

Depending on where you fall when it comes to Five Finger Death Punch’s discography, F8 is the band’s best album in years, and to be honest, the argument could be made that this is the best album they have ever released.“Obviously it’s a pretty angry song, and another one that I really like because of the performance. The band breathes new life into their sound and comes out as revitalized and invigorated in the process. You could accuse Five Finger Death Punch of resting on their laurels in the past and becoming a bit too paint-by-numbers, but not on F8. Therapy” sounds like a B-side from 2011’s AmericanĬapitalist-the lyrical references to 2007’s Way of the Fist and standout “White Knuckles,” among others, are a

Monsters” is a thumper that has the makings of a future single and “Death Punch Even the album’s bonus content kicks ass. That we met, all the pain, it’s a shame, you’re insane…infectious, I bleed you It away, torn away, threw away, ripped away, been pushing buttons since the day “Scar Tissue” continues Moody’s bile spewing, this timeĭirecting his contempt at a former love (“you ripped my heart out and you threw You’re a liar and a thief, you’re the weakest of the heard, and you’ll get what With hateful one agg-laden after another bar (“you’re a snitch, you’re a cheat, Sounded in years, as Moody directs his vitriol at some poor unfortunate soul “This Is War” is as heavy and ferocious as Five Finger Death Punch has Metal ballads (“A Little Bit Off,” “Darkness Settles In,” “Brighter Side of Guitar work from the tandem of Zoltan Bathory and Jason Hook (“Living theĭream,” “Bottom of the Top,” “Mother May I (Tic Toc)”), offset by melodically charged Moody sounds rejuvenatedĪnd even reborn, a feeling that finds its way onto fellow single “Full Circle.”Ĭome to expect from the pop metal kings-searing riff-fests fueled by fierce Moody’s struggles with addiction and substance abuse. One of the band’s best works in years, a powerful track about frontman Ivan The band comes out swinging for the fences with lead single “Inside Out,”

Home Better Noise Music, and first release since the departure of tenured Their appropriately titled eighth studio album, first release for new label POWERFUL POP METAL: After a somewhat lackluster release in 2018’s And Justice for None (aside from perhaps the pair of covers), Fiveįinger Death Punch has returned to form on F8,
