We have a massive military fanbase, and this became their anthem. "Bad Company" - "Even though it’s a cover, this song is very important to us. I feel like it is a bit of a departure, but it fits in the repertoire." "Jekyll And Hyde" - "This has a different tuning to other songs. This song was an outreach, so many times you can save somebody’s life by being kind." Some of them want out and they’re contemplating possible suicide and some of them do kill themselves - this is an incredibly large problem. There are so many people who are bullied, mistreated, suffering emotionally and mentally. "Coming Down" - "This is more than just a song, it was an outreach and it’s always going to be relevant. They are the 2nd biggest artist in the hard rock space measured by total consumption (sales and streams), surpassed only by Metallica.
He always checks in on us, he always sends messages to see if we’re okay, he’s an amazing guy." FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH have amassed over 7.6 billion streams and 3 billion video views to date and sold over 1 million tickets between 20 alone. It was a historic moment for the band and in our lives, this is Rob Halford singing on a Five Finger Death Punch song. "Lift Me Up" - "It was the song where we had Rob Halford sing, which was an amazing and surreal moment for us. "The Tragic Truth" - "I really really like this song, it’s very personal to Ivan. "Burn Mother" - "Obviously it’s a pretty angry song, and another one that I really like because of the performance." I didn’t know what to do with it, but it came together and it became a very important song." "Wrong Side of Heaven" - "I had this riff for a long, long time. It has the right beat, the right groove, the right everything for a live performance." "Under and Over It" - "It’s my favorite song to play live. "The Way of the Fist" - "The percussive guitar playing - the way we play songs - it was different to the time, and it established a sound that now belongs to Five Finger Death Punch." People told us that a band with a stupid name like Five Finger Death Punch playing this kind of heavy music would never be on the radio, but this song got on the radio and it became a Top 10 hit." "The Bleeding" - "This was the song that opened the door for us. The guitarist didn't put them in any specific order, and mentioned a bit about each track: And in that spirit, Zoltan Bathory picked Five Finger Death Punch's 10 best songs for Metal Hammer. Bathory brought together the talents of Ivan Moody (vocals), Jeremy Spencer (drums), Matt Snell (bass), and Jason Hook (guitars). I am sorry if the media took my statement as a resignation, but I assure you it wasn’t.The end of the year brings critics' Top 10 lists. Five Finger Death Punch is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles California, formed in 2005 by Hungarian born guitarist, Zoltan Bathory. We are about to leave for South America and Europe and we have other dates TBD.Īll of us in the band have worked incredibly hard over the last 10 years to build this band and none of us are going to let that go just because our record company is trying to sabotage us. I hope my fans are, too.Īll that said, Five Finger Death Punch fans can expect our next album via Prospect Park and we are geared up to tour all throughout 2017. I learned this watching people like Corey and Maynard and I think their fans are glad they’ve put more music out into the world. The great thing about being a musician today is that you can explore your creativity in multiple ways without compromising your primary focus. THIS DOES NOT MEAN I PLAN ON LEAVING FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH! The truth is, I want to start a side-project like Corey Taylor has with Stone Sour or Maynard has with A Perfect Circle and I want to do it when Five Finger Death Punch’s deal with Prospect Park is over and we are out of this lawsuit. Yesterday I made a statement that was taken out of context by the media – a media always looking to create headlines that will make people click them. I was in a rehabilitation facility when Prospect Park decided to sue the band last year, and that was very difficult for me to handle all at once. The lawsuit by Prospect Park holding our new album hostage has taken a toll on me. It is true that Five Finger Death Punch has come to a crossroads – and that crossroads is we’re all at a place where we will never again let someone or something hold us back from making music for our fans. I know we share this frustration with our fans too, who have come to expect new music from us – fans who mean everything to us. When you put everything you have into making music, both on and off the stage, it can be very frustrating when the music you work so hard to create is not allowed to see the light of day. It’s no secret that this has been a tough year for me and for my bandmates in Five Finger Death Punch.