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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 tribute to a vintage kung-fu film.[title=History]
HistoryFive Finger Death Punch was founded in 2005 by guitarist Zoltan Bathory (formerly of U.P.O.), the members he recruited to the band include former Motograter vocalist Ivan Moody W.A.S.P. drummer Jeremy Spencer who also jammed with Neil Yockey)| former Anubis Rising/Deadsett bassist Matt Snell, and Jason Hook. Caleb Bingham, the original Death Punch lead guitarist, was replaced with Darrell Roberts of W.A.S.P. in 2007, who in turn was replaced by Jason Hook in 2009.
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 and Soulfly guitarist Logan Mader. Soon thereafter, the band signed a deal with Firm Music, a branch of "The Firm". Their debut album The Way of the Fist was released on July 31, 2007. The record charted into the Billboard 200 on its first week of release, and reached the #1 position on Billboard's New Artist/Heetseekers chart. In an "unfriendly climate for metal", their debut single "The Bleeding", went top ten against all odds and received radio airplay for eight months and the video for the song was voted on MTV2's Headbangers Ball Top 5 Metal Videos of the Year.
The band's second album, War Is the Answer, was released September 22, 2009. It was co-produced by Kevin Churko (Ozzy Osbourne) and mixed by Randy Staub (Metallica, Stone Sour, Nickelback). The album landed at #7 on the Billboard 200, moving over 44,000 in its first week of release, undoubtedly a Jaggernaut in the making as predicted by leading heavy metal/hard rock media such as Kerrang! and Metal Hammer. The first single off the album, "Hard to See" has entered rock radios top 10 after only a couple of weeks on the charts.
Members- Current
- Ivan "Ghost" Moody – lead vocals (2005-current)
- Zoltan Bathory – rhythm guitar (2005-current)
- Jason Hook – lead guitar (2009-current)
- Matt Snell – bass, backing vocals (2005-current)
- Jeremy Spencer – drums (2005-current)
- Former
- Caleb Bingham – lead guitar (2005–2007)
- Darrell Roberts – lead guitar (2007–2009)
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