Five Finger Death Punch ‘War Is The Answer’ Track-By-Track Preview
Your first look at the new album from the mighty Five Finger Death Punch!
Five Finger Death Punch’s new album ‘War Is The Answer’ is due for release on 21st September on Spinefarm/Universal and was produced by Kevin Churko and mixed by Randy Staub.The band also released details of a tour with Shadows Fall for later on in the year and you can get details and tickets here!
Here’s our track-by-track guide to what you can expect from FFDP!
Dying Breed – Wasting no time in getting things underway with a track that flies out of the traps in an avalanche of savage riffs and vocal delivery. It recalls Slipknot’s ‘The Heretic Anthem’ in the verses before Ivan Moody pulls out one of the many mountainous choruses that dominate ‘War Is The Answer’. Light the ticker-tape, watch it go.
Hard to See – Double-kick drums pound away behind a stirring lead-guitar line and a hell of a vocal-line on the verse. The album’s first single, you can check it out here and make up your own mind. We think it rocks like a motherfucker!
Bulletproof – Hurtling along like a steam-train, it’s another chugging slab of a track. It’s got to be said, FFDP have nailed a style that combines nu-metal aggression, a colossal guitar sound and classic hard-rock song structures. There really is something for everyone here and ‘Bulletproof’ is a grade-a example of this.
No One Gets Left Behind – A hell of a lead chugging riff and call-and-answer start to the track. Ivan’s vocals reach a personal best in the chorus. “Have you no back-bone, have you no spine?”, he sings with melody and menace in equal measure.
Crossing Over – Crossing Over is a ballad with balls that has soul but without entering wussy, sell-out territory. It also contains a solo that absolutely wails. Again, it’s the mix of saliva-snarling venom and pitch-perfect melody from vocalist Moody that really brings Crossing Over home.
Burn It Down – Already available online, ‘Burn It Down’s eastern-inspired riffing mixed with palm-muted brutality and some serious aggression levels. “You think you know me? You don’t know shit!”! Now, THAT’S a way to open a track!
Far From Home – This song has the potential to be huge. Like, SUPER huge! An acoustic intro, strings, subtle distorted power-chords before unleashing a chorus that could fill stadiums. The lead guitars and the rhythm section behind them is really something else. If this isn’t ‘a US smash-hit’ then we’ll eat our hat if you provide the condiments.
Falling In Hate – A driving, mid-tempo riff that reminds of Metallica’s ‘Load’-era. There’s none of the singing that’s all over the album on this track, it’s just a snarling beast of a track. The mid-song beatdown is a volcanic explosion of heaviness.
My Own Hell – FFDP are providing some serious choruses this time out. My Own Hell is a first-class example of just how much this band have improved. The band haven’t rewritten their blue-print, they’ve just improved on everything and the chorus hook of “I’m a prisoner of My Own hell!” is perfect for this anthem-in-waiting.
Walk Away – Shades of Tool here on this ballad. Again, this one could become a huge hit for the band with the slow-burning guitars and immense vocals combining to provide maximum impact. The building and pacing of the track is fantastic.
Canto 34 – A great instrumental that’s packed with disjointed low-end riffs and those epic, wailing lead guitars. It’s great to hear a new band come through with guitarists that can shred it with the best of them and the rhythm-track remains interesting throughout. A beautiful mid-section with subtle synths is an eye-opening surprise too.
Bad Company – A cover of the classic Bad Company song. To take on a Paul Rodgers vocal and knock it out of the park deserves massive respect and the song is reinvented as a road-worn, Metallica-esque rocker.
War Is The Answer – Going out with a bang, the album’s title-track recalls Pantera and Slipknot in equal measures. We’re talking ‘Eyeless’ territory here. It’s a nasty, bruising thrasher of a track. “I’ll slap you so hard you’ll feel like you kissed a fucking freight-train,” spits Ivan half-way through the record. Boom, motherfucker!
If you liked ‘The Way Of The Fist’, you are going to love the shit out of ‘War Is The Answer’. If you’re yet to get acquainted with FFDP, it’s best you do so now because this band is going to blow-up. Believe it.
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GIVE IT 2 ME NOOOOOOOW!!!
