Five Finger Death Punch



Five Finger Death Punch is an American Nu Metal/Groove Metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 2005, the group's name is derived from classic onental martial arts cinema. The band originally consisted of former Motograter vocalist Ivan Moody, former U.P.O. guitarist Zoltan Bathory, guitarist Caleb Bingham, former Deadsett bassist Matt Snell, and former W.A.S.P. drummer Jeremy Spencer. Bingham was replaced by former W.A.S.P. guitarist Darrell Roberts in 2006, who was replaced by former Alice Cooper guitarist Jason Hook in 2009.

They achieved commercial success rapidly: their debut album, The Way of the Fist (2007) has currently sold over 450,000 copies in the United States. Their second album, War is the Answer (2009), sold more than 44,000 copies in its first week of release, and has gone on to sell more than 430,000 copies. They have released six top ten singles: "The Bleeding", "Never Enough", "Hard to See", "Walk Away" ,"Bad Company" and "Far from Home".

They have played many major tours and festivals including playing on the Jägermeister Stage (second stage) at Mayhem Festival in 2008 and the main stage at Mayhem Festival in 2010. They made performances at Download Festival during both 2009 and 2010. They supported KoRn on their Family Values and Bitch We Have a Problem tours, Disturbed on their 2008 Indestructible tour and Godsmack on their 2010 The Oracle tour.

Years Active

 * 2005 - Present

Current:

 * Ivan Moody - Lead Vocals (2005 - Present)
 * Zoltan Bathory - Rhythm Guitar (2005 - Present)
 * Jason Hook - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals (2009 - Present)
 * Chris Kael - Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals (2010 - Present)
 * Charlie Engen - Drums (2019 - Present)

Past Members:

 * Caleb Bingham - Lead Guitar (2005 - 2006)
 * Darrell Roberts - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals (2006 - 2009)
 * Matt Snell - Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals (2005 - 2010)
 * Jeremy Spencers - Drums [2005 - 2018]

Releases
CD: (Albums)


 * The Way of The Fist - 2007
 * War Is the Answer - 2009
 * American Capitalist - 2011

CD: (EP's)


 * Pre-Emptive Strike - 2006