Five Finger Death Punch Reveal Details Of New Studio Album 'American Capitalist'
Tuesday, 06 September 2011
Written by Jon Stickler
Five Finger Death Punch return to the front-line on October 10th with brand new studio album, ‘American Capitalist’.
Produced & mixed by Kevin Churko (who has worked alongside the likes of Ozzy Osbourne and Hinder) at ‘The Hideout’ in Las Vegas, this is the band’s third studio outing since first coming together back in 2006.
An 11-track release, including lead single/video ‘U,and surely one of THE metal tracks of 2011, this record looks all set to build on the ever-growing success achieved by albums one & two – 2009's ‘The Way Of The Fist' and ‘War Is The Answer’, both gold records Stateside having spawned seven consecutive Top Ten singles at Active Rock.
In addition to ‘Under And Over It’, which is due for release on September 26th complete with sarcastic, OTT, genre-celebratin’ video, the album also contains such classic 5FDP moments as ‘The Pride’, ‘Coming Down’ and ‘Generation Dead’; in addition to the standard CD, there will also be a limited edition deluxe CD format complete with special packaging plus second disc containing a number of exclusive remixes, including one for ‘Under And Over It’. Meanwhile, the iTunes version carries bonus track, ‘The Tragic Truth’.
Speaking about the album, guitarist Zoltan Bathory says. “This record crystallises the sound of Death Punch. The band has really come into its own. Everyone contributed to the music, and this is what we are capable of as a unit.
“The overall message is to fight for your survival and success. You can be a zebra or join the lion pride. You have to rebel against your circumstances, laziness and mediocrity – not the system. The best will make it, and that notion is genetically embedded within our fabric. If we were all equal, evolution wouldn't exist. The human spirit encourages us to excel."
Following the October 10th release of ‘American Capitalist’, the band head out on a major US tour under the ‘Share The Welt’ banner, headlining a package that also includes All That Remains, Hatebreed and Rev Theory. This tour starts in mid-October and runs through into November, with more dates likely to be added.
In terms of international touring, 5FDP are planning to visit Europe in the first quarter of 2012, having already made their mark on this side of the Atlantic with album sales in excess of 100,000, appearances at Germany's Rock Am Ring/Rock Im Park and the UK's Download Festival, a sold-out headline UK tour, plus a front cover on the UK's Metal Hammer magazine.
Concludes Moody: "I literally laid every ounce of blood I had on the street with this one. We are a people's band. Our fans admire and understand us because of who we are. We've never tried to be anybody else. We're Five Finger Death Punch."
Five Finger Death Punch return with new album 'American Capitalist' on October 10th 2011.
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