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In an increasingly ruthless market where finding fresh novelties is becoming more difficult, the "Five Finger Death Punch" have been one of the few positive notes in overseas Metal in recent years.
The band from Los Angeles is the result of a fusion of members from other not particularly successful groups such as Motograter, U.P.O., and Ghost Machine, but this is of relative importance concerning the writing of their debut album, "The Way Of The Fist".
Let me start by saying that there may be ambiguities and different interpretations regarding the style the band proposes, the Groove elements introduced by the singer Ivan Moody are not lacking, who often alternates a Groove singing style with a more 'clean' one, a fusion reminiscent of various 'Corey Taylor' (Slipknot) but also modern Metalcore. Certainly, what is to be appreciated about this album is the blend of grit and melody that songs like "Ashes" and the launch single "The Bleeding" manage to convey, tracks that perfectly blend with rougher episodes without ever exceeding, like the title track "The Way Of The Fist" and the 'heavy' "Salvation". It's also worth highlighting the excellent work of drummer J. Spencer, who with his contributions often manages to 'color' pieces that might otherwise risk becoming too stereotyped. However, the rest of the ensemble is not inferior, with great melodies offered in more radio-friendly tracks like "White Knuckles" and "Never Enough", with guitars tending towards alternative Metal without losing any adrenaline. It should be noted that the last of the mentioned tracks, namely "Never Enough", was only included in a second version of the album; my personal opinion is that the album must have been commercially successful, so the idea to remaster it with an addition of fresh (and melodic) content ("Never Enough" is indeed the softest track on the album) seems to be a pretty understandable decision.
Continuing with the description of the album, noteworthy is "Death Before Dishonour", a track that, touching on prog, gives an idea of how much the band has a sense of heterogeneity that is not easy to find in other typically Metalcore bands today. Closing with a bang with the good "Meet The Monster", Ivan Moody's vocal and melodic skills are impressive, and I must emphasize how it is not easy in a genre like the one expressed by 5FDP (abbreviated name), to be able to manage a musical mass of power, thickness, and aggressiveness, adding just enough catchiness to make an album like this one 'successful' and somehow keep everyone happy. I feel confident in stating that Five Finger Death Punch are now an established reality and "The Way Of The Fist" is proof of it. I recommend listening to Metalcore, Heavy Metal fans, but why not even those used to more 'soft' records tending towards hard rock.
Note: I do not recommend listening to tracks on Myspace, as most of the songs present do not belong to this album, some of the songs are part of the group's second album, "War Is The Answer", a significantly softer album.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Ashes (03:44)
You don't understand me, and you probably never will (probably never will)
A tendency to self destruct, and a soft spot for the filth
A hair trigger temperament a switchblade for a tongue(switchblade for a tongue)
I'm a walking one-man-genocide black belt in corrupt
Everything I touch turns to ashes
Falls away, it falls away
Everything I touch turns to ashes
It slips right through my hands
Love me
Hate me
Isolate me, everyday that I'm alive
Strait up, mentally unstable
You dont have to like my life
I'm a jinx, a curse
Some say, "the worst"
I'm a savage, rabid beast (savage rabid beast)
been called so many fuckin' things, it doesn't affect me in the least(NOO)
I've stolen, lied, been crucified, but I don't regret a thing(don't regret a thing)
I'm an egocentric masochist with a sadist's point of bleak
Everything I touch turns to ashes
Falls away, it falls away
Everything I touch turns to ashes
It slips right through my hands
Love me
Hate me
Isolate me, everyday that I'm alive
Live to prove you wrong, it's easy, when your heart is filled with ice
Chapters in my life define me
Changed me into this deprived
Strait up, mentally unstable
You dont have to like my life
Everything I touch turns to ashes
Falls away, it falls away
Everything I touch turns to ashes
It slips right through my hands
02 The Way of the Fist (03:58)
Break this shit down!
Zoltan, open the sky!
[V1:]
You want it, you got it
Everything you needed and more
You said it, I heard it
Careful what you wish for
Deleted, defeated everything you've ever been
No mercy, it's the way of the fist
[Pre-Chorus:]
Strapped with rage, got no patience for victims
Sick and tired of the whole fuckin' world
[Chorus:]
I don't remember asking you about your imperfections
You might win one battle
But know this, I'll win the fucking war!
End of the goddamn road! (Right!)