NEED THIS NOW!!! CANT FUCKIN WAIT FOR THEIR TOUR
sounds interesting. They’re a little generic but I won’t mind giving this a go. I’d like to see them live sometime (I’ll probably go to the Shadows Fall show). Now, if they were to tour with Hatebreed? That would be something to celebrate.
OMG NEED THIS ALBUM AND GREG UR IDEA ABOUT THEM TOURING WITH HATEBREED WOULD BE INSANE!!!!!!
i need this, i need this, i need this NOW!
Oh my god! I can not wait for this album to come out! I loved every single song on their “The Way Of The Fist” album hopefully this one will be just as good as their first! <3
can we plz sort out wether its abreviated 2 5fdp or ffdp! personally i prefer 5fdp. discuss.
This is undoubtably going to suck. Balls.
I can not wait for this album to drop…got to listen to the 3 teaser songs off this album and I am so excited to hear the rest!
bassman…i dont mind either. their twitter is @FFDP yet there site is 5fdp.com They rock so much they can pull off both lol
I want this album so bad! its gonna be so awesome!
KnuckleHead For Life!
I KNEW THIS WAS GOING TO BE KILLER !!!!! CAN’T WAIT TO BUY THE HARDCORE PACKAGE AT HTTP://WWW.FIVEFINGERDEATHPUNCH.COM
LOVE IT !!!
I have this album pre ordered already and reading this review makes me want it even more!!! I can’t wait one more month, NEED THIS KICK ASS MUSIC NOW!
love the new single and burn it down. GREAT review! can’t wait for the new album and don’t forget to check out their tour dates on their website!
bass man its ffdp and the album is awesome ivan gave me a copy at hms hammer and it fucking rules
Bassman me and my bro think it should be 5FDP it sounds way better. And fuck you Kasper Maigaard you suck balls you piece of shit.
I prefer 5fdp
“Burn it Down” was my first taste of WitA and I consumed it – the breakaway styles in “Hard to See” made me curious but became so ingrained in my head I couldn’t ignore it and “Bulletproof” became a new anthem before I finished my first listen – all three have made it into my daily rotation for the trip to work and damn it feels good!
king of heavy metal you’re talking nonsense! How could Ivan have given you a copy – more to the point WHY would have given you a copy – of an album that they hadn’t finished recording?!
It’s 5FDP. Check their Knuckle Duster logo.
just fuk it all in this world 5fdp is good like acdc
“Way of the Fist” is a CD that I listen to EVERYDAY… I NEVER get tired of listening to it and after reading this review, it sounds like 5FDP is only getting better and better! I’ve already pre-ordered “War Is The Answer”…. have you?
It is refreshing to see a band that still bring a punch like Pantera. The bands name says it all and I can’t wait to listen to this much anticpated album.
caren gibson seeing as i run their uk fanclub and their fancorps page and have helped them at gigs around the globe i was given a rough copy of the album at hms hammer by my good friend ivan who i also worked with when he was in motograter so got you there on that one
FIVE FINGER DEATH OWND!!!!!!11!!1!
pity this magazine took almost 2 years to notice this band and now they have they cant get out of their arse glad its you guys and not kerrang tho
You mean, the way we brought them over for their first ever UK dates on Defenders Of The Faith? Or the way that certain people (Caren for example) have championed them from the start?
Don’t be silly, my man.
king of heavy metal – if you’ve had a copy since mid June, why would they tell me I was the first person outside of the band to hear it before they even finished recording it a month ago?
I cant f***in wait for this album. I really wish it was September 22nd already. All the tracks sound like killers. FFDP is deff going to blow up BIG!
I cant f***in wait for this album. I really wish it was September 22nd already. All the tracks sound like killers. FFDP is deff going to blow up BIG!
