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“Our producer worked with Ozzy Osbourne, so I said, ‘What if Ozzy sang on this song?’ But then I said, ‘How about Rob Halford? The Metal God!’ They all went, ‘Nah, that’s a crazy dream’”: When the Judas Priest legend teamed up with Five Finger Death Punch

“Rob is really into heavy metal, like really into it. After all these years, he just loves heavy metal”

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Five Finger Death Punch, Helloween, Electric Callboy, Knocked Loose, Dragonforce and many more announced for Wacken Open Air 2027 lineup

Germany’s biggest metal festival will return from July 28 to 31

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“I sat on that song for two decades. I knew that I got something special”: The powerful anthem by Five Finger Death Punch and the dramatic video that shook America

“When you have a piece that you know can be brilliant, everything matters. If you nail it, this is a legacy piece”

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“We were on tour with Linkin Park when Chester Bennington got hold of Ivan and told him, ‘Bro, you’re going to rehab right now. You can do it’”: Zoltan Bathory recalls the intervention that saved Five Finger Death Punch and the life of singer Ivan Moody

“He actually flatlined once. He died for a few moments”

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“When we played with Mötley Crüe, Nikki Sixx said to us, ‘We did some dumb stuff in our career, but man, you guys need to step on the brakes!’ So you can imagine the insanity”: Zoltan Bathory on 20 years of Five Finger Death Punch

“All I’m going to say is: this new record is a monster”

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“I was always sober so I couldn’t understand: 'Why are you throwing away your life?'" Addiction, fights and intervention from the 'Metal Godfather': How Five Finger Death Punch came back from the brink

With 2020's F8, Five Finger Death Punch proved they could move beyond a difficult few years (with the help of All That Remains, Korn and Judas Priest)

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"We built this band like a battleship." Five Finger Death Punch announce huge European and UK tour, including biggest ever UK headline show, with Lamb of God and Bleed From Within to support

Arena metal main eventers Five Finger Death Punch will be bringing some US and UK riff monsters with them for the ride when they hit the UK and Europe in 2027

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“An artist I have admired for such a long time”: Now that they’ve crossed everyone from Bloodywood to Five Finger Death Punch off the bucket list, Babymetal want to make a song with Amy Lee from Evanescence

The J-metal superstars and the Evanescence singer have both taken part in some big collaborations this year

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Guns N’ Roses, Foo Fighters, My Chemical Romance, Bring Me The Horizon, Poppy, Turnstile, Rise Against and more than 150 other rock and metal bands have just been announced for Welcome To Rockville festival 2026

Florida’s largest rock, metal and punk festival will return to Daytona Beach in May

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“She got them to think a little bit about what their rights were”: Five Finger Death Punch take Swift action

Metal band have re-recorded their greatest hits

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"If you were there, you’ll probably be talking about it for years to come." Orbit Culture might have just given Download a taste of metal's next major breakout band

Orbit Culture follow in the footsteps of Trivium and Five Finger Death Punch at Download festival

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Full lineup announced for Rocklahoma 2025 festival

Five Finger Death Punch, Breaking Benjamin and Shinedown will headline this year's Rocklahoma event in Pryor, Oklahoma

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“At first people thought, ‘Knucklehead Americans!’ and now they’re starting to figure it out”: How Five Finger Death Punch silenced the haters with The Wrong Side Of Heaven Volumes 1 and 2

War, liberty, controversy – Five Finger Death Punch face it all down

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Marilyn Manson is back. His return highlights how little the music industry cares about protecting women

New Marilyn Manson single As Sick As The Secrets Within has been released, officially marking his comeback following the wave of abuse allegations that arrived in 2021. It all sets a grim precedent

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Slayer to reunite to play Louder Than Life 2024 alongside Slipknot, Korn, Motley Crue, Judas Priest, Disturbed, Evanescence, Five Finger Death Punch and many more

Slayer are officially back, and they are playing one of the biggest festival lineups of 2024!

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Five Finger Death Punch announce Europe and UK tour for summer '24

Five Finger Death Punch are coming back to the UK! With Ice Nine Kills in tow

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The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Judas Priest, Five Finger Death Punch and Ihsahn are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

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"I look just like WHO?!" Watch Five Finger Death Punch frontman Ivan Moody get recognised in public...as the singer from Disturbed. Whoops!

Not all bald metal dudes look alike, people!

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“Go into your local shop and pick one up… just try not to kill anyone with it”: How Five Finger Death Punch’s Andy James made one of the most dangerous signature guitars of all time

Now armed with the B.C. Rich Assassin and its lethal Pitchfork headstock, the British shredder reveals what made him jump ship from Kiesel and ESP Guitars, what his last-minute FFDP initiation was really like, and why he couldn’t find any tube amps that “sounded as good and dependable as the…

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