Five Finger Death Punch Announce Ninth Album 'AfterLife', Share New Track IOU
Friday, 13 May 2022
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Travis Shinn
Five Finger Death Punch have announced their ninth studio album.
'AfterLife' will arrive on August 19, following up 2020's 'F8'. As a preview, the Las Vegas metallers' have dropped the second single, IOU, an aggressive cut that follows the previously shared record's title track. Guitarist Zoltan Bathory said:
"'AfterLife' was hands down my favourite record to make.. It is our ninth album so at this point, we have legions of loyal fans, and our signature sound is more than established. It became its own island, our ground zero we operate from and we can always come back to. So when we started this record, there was an excitement of impending musical adventures, we knew we could step away as far as we wanted to, there was a freedom of truly "anything goes."
"This resulted in an album that is way more diverse than our previous ones, while it feels more unified, because there is a framework of overarching stories in Ivan’s lyrics and interconnecting musical motifs between songs. It was not planned as a concept album, but we were so hyper-focused on painting a complete picture, it somehow feels like one... We are very proud of it and are just as impatient as the fans waiting for the release, can’t wait to share it."
The band will support the record with European festival dates this summer, followed by a North American headline tour beginning in Portland, Oregon, on the day the LP gets released (August 19). They'll be joined by special guests Megadeth, with additional support coming from The Hu and Fire From The Gods .
'AfterLife' tracklist:
1. Welcome To The Circus
2. AfterLife
3. Times Like These
4. Roll Dem Bones
5. Pick Up Behind You
6. Judgment Day
7. IOU
8. Thanks For Asking
9. Blood And Tar
10. All I Know
11. Gold Gutter
12. The End
Five Finger Death Punch Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Fri August 19 2022 - RIDGEFIELD Washington - RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater (USA)
Sat August 20 2022 - AUBURN Washington - White River Amphitheatre (USA)
Tue August 23 2022 - MOUNTAIN VIEW California - Shoreline Amphitheatre - CA (USA)
Wed August 24 2022 - IRVINE California - FivePoint Amphitheatre (USA)
Fri August 26 2022 - PHOENIX Arizona - Ak-Chin Pavilion (USA)
Sat August 27 2022 - ALBUQUERQUE New Mexico - Isleta Amphitheater (USA)
Tue August 30 2022 - DALLAS Texas - Dos Equis Pavilion (USA)
Thu September 01 2022 - DEL VALLE Texas - Germania Insurance Amphitheater (USA)
Fri September 02 2022 - THE WOODLANDS Texas - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion (USA)
Tue September 06 2022 - CHARLOTTE North Carolina - PNC Music Pavilion (USA)
Wed September 07 2022 - RALEIGH North Carolina - Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek (USA)
Fri September 09 2022 - VIRGINIA BEACH Virginia - Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach (USA)
Sat September 10 2022 - BRISTOW Virginia - Jiffy Lube Live (USA)
Mon September 12 2022 - WANTAGH New York - Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater (USA)
Wed September 14 2022 - HOLMDEL New Jersey - PNC Bank Arts Center (USA)
Thu September 15 2022 - CAMDEN New Jersey - Freedom Mortgage Pavilion (USA)
Sat September 17 2022 - BANGOR Maine - Maine Savings Amphitheater (USA)
Sun September 18 2022 - MANSFIELD Massachusetts - Xfinity Center - MA (USA)
Tue September 20 2022 - SYRACUSE - St. Josephs Health Amphitheater at Lakeview (USA)
Wed September 21 2022 - BURGETTSTOWN Pennsylvania - Pavilion At Star Lake (USA)
Fri September 23 2022 - SCRANTON Pennsylvania - Pavilion at Montage Mountain (USA)
Sat September 24 2022 - HERSHEY Pennsylvania - Hersheypark Stadium (USA)
Tue September 27 2022 - DARIEN CENTER New York - Darien Lake Amphitheater (USA)
Wed September 28 2022 - CINCINNATI Ohio - Riverbend Music Center (USA)
Fri September 30 2022 - TINLEY PARK - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Chicago (USA)
Sat October 01 2022 - NOBLESVILLE Indiana - Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center (USA)
Tue October 04 2022 - CUYAHOGA FALLS Ohio - Blossom Music Center (USA)
Wed October 05 2022 - CLARKSTON Michigan - Pine Knob Music Theatre (USA)
Fri October 07 2022 - MILWAUKEE Wisconsin - American Family Insurance Amphitheater (USA)
Sat October 08 2022 - MARYLAND HEIGHTS Missouri - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre St Louis (USA)
Mon October 10 2022 - ALPHARETTA Georgia - Ameris Bank Amphitheatre (USA)
Wed October 12 2022 - ROGERS Arkansas - Walmart AMP (USA)
Fri October 14 2022 - DENVER Colorado - Ball Arena (USA)
Sat October 15 2022 - SALT LAKE CITY Utah - USANA Amphitheatre (USA)
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