The Las Vegas band distinguish themselves from other acts, though, with vulnerable lyrics that not only address crises of faith and identity but also confront the frustrations of everyday life with empathy and sharp insights. American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch formed in 2005.With a seamless mix of bluesy hard rock, scorching groove metal, and aggressive thrash, Five Finger Death Punch embody modern heavy musicвЂ™s holistic bent. 2 years later, the release of their debut album, The Way of the Fist, catapulted them into the big league. By the time their gold-selling 4th album, Got Your Six, hit in 2015, the band had become one of the most successful heavy metal bands of the decade. Over the years, the band has gone through numerous lineup changes, but since 2018, the band members have consisted of Zoltan Bathory on rhythm guitar, Ivan Moody on lead vocals and piano, Jason Hook on lead guitar and backing vocals, Chris Kael on bass and backing vocals, and Charlie Engen on drums. Hungarian-born American Zoltan BathoryвЂ™s first taste of musical stardom was in the band U.P.O, but he left the band after just one year to form FFDP. After achieving massive success with the band, Bathory took the decision to try his hand at artist management- a decision which turned out to be more than wise after the first band he signed, Bad Wolves, certified platinum with their debut album. Outside of his musical contributions, Bathory is a noted philanthropist, serving as the founding board member of the veterans nonprofit Home Deployment Project in Las Vegas, and on the Board of Advisors at the anti-poaching organization, Veterans Empowered to Protect African Wildlife. In his downtime, he manages to find time to write and provide political commentary for the national publication, Skillset Magazine. In 2015, Chris Kael was working as a bartender in LA, debating whether to continue his, till then, failed attempts at making it in music, or pack it in and open a beachfront bar. Fortunately, fate intervened: after hearing that FFDP was looking for a bass player, he decided to give it one last shot. After connecting with the bandвЂ™s guitarist Jason Hook on Facebook with the message, вЂњHey, IвЂ™m Chris. I know you guys are looking for a bass player. Check with our mutual friendsвЂ“IвЂ™m sure theyвЂ™ll give me a positive recommendationвЂќ, Chris abandoned any thoughts of throwing in the towel and became the latest full-time recruit to the band. His unusual вЂњapplicationвЂќ process is what he credits to getting the gig, as he explained to Bassplayer.

вЂњAs good a bass player as I am, there is no way I could have got the auditionвЂ“or won the Revolver award, which was driven by votersвЂ“without social networking,вЂќ he claimed. But the best social networker? Obviously, IвЂ™m really good at that!вЂќ Ivan Moody вЂњI would never say I was the best bassist in metal. Prior to joining the band, lead vocalist Ivan Moody (birth name Ivan Lewis Greening) gigged with various bands, having gotten a taste for performing at a young age. вЂњMy grandmother put me in a choir when I was seven years old,вЂќ he told Da Belly. вЂњI was only in it for about 2 or 3 years. Like anybody else, I have had ups and downs in life and music just always seemed to be consistent, so it was easy to hold on to. I started performing in bands when I was 16 years old. They used to kick me out of the bar after the set was done.вЂќ After enjoying some mainstream success with the band Motograter, Ivan joined Five Finger Death Trap when Motograter went on hiatus. In 2017, Moody took a temporary break for the band to check into rehab.

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