‘Inside Out’ in particular feels like it will stay in their live set from now until retirement. They dropped some new material from this record and it fit in perfectly with a hits-laden set. I had been following them since their sophomore record had just been out and they were only starting to get noticed, and have been a day one purchaser on most of their albums to date, and it was amazing to see them not only playing arenas, but utterly captivating them. I saw the band live just before this album was released, and it was absolutely glorious. I don’t reckon you’d want to make too many waves on your first appearance. I think much like Slipknot’s Jay Weinberg, it will take until the next album until we really see his potential. Charlie Engen takes the drum throne this time around, and is a capable replacement, but maybe lacking a bit in personality on this particular record. (I recently read his autobiography, and it’s a bit of a depressing tale of addiction, infidelity and recurrent erectile dysfunction that gives a good insight into the inter-band relationships, but definitely signposted that he wasn’t going to stay in the band forever!). This is their first album without their key drummer Jeremy Spencer, who was such a big part of their sound, its hard to imagine the band without him. If you prefer the band doing ballads and poppier moments, it’s the acoustic with electro-drums “A Little Bit Off” that you need to check out. For those who like the band at their faster and heavier, “This Is War” & “Scar Tissue” are the standout moments. That album had the air of disharmony about it, whereas F8 sounds like a band really gelling and coming together. The quality of song-writing here is a lot stronger than their …And Justice For None record, and the performance is a little less robotic.
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You can hear singer Ivan Moody venting all that aforementioned baggage on the excellent tune “Bottom Of The Top” which is one of the highlights musically and lyrically. Its nice to say however that their latest album, their eighth studio album, 2020’s F8 (Fate), sees the band clear-headed, sober and once again delivering the goods. That being said two out of their last three albums have been weaker than their usual standard, and a lot of high profile intoxication, protracted label legal issues, loss of a key member and an on-stage meltdown plastered all over the media have somewhat tainted the band’s rising-star vibe. So we're always just kind of bouncing around."įIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's latest album, 2015's "Got Your Six", was officially certified gold on Augby the RIAA ( Recording Industry Association of America) for sales in excess of 500,000 copies.Įffective February 1, 2016, the RIAA started including on-demand audio and video streams and a track sale equivalent in determining which releases get the coveted album awards, a change that follows a similar tweak in 2013 to include on-demand streams for its digital single award.Five Flavour Fruit Punch, Five Finger Butt Plug, Nickleback For Juggalos call them what you want, but I am an absolute mark for Las Vegas’ biggest Metal band, Five Finger Death Punch, and their Melodic chorus/Pantera-verses/Blunt-ignorance formula. And then when I'm going home and working on some pre-production of mine, then they're in the studio.
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If I'm working on something in the studio, then Jason and Jeremy are working in theirs. So somebody is always working on something. We all have a studio at home, and then we have Kevin's studio in Las Vegas, so he's there. You know what I mean?! And that's just what it is. In fact, I can't really go on vacation and shut down my phone. I think we're overachievers by nature."įIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Zoltan Bathory echoed those comments, telling the Minnesota radio station 93X: "Everybody is a workaholic. We're always concerned that we might lose momentum or that people will stop caring. Sitting around it just feels like we could be doing something. Every time we talk about taking a break, it just doesn't feel right. Hook said last summer that FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH doesn't like to take look long between albums.
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's first album with Rise, the BMG-owned rock label, will be released following the completion of the group's obligation to its current label, Prospect Park. The band recently signed a North American deal with Rise Records. According to a new Instagram post by FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Jason Hook, the band has completed work on its new album, due later in the year.įIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH in November released a snippet of a brand new song via video containing highlights from the road.