(PR) Five Finger Death Punch are about to unleash their highly anticipated new album, War Is the Answer, on September 22nd, and will kick off their headlining SHOCK AND RAW Tour that same day. Before leaving for tour, Death Punch will start with a sold-out, hometown record release party and show in Las Vegas on Friday, September 18th at Wasted Space in the Hard Rock Casino. In addition to the standard version of the album, 5FDP has also packed in some amazing extras into a deluxe edition of the album including a bonus DVD, locker poster, decal, special digi-pack artwork, two bonus tracks, and a fan club membership.
5FDP's legions of fans propelled their first album, The Way Of The Fist, to sell over 350,000 copies. With the new album and tour, Death Punch are ready to cement their reputation as modern icons of heavy music.
Guitarist and founding member Zoltan Bathory relates, "This band is really the 'people's band' - we are able to do what we're doing because of the undying support of our fans. We know this, and we put every ounce of energy we got into this to make sure we return the favor."
Recorded in their hometown of Las Vegas, War Is The Answer was produced by the band and Kevin Churko (Ozzy Osbourne), and was mixed by Randy Staub (Metallica, Motley Crue, Nickelback). The record evolves the band's already mature sound ranging from the undeniable melodies in "Hard to See" to the brutally nihilistic "Burn It Down" – destined to please fans both new and old. As the hottest new metal artist to emerge in the last two years, 5FDP are poised for stratospheric heights with War Is The Answer: "Hard To See," their first single from War, is a smash hit at Active Rock radio and the brand new acclaimed video (directed by Matt Silverman) can be seen here. 5FDP are indisputably one of the most popular heavy metal bands today.
The SHOCK AND RAW Tour with special guests Shadows Fall, OTEP & 2 Cents:
09/18: Las Vegas, NV @ Wasted Space @ Hard Rock Hotel (*5FDP ONLY)
09/22: San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Center @ The Grand
09/23: Fresno, CA @ Crest Theater
09/24: Pomona, CA @ The Glass House
09/26: Phoenix, AZ @ KUPD's End of Summer Scorcher
09/27: Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
09/28: Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep
09/30: Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium
10/01: Maplewood, MN @ The Rock
10/02: Maplewood, MN @ The Rock
10/03: Chicago, IL @ V Live
10/05: Syracuse, NY @ Westcott Theater
10/06: Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Lights
10/08: Boston, MA @ House of Blues
10/09: Baltimore, MD @ Bourbon Street Ballroom
10/10: Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre
10/11: Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
10/13: Philadelphia, PA @ TLA
10/15: Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot
10/16: Madison, WI @ Orpheum Theater
10/17: Grand Rapids, MI @ The Orbit Room
10/18: Louisville, KY @ Expo Five
10/20: San Antonio, TX @ Sunset Station
10/21: Lubbock, TX @ The Pavilion
10/23: Little Rock, AR @The Village
10/25: Sauget, IL @ Pop's
10/26: Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom
10/28: Denver, CO @ The Fillmore Auditorium
10/30: Salt Lake City, UT @ The Great Salt Air
10/31: Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory Concert House
11/01: Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory Concert House
11/02: Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
5FDP/ SHADOWS FALL EUROPEAN TOUR
GERMANY & SCANDINAVIA:
11/11: Koln @ Live Music Hall
11/12: Berlin @ Columbia Club
11/13: Aarhus @ Vox Hall
11/14: Stockholm @ Klubben
11/16: Helsinki @ Nosturi
11/18: Oslo @ John Dee
11/19: Gothenburg @ Brewhouse
11/20: Copenhagen @ The Rock
11/21: Munster @ Sputnikhalle
11/22: Hamburg @ Grunspan
UK DATES:
11/24: Wolverhampton @ Wulfrun Hall
11/25: Glasgow @ Garage
11/26: Manchester @ Academy 2
11/27: London @ Electric Ballroom
11/29: Oxford @ Academy
11/30: Norwich @ Waterfront