The band has been touring aggressively in support of
The Way of the Fist since its release, performing alongside acts like
Flyleaf and
Evanescence during the 30-location
2007 Family Values Tour as well as participating in the
2008 Bitch We Have a Problem Tour with Korn and
Hellyeah. Five Finger Death Punch plans to finish up 2008 with even more shows, playing with
Another Black Day and
Bury Your Dead throughout December 2008. These guys have talent; keep your eyes peeled for new material by 5FDP in the future.
From Discogs:Five Finger Death Punch is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles California, formed in 2005 by Hungarian born guitarist, Zoltan Bathory. Bathory brought together the talents of Ivan Moody (vocals), Jeremy Spencer (drums), Matt Snell (bass), and Jason Hook (guitars). The band was named "Five Finger Death Punch" as a nod to classic Kung-Fu Cinema.Former member:Caleb Bingham
From Lastfm: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 guitarist Darrell Roberts and drummer Jeremy Spencer, and former Anubis Rising/Deadsett bassist Matt Snell.
The band 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.
After making waves in the underground metal scene, 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). 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 #1 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. In times when US Rock Radio is anything but friendly toward heavier bands, against all odds 5FDP not just repeated but surpassed their first single's success with their follow up "Never Enough". The song climbed even faster to set up a seemingly permanent camp in the top 10, until the 3rd single "Stranger Than Fiction" showed up on the horizon to take over the guard post.
Supporting their release, for 18 consecutive months Five Finger Death Punch has relentlessly toured North America, eventually establishing themselves as a true headlining act and selling almost 300,000 records in the USA before branching out to the rest of the world. The international release of "The Way Of The Fist" (via Spinefarm/Universal) is scheduled to hit stores across the world in January 2009.
Recently, it was announced that guitarist Darrel Roberts left the band and will be replaced by Jason Hook
Los Angeles, California
2005
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From Wikipedia:Five Finger Death Punch (often shortened to 5FDP or FFDP) is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2005. The band was named "Five Finger Death Punch" as a nod to classic Kung-Fu Cinema. The band originally consisted of Motograter and Ghost Machine vocalist Ivan Moody, U.P.O. guitarist Zoltan Bathory, guitarist Caleb Bingham, Anubis Rising and Deadsett bassist Matt Snell, and W.A.S.P. drummer Jeremy Spencer. In 2006, Bingham was replaced by W.A.S.P. guitarist Darrell Roberts who was replaced by Alice Cooper guitarist Jason Hook in 2009.
Their debut album, The Way of the Fist was released in July of 2007 and has sold over 420,000 copies. Their second album entitled War Is the Answer, was released in September of 2009. The album sold more than 44,000 copies in its first week of release, and has currently sold over 260,000 copies. They have played many major tours and festivals including Korn's Family Values and Bitch We Have a Problem Tours, they played on the Jägermeister Stage (second stage) at Mayhem Festival in 2008 and played the main stage at Mayhem Festival in 2010, they also played the main stage at the United Kingdom Download Festival in 2009 and 2010.