Step to me, step to me motherfucker
Zip your lip, you've run out of time
Step to me, step to me motherfucker
Talk the talk, now walk the damn line
[V2:]
Deserve it, you earned it, got yourself a fuckin' war
Believe it, you need it, face down on the fuckin' floor
I hate it, can't take it
Wanna break your fuckin' bones
No mercy, you faggot
Should've left it all alone
[Pre-Chorus:]
Strapped with rage, got no patience for victims
Sick and tired of the whole fuckin' world
[Chorus:]
I don't remember asking you about your imperfections
You might win one battle
But know this, I'll win the fucking war!
As you crash and burn
1, 2, fuck you! (Right!)
Step to me, step to me motherfucker
Zip your lip, you've run out of time
Step to me, step to me motherfucker
Talk the talk, now walk the damn line!
Step to me, step to me motherfucker
Shut your face, it's your turn to die
Step to me, step to me anybody
Talk the shit, your ass is mine!
[Chorus:]
I don't remember asking you about your imperfections
You might win one battle
But know this, I'll win the fucking war!
03 Salvation (03:20)
Go!
Right!
Disgusted by your weakness
You have no right to live
To know you is to hate you
But your life's yours to give
You monkey see, you monkey do
You're always doing what they tell you to
You're such a puppet on a string
You don't get it
I won't bow to something that I've never seen
Can't believe in something that doesn't believe in me
I'm not blood of your blood
I am no son of your god
I've no faith in your fate
Still I find salvation
(Guitar solo)
You think you have the answers
To every last detail
In your eyes you're the victor
In mine you've all but failed
You monkey see, you monkey do
You're always doing what they tell you to
You're such a puppet on a string
You don't get it
You monkey see, you monkey do
You're always doing what they tell you to
You're such a puppet on a string
You don't get it
I won't bow to something that I've never seen
Can't believe in something that doesn't believe in me
I'm not blood of your blood
I am no son of your god
I've no faith in your fate
Still I find salvation
04 The Bleeding (04:28)
I remember when all the games began.
Remember every little lie
and every last goodbye.
Promises you broke, words you choked on
and I never walked away. Its still a mystery to me
Well I'm so empty
I'm better off without you and you're better off without me.
Well you're so UNCLEAN!!
I'm better off without you and YOU'RE BETTER OFF WITHOUT ME!!
THE LYING!!
THE BLEEDING!!
THE SCREAMING!!!
WAS TEARING ME APART!!
THE HATRED!!
DECEIVING!!
THE BLEEDING!!
IT'S OVER!!!
Paint the mirrors black (to forget you)
I still picture your face and the way you used to taste.
Roses in a glass dead and wilted.
To you this all was nothing,
everything to you is nothing
Well you're so filthy...
I'm better off without you and you're better off without me.
Well I'm so UGLY!!
You'rebetter off without me and I'M BETTER OFF WITHOUT!!!
THE LYING!!
THE BLEEDING!!
THE SCREAMING!!
WAS TEARING ME APART!!!
THE HATRED!!
THE BEATINGS!!
DISASTER!!!
IT'S OVER!!
As wicked as you are...you're beautiful to me.
You're the darkest burning star, your MY PERFECT DIESEASE!
THE LYING!!
THE BLEEDING!!
THE SCREAMING!!!
WAS TEARING ME APART!!
THE HATRED!!
THE BEATINGS!!
IT'S OVER!!!
DISASTER!! It's over now.
08 Can't Heal You (03:03)
The deeper you get, the farther you fall down
The closer I get, the more you dissolve
You're lost inside, your pale addictions
Bury you, with the demons in the ash
Can't heal you, don't want to
cause you can't save yourself
Can't heal you, don't need to
cause you won't save yourself
You are the one who made the decision
stuck in a prison, shattered and broken
I am the one who, expected to heal you, save you from drowning in your endless nightmare
Blessed be, the disillusioned
The banished misfit and the cursed hollow son
Can't heal you, I don't want to
cause you can't save yourself
Can't help you, don't need to
cause you won't save yourself
We're taught to perish but fade away
Become the haunted and die as slaves
Can't heal you, I don't want to
cause you can't save yourself
Can't help you, don't need to
cause you won't save yourself
Can't heal you, don't want to
cause you can't save yourself
Can't heal you, don't need to
cause you won't save yourself
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