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Revision as of 03:08, 12 December 2008
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Five Finger Death Punch (often abbreviated as 5FDP or FFDP) is an American metal band. They are currently signed to Firm Music / EMI.
History
Five Finger Death Punch was formed in 2005 by guitarist Zoltan Bathory (formerly of U.P.O.). Other members recruited to the band include former Motograter & Ghost Machine vocalist Ivan Moody, former W.A.S.P. members and guitarist Darrell Roberts and drummer Jeremy Spencer, and former Anubis Rising/Deadsett bassist Matt Snell.
The band has recorded their debut album The Way of the Fist in 2006 with Stevo "Shotgun" Bruno (Mötley Crüe, Prong) and Mike Sarkisyan (Spineshank). The record was mixed and mastered by former Machine Head/Soulfly guitarist Logan Mader.[7]
In early June it was announced that the band had inked a deal with Firm Music, which is a branch of "The Firm", a highly successful management company (Korn, Staind, Limp Bizkit).[8] Their debut album "The Way Of The Fist" was released on July 31, 2007 The record broke into the Billboard 200 on its first week of release, and hit the #2 position on Billboard's New Artist/Heetseekers chart. Their First single, "The Bleeding" landed in the top 40 rock radio charts, eventually worked its way into the top 10 and ruled the radio waves for an astonishing 8 months.
The band headlined the Guitar Hero II second stage at the 2007 Family Values Tour.[9]
Following up with the Bitch We Have a Problem Tour featuring KoRn, Hellyeah - then the Indestructible Tour with Disturbed in 08.
The band just finished touring on the Jägermeister Stage at the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival in the summer of 2008, a show which consisted of many bands such as Slipknot, Disturbed, Machine Head, Dragonforce, Mastodon, 36 Crazyfists, and many others.
They will be touring during the months of August to December 4th on a headlining tour with In This Moment, Bury Your Dead, and Another Black Day. While on this tour, they have been known to perform a cover of Bad Company by Bad Company from the album Bad Company.
They are to co-headline a tour created by Disturbed, Music as a Weapon with Killswitch Engage, starting in March 2009.
In mid 2008 their single "The Bleeding" was featured on an episode of "Dog The Bounty Hunter" on A&E.
Members
- Ivan "Ghost" Moody – Vocals
- Zoltan Bathory – Guitar
- Darrell Roberts – Guitar
- Matt Snell – Bass Guitar
- Jeremy Spencer – Drums
Discography
Albums, EPs
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Pre-Emptive Strike EP
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The Way of the Fist
- #107 (Billboard 200), - #1 (Billboard Top Heatseekers)
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Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
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| 2007 | "The Bleeding" | 9 | The Way Of The Fist | ||||||
| 2008 | "Never Enough" | 9 | |||||||
| "Stranger than Fiction" | 17 | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||||||
References
- ^ http://rock945.com/FIVE-FINGER-DEATH-PUNCH/2777253
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/bio/index.jsp?JSESSIONID=WyhsJTfdt5QKCqJYw1DJPHNyKmkLWhT5n95Vn1NMKHpChGBgQ3cQ!-1990609438&pid=797700
- ^ http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/five_finger_death_punch/artist.jhtml#bio
- ^ http://www.fivefingerdeathpunch.com/discography-content.html
- ^ http://www.live-metal.net/cdreviews_fivefingerdeathpunch
- ^ http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/fr/5fingerdeathway.htm
- ^ "FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Featuring Ex-W.A.S.P., MOTOGRATER Members: Debut CD Due In April". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
- ^ "FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Signs With FIRM MUSIC". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
- ^ "FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Added To FAMILY VALUES". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
External links
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