The following four albums- The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 1 (2013), The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 2 (2013), Got Your Six (2015), and And Justice for None (2018)-have all been certified Platinum and Gold, making Five Finger Death Punch one of the most successful heavy metal bands of the decade. The 2009 follow-up album War Is the Answer further increased their popularity, selling over 1,000,000 copies and got certified Platinum by the RIAA, the band's third album, American Capitalist, was released on October 11, 2011, and achieved Platinum status. In October 2020, British guitarist Andy James became the band's lead guitarist, replacing Jason Hook.įive Finger Death Punch's debut album The Way of the Fist was released in 2007, which began achieving rapid success and selling over 500,000 copies in the United States. Spencer then departed the band in 2018 due to recurring back issues, and was replaced by Charlie Engen, making rhythm guitarist Bathory the only remaining founding member of the band. Bassist Matt Snell departed from the band in 2010, and was replaced by Chris Kael in 2011. Bingham was replaced by guitarist Darrell Roberts in 2006, who was then replaced by Jason Hook in 2009. The band originally consisted of vocalist Ivan Moody, rhythm guitarist Zoltan Bathory, lead guitarist Caleb Andrew Bingham, bassist Matt Snell, and drummer Jeremy Spencer. "War Is The Answer", the band's 2009 album, and its hit single "Bad Company" previously went platinum in 20, respectively.Five Finger Death Punch, also abbreviated as 5FDP or FFDP, is an American heavy metal band from Las Vegas, Nevada, formed in 2005. The band has just finished a European arena tour with IN FLAMES and OF MICE & MEN.Įarlier this month, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH celebrated the RIAA (Recording Industry Association Of America) platinum certifications of its "American Capitalist" (2011) and "The Wrong Side Of Heaven And The Righteous Side Of Hell, Vol. The hits collection and an already completed new studio album are part of a deal to settle a legal dispute and close out the band's contract with its label, Prospect Park.įIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's seventh full-length LP, which was finished nearly a year ago, will follow up 2015's "Got Your Six" and will be released in spring 2018. "Trouble", meanwhile, racked up over two million streams worldwide in just a few weeks, making it the band's biggest streaming debut for a lead track.ĭrummer Jeremy Spencer told Razor 94.7 that he was unsure about doing a greatest-hits LP at first, saying: "I was, like, 'Do we even have enough hits?' And then we looked and we have like 13 or 15 radio hits." The "Gone Away" lyric video - available on Vevo and YouTube - has garnered over two million views, while the song has amassed six million streams worldwide. Upon the album's release, the former track immediately hit #1 on both the iTunes Rock and Metal charts and broke inside the Top 15 on Spotify's U.S.
"Gone Away" is included on FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's greatest-hits set, "A Decade Of Destruction", along with a new original tune called "Trouble". "'Gone Away' is one of those songs that can hit you in the chest, and our interpretation may surprise some. "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and by taking a snapshot of our own perception of something, we are also sharing the impact it had on us. FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has released a video for its surprise cover of THE OFFSPRING's "Gone Away", which originally appeared on that act's 1997 LP "Ixnay On The Hombre".įIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Zoltan Bathory stated about the video: "Every song has exactly as many meanings as many people have heard it, but by creating a music video we can crystallize one of the possibilities, our personal interpretation, and share what those words mean to us personally.