NASHVILLE |DT: NOVEMBER 27, 2013
FR: LIBBY COFFEY/MITCH SCHNEIDER/AARON FETERL–MSO PR
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH
SCORE THEIR SECOND TOP FIVE ALBUM WITHIN FOUR MONTHS
‘THE WRONG SIDE OF HEAVEN AND THE RIGHTEOUS SIDE OF HELL – VOLUME 2’
RELEASED NOVEMBER 19 ON PROSPECT PARK
ENTERS THE BILLBOARD ALBUM CHART AT #2
THE ALBUM’S FIRST SINGLE–“BATTLE BORN”—IS CURRENTLY
#2 ON THE ACTIVE ROCK CHART
5FDP RELEASE A CANDID Q&A (BELOW) DISCUSSING
THE MAKING OF ‘VOLUME 2’ AND THE LATEST ON THE BAND
PURCHASE VOLUME 2 HERE
VOLUME 2 cover art (above) can be downloaded here: http://tinyurl.com/kxs3449
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Multi-million selling rock titans FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH have scored a top five album twice this year–and, even more notably, they’ve achieved this distinction within a four-month period.
The second installment of their masterwork titled THE WRONG SIDE OF HEAVEN AND THE RIGHTEOUS SIDE OF HELL – VOLUME 2–released November 19th via Prospect Park in North America and on Eleven Seven in all other territories–has entered the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart at #2. It follows the massive global success of VOLUME 1 this past July–which debuted at #2 in the U.S. on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart (selling 113,000 albums in its first week), #3 in Canada, #4 on Germany’s mainstream charts, #12 in Australia and #21 in the UK.
“Battle Born,” the first single off VOLUME 2, cracked the Top Five at Active Rock. It is now #2 and steadily climbing. It originally premiered at USA Today (10/1). Check out the official video for “Battle Born” here: http://bit.ly/1c05nEJ.VOLUME 2 is available HERE.
Early critical praise has greeted the album’s release. In USA Today’s album review (11/19), Brian Mansfield noted, “5FDP’s second release in five months shows the metal band at the top of its game. Offering more than blind rage, though there’s certainly plenty, the songs live in the tension implied by the album’s title—aware of the implications of lashing out, ready to accept the consequences.”
5FDP–known for their uncompromising musical intensity and razor-sharp lyrics–are currently on an extensive European arena tour with Avenged Sevenfold through early December and have just announced they’ll be performing at theBandit Rock Awards in Stockholm, Sweden on March 8, 2014 to kick off their own headlining European tour next Spring. For all tour dates and tickets, visit: www.fivefingerdeathpunch.com/tour.
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH’s ZOLTAN BATHORY (guitar), JEREMY SPENCER (drums) and JASON HOOK (guitar) discuss the making of VOLUME 2 in their in-depth Q&A here: http://tinyurl.com/mtt3tw4. An excerpt from the Q&A is below.**Please feel free to publish this interview in its entirety or portions of it**
Q: What are the biggest differences between The Wrong Side Of Heaven And The Righteous Side Of Hell, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2?
Zoltan Bathory: When we were separating the songs into two records, we had a certain criteria. We wanted to make sure that we separated all 26 songs into two batches where fans almost couldn’t have a preference between them. That was the goal. Vol. 2 may be a shade darker and heavier, but just a shade. There are no drastic differences because it’s the same time capsule, recorded in the same time. We had a creative flow, and we ended up with a lot of songs that we thought were great and we wanted to release them all.
Jeremy Spencer: Basically, we tried to space out the records evenly and base it on a feeling. We wanted to make them well-rounded and take the listener on a journey rather than put ten songs that are identical on one and ten that are identical on the other. We tried to space it out evenly and let it have a good flow. That’s what we wanted to accomplish with that. We started compiling lists. One guy would start, and we’d go, “Oh, that’s pretty good. Maybe I would switch that song to the other album!” so on and so forth. I think the sequencing is cool. There are always times where you think about it later like, “Perhaps we should’ve done this.” You have to accept an ending point and turn it in eventually though [Laughs].
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New bio for 5FDP can be downloaded here: http://msopr.com/files/five_finger_death_punch_bio.pdf
Download photo here: http://msopr.com/files/5fdp-smaller.jpg
For more information on 5FDP, check out the following:
www.fivefingerdeathpunch.com
www.facebook.com/fivefingerdeathpunch
https://twitter.com/FFDP (@FFDP)
www.youtube.com/user/5fdp
www.youtube.com/user/5FDPVEVO
#5FDP4LIFE
For MSO press releases, bio and assets for 5FDP:
www.msopr.com/n/client-roster/five-finger-death-punch
Purchase VOL. 2 now at:
iTunes Deluxe Edition – http://smarturl.it/FFDPv2Dlx_iTunes
iTunes Standard Edition – http://smarturl.it/FFDPv2_iTunes
Amazon.com Deluxe Edition (1 CD + “Purgatory” live DVD + free redeemable t-shirt) –http://smarturl.it/FFDPv2D_Amz
Amazon.com Standard Edition (1 CD) – http://smarturl.it/FFDPv2_Amz
Best Buy Special Deluxe Edition – http://smarturl.it/FFDPv2Excl_BBY
(which includes 1 CD + “Purgatory” Live DVD, exclusive t-shirt in collector’s lunch box)
Purchase VOL. 1 now at:
iTunes Deluxe Edition – http://smarturl.it/FFDP4D_iTunes
iTunes Standard Edition – http://smarturl.it/FFDP4_iTunes
Amazon.com Deluxe Edition – http://smarturl.it/FFDP4D_Amazon
Amazon.com Standard Edition – http://smarturl.it/FFDP4_Amazon
Best Buy Deluxe Edition – http://smarturl.it/FFDP4D_BB
Best Buy Standard Edition – http://smarturl.it/FFDP4_BB
BBY EXCL DLX – http://smarturl.it/FFDP4_BBE
(offers the deluxe version of the album, with an exclusive t-shirt.)
VOLUME 1 cover art (above) can be downloaded here:
http://tinyurl.com/kh2xubk
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For FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH publicity, contact MSO PR:
818-380-0400
Libby Coffey x224, LCoffey@msopr.com
Mitch Schneider x235, MSchneider@msopr.com
Aaron Feterl x237, Aaron@msopr.com
