Five Finger Death Punch Announces Release Date
Five Finger Death Punch has announced that the first release of two new studio albums The Wrong Side Of Heaven And The Righteous Side Of Hell Volume 1 (Prospect Park) will be now available on July 30. The deluxe edition featuring a bonus 15 track live CD, PURGATORY [Tales From The Pit], alongside the 14 songs featured on the album, will be available for pre-order via iTunes on June 18. This release will be accompanied by a redeemable limited edition t-shirt with the physical pressing only. Also, on June 18, a collectible limited edition box set featuring a 5FDP lunch box, the deluxe version of the album with the bonus live CD, an early free download of an exclusive new track from volume 1 of The Wrong Side Of Heaven And The Righteous Side Of Hell, and assorted collectible items will be available for pre-sale exclusively through the band's web store. The imagery for both upcoming studio albums was created by legendary comic book artist and illustrator Greg Capullo (Batman, Spawn).
In front of the album, the lead single "Lift Me Up" (featuring Rob Halford of Judas Priest) catapulted to the #1 most shared song on Spotify upon impact. The track also enjoyed the highest chart debut at active rock radio in the band's career, debuting at #18, currently positioned at #8 in just three weeks. The audience reaction has been immediate, with the song exploding straight into power rotation at Sirius / XM's Octane, alongside Top 10 airplay in markets across the U.S. Five Finger Death Punch has become an artist with undeniably significant relevance in popular culture that continues to grow with each milestone the band achieves. The lead single is available here: http://bit.ly/10kJNWX
Five Finger Death Punch started their current European tour with a sold out show in Hamburg, Germany last night. The remainder of the run will see the band perform at major festivals including Sweden Rock (6/06), Germany's Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park (6/08 and 6/09) and the U.K.'s Download Festival at Donington Park (6/16) (full schedule below) concluding the run with a performance at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Ceremony in London. Upon the band's return to the U.S., the band will co-headline the 2013 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival alongside Rob Zombie kicking off in San Bernadino, CA on June 29. The travelling festival will stage appearances in 26 markets, and the full itinerary can be viewed here: www.fivefingerdeathpunch.com/tour/. Late in 2013, Five Finger Death Punch joins Avenged Sevenfold for a European tour of arenas that begins in Stockholm on November 8. The excursion will stage 18 performances, wrapping on December 5 in Birmingham, U.K. at the NIA.
