“I hope they can identify the next superstars like themselves and give them a chance,” Mayhem Fest co-founder and Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman says. The band is currently on the road with Papa Roach. They also headlined the Trespass America tour in 2012, alongside Killswitch Engage and Pop Evil. Since then, they’ve risen up the ranks on The Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival from a secondary stage in 2008 to the main stage in 2010 to co-headlining the festival in 2013.
They’ve also been able to balance their mainstream rock success with metal cred, with Judas Priest’s Rob Halford, Soulfly and former Sepultura singer Max Cavalera, and In This Moment’s Maria Brink appearing on tracks from the band (Halford is on the aforementioned “Lift Me Up”).ĥFDP’s first major tour was Korn’s Family Values tour in 2007. Slayer Still Shreds on ‘Repentless’: Album Review Plus, having the guys in the band as subscribers and fans of SiriusXM means a lot because it means that our mutual respect and admiration is a two-way street!” They’ve also gotten support from SiriusXM, on both their Octane and Liquid Metal channels, whose Jose Mangin says, “Since day zero, SiriusXM has led the Five Finger Death Punch charge throughout the country, making them one of the most-played and successful bands on our rock platform. They’ve won the Radio Contraband Rock Radio Award for indie artist of the year in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014. While they’re heavy enough to appeal to metal fans, they’re also able to craft radio-ready songs. This has resulted in 14 top 10 hits on the Mainstream Rock Songs chart, three of which - “Coming Down,” “Lift Me Up” and “Battle Born” - have hit No. Radio has played a big part in the success of 5FDP. They’ve Gotten Big Support From Radio and the Metal Community The label’s roster also includes Korn and Like a Storm.Ĭlick Here For More Details on Five Finger Death Punch’s First Week Sales With ‘Got Your Six’
Their record label Prospect Park, which was founded in 2008, includes Peter Katsis and Jeff Kwatinetz, who left management company The Firm ( Korn, Linkin Park, Dixie Chicks) to start the collective, which also works as a television production company and artist management company. Longtime Mötley Crüe manager and 10th St Entertainment/Eleven Seven Music Group founder/CEO Allen Kovac manages the band. They’ve Got a Team of Veterans Behind Themįive Finger Death Punch has a team of seasoned rock and metal veterans helping guide its career. It’s sold 907,000 units to date and remained on the Billboard 200 for 113 weeks. Their sophomore album, 2009’s War Is the Answer, is their most popular. The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 1 is still on the chart in its 83rd week. 1 album, though Got Your Six is their third consecutive set to debut at No. Despite their chart and sales success, they still haven’t had a No. Their first four albums all sold at least 500,000 units, and their first five LPs have sold 3.2 million copies in all. It’s not common to see an album sell over 500K these days, but no one’s told Five Finger Death Punch. Likewise there will be no complaints when the heads are snapping to the thrashing, lively ‘No Sudden Movement’ or arms are in the air while singing out to ‘My Nemesis’.Five Finger Death Punch's Ivan Moody Celebrates One Year of Sobriety Moody has the perfect big metal voice, spitting and gruff with conviction then switching to strong, powerful melodies when the song needs them, while Jason Hook provides the type of melodic, memorable solos that are oft overlooked at regular intervals, adding colour with a classical guitar interlude to ‘Question Everything’, another track that slaps your chops and leaves them sporting a shit-eating grin. The majority of 5FDP’s output sits comfortably in the mid-tempo crunch n’ grind, and it’s in that comfort zone that Got Your Six exists, as ‘Jeckyll and Hyde’ lurches its steam-roller intent. All the above are present and correct, Sir! Six albums in and you know by now exactly what you’re getting with 5FDP, and the latest installment lives up to expectations with eleven tracks of chugging, conviction, cussing, posturing, ball-breaking and a slew of grooving mainstream metal anthems. It’s a start that sets the tone as Nevada’s biggest metal act go on to flex their muscles once again all through, delivering to your ears another batch of arena-filling monsters. “Chaaarge!” growls prowling timebomb Ivan Moody to open up the newest Five Finger Death Punchalbum, Got Your Six (Prospect Park), as a massive, neck-loosening snap of a metal groove launches the title-track of their sixth opus.