

In 2013 the band released two studio albums – The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 1 and Volume 2 – both of which debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200. Lead single " Under and Over It" was the band's first to register on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 77, while three singles from the album reached the top ten of the Mainstream Rock chart. It peaked at number 3 on the Billboard 200, reached the top ten of the Canadian Albums Chart, and was certified platinum in the US and gold in Canada, respectively. In 2010, 5FDP's original bassist Matt Snell was replaced by Kael, and the following year saw the release of the band's third album American Capitalist. Four singles from the album reached the Mainstream Rock top ten, while the band's cover of " Bad Company" was certified platinum. After Hook replaced previous guitarist Darrell Roberts, 5FDP released War Is the Answer in 2009 which reached the top ten of the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum by the RIAA.

All three singles from the album reached the top 20 of the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart. In 2007, the band released its debut album The Way of the Fist, which reached number 107 on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Formed in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2005, the group features vocalist Ivan Moody, rhythm guitarist Zoltan Bathory, lead guitarist Andy James, bassist Chris Kael. Explosive, cathartic and impossibly-addictive, by the end of this song in their live set, the entire venue looks like a sprawling, windswept field of fists and horns.Five Finger Death Punch performing in 2016Īmerican heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch has released eight studio albums, two compilation albums, one extended play (EP), 33 singles and 24 music videos. Buried in the middle of their debut album, White Knuckles emerged as a surprise hit with its propulsive attack and mountain-cracking breakdown. Live, Moody often introduces this song with the lyric, ‘I’m taking back control…’, whipping the legions into a frenzy. While 5FDP’s catalog boasts a raft of catchy ballads and mid-tempo favourites, they made their bones with the heavy stuff and this is one of their best. 1)? It’s all there - the two guitarists’ bludgeoning low-end chug, the bouncy Pantera-flavoured tempo, Moody’s vitriolic, “come-at-me” delivery and a horn-throwing guest turn from Rob Halford in the second verse. What’s not to love about this full-throttle headbanger from The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell (Vol. It still sounds as polished, infectious and mature as any of the band’s subsequent output, with its ginormous, arm-around-your-mate chorus and a heart-ripping solo by Steelheart guitarist Uros Raskovski.

Written in the wake of Moody’s split from both his then-fiancee and his old band, Motograter, The Bleeding established the singer’s fearless vulnerability. Nearly every 5FDP show closes with this unapologetically sentimental, mid-tempo belter from Way Of The Fist. Twisted Sister's Dee Snider calls for unity in metal.Corey Taylor: Stone Sour's new material will eat people.Behemoth’s Nergal wants ‘extreme’ reaction to solo album.Metallica: every song on the Black Album ranked from worst to best.

A pummeling showcase of the taut muscularity of the band’s rhythm section, the track also inspired a big budget music video – something that you don’t see so often these days. With its absurdly-hooky, alt-metal grooving and Moody’s steroidal snarl, the band took on all of the trolls, rumour-mongers and puffy-chested keyboard warriors with American Capitalist’s slamming first single.
