N°97 FIVER FINGER DEATH PUNCH - AMERICAN CAPITALIST

Rockefeller was an American capitalist and through this google search I came up with the latest album of the American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch (which I think is a pretty cool name for a band). As with many other bands the members changed quite a bit. Formed in 2005 the band switched guitarist in 2009. Jason Hook replaced Darrell Roberts who replaced Caleb Bingham in 2006. Five Finger band didn’t have a bassist for almost a year with the departure of Matt Snell but found a new bass player last year by the name of Chris Kael. Drummer Jeremy Spencer, vocalist Ivan Moody and lead guitarist Zoltan Bathory stayed for the whole period.

The album release dan album every two years starting in 2007 with a debut called The Way Of The Fist. Very catchy with a band name like that. This album was produced and mixed by the band itself and all the contributors to the very first songs. They started touring. The follow up was called War Is The Answer and only last year they released the album American Capitalist which they are promoting during the summer with a tour around the USA. With the second tour ‘The Shock and Raw’ they first conquered the USA and later Europe playing different festivals as well. After the tour with their second album they received an invitation by the US military army to enlighten the spirits of the Iraq based troops performing ten concerts fort hem. More festivals followed such as Rock Am Ring, Download festival and Mayhem festival making their name as a pretty damn good metal festival rockband. I’ve read a story about being witheld by German law for weapon possession but I don’t know if any of that is true.

American Capitalist was recorded in 2010 and released in 2011. A new ‘Share The Welt’ tour was scheduled with well known support acts such as Hatebreed and All That Remains. While being on tour this summer the band promoted it by stating they’d bring a mobile studio along the complete tour and record song in between performing days. The fourth album should then become a road trip recorded album; probably release in 2013; another odd year. By the way if you love these typical b-movie posters you need to take a look at the cover of American Capitalist. You’ll probably love it.