter Frontman Announces Five Finger Death Punch . metalunderground.com; Retrieved October 24, 2011
personal data
SURNAME Moody, Ivan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Moody, Ivan L .; Ghost (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American metal singer
DATE OF BIRTH January 7, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Denver , Colorado