KNUCKLEHEAD FOR LIFE
if it is 5fdp as certified by caren y hav u put it as ffdp in this article (beezer)???
also the pic is of the band with Darrel Roberts who has now been replaced by jason hook. so many mistakes
I agree with king of heavy metal, They released the way of the fist a couple years ago, It took hammer ages to get into them.:|
caren you silly sausage awww did they actually say that to you or are you trying to make yourself feel better and you didnt champion them from the start as ive read your mag since they started waiting for mentions and it took 18 months before anything even kerrang had mentions 3 months before you, and the whole of fan corps heard the album back in july thats over 100 uk fans for starters, and beezer bit weird they played 3 weeks before defenders of the faith and were due to play the june before through fancorps but pulled out the tour due to illness, cant believe how this mag always jumps on the bandwagon 2 years later than everyone else, oh well im just gonna sit and enjoy listening to my copy of the album for the 3rd time today, learn your facts about these bands before you make mistakes peace out and keep it heavy
Wow..what an absolute wonderful review!! This is the best that I have ever seen!!
Even though I am losing sleep because I cannot wait for the release you have accomplished what no man has ever done…..which is the desire for wanting this cd beyond belief!! Patience..ha…That is far gone…
This CD is the one…the one to make waves in water, a double take in ones eye or should I say ear..This absolutely fantastic!!
Thank you so much for sharing!!
Kathy
this band is so awful and overrated, i feel sorry for you people. only a 12 year old with narrow music knowledge would consider this band “cool”.
I’m loving the album, and the lack of full stops in King Of Heavy Metal’s posts. Who cares who did what, the fact is we’re doing stuff on them now and that’s the important thing surely?
Lewis:I have to agree with you. The fact your doing so now IS what matters.
I am trying to see if I can figure out King of Heavy Metal’s real name..if its who I think it is..then he DOES have the access he states.
Now, a month or so ago, everyone got a taste of FFDP/5FDP (its all the same..lol) They allowed everyone the chance to get Hard to See (from iTunes) and to hear Burn it Down. But, again…if King of Heavy Metal is who he is..then he is correct and WOULD have access to the CD, etc. I know for a fact he works with them and is friends.
(now no one take that the wrong way just validating the facts).
Again, thank you so much for this review!! I highly enjoyed it!!
kathy why do u want my real name lol, ive had access to a lot of things with them for the past 2 years and 3 years with ivan (motograter stuff) am gonna be spending time with them when they come to the uk and sorting out people at gigs with free stickers and posters (first come first serve on that people) and am hoping to get people along to the aftershow they plan on doing in london, i just find it funny that terry and caren had to try and shoot me down before they knew the facts
and if you can’t read, i did state i was given a rough copy of the whole album so i do not know if all tracks will sound the same, but it is labelled with all the tracks you have stated here plus 2 bonus tracks you dont have which are succubus(hate me) and undone
kohm – I stand corrected. Apologies. I understood they were still recording bits and pieces in July.
alls cool its a great album and i do plan on buying a proper copy when its released on the 22nd you should know yourself that most copies before release are rarely what u get on final product
can not wait til the new album drop on the 22 of sept…I am loving the 3 songs that I have heard to date, and know that the others will meet or exceed my expectations
this album is gonna kick ass! Reading this makes me want it even more!
Awesome review!!
I CANNOT wait for this album to come out!
Already pre-ordered it!
and the NEW TOUR BABY!
CAN’T. WAIT!
Wow, this album is gonna kick some major ass. I can’t wait. LOVE the article above and the track by track summary.
I am already in love with Hard to See and can’t stop playing the amazing video.
anyone got a leak of this?
I love these guys. Please bring them back to Beaumont or Houston soon.
I can’t wait to get “War Is the answer!
I cant fucking wait for the album please release it early. I need it.
wow…knuckleheads be nice. WE ARE ALL SUPPORTERS OF FFDP HERE!
Im on fancorps too and I will be also be giving away stickers and posters in the Vegas and Pomona, CA show!!
I love this ariticle! btw.
I also cant wait to get a hold of the new cd. I was shocked when i heard hard to see. A bit different but still good
just to let people know the album is leaked online already but please do go and buy a proper copy and support this awesome band
This review makes me want to hear the album even more!
Jesus, this is one of the best sounding albums ever. No doubt it’ll live up to this, probably surpass it too. Can’t wait, I ordered my hardcore package today. !
I became a 5FDP fan as soon as I seen them live. This cd is f’n amazing. 5FDP is the shit!!!!!!!
BADASS!!!!! Only a week left, can’t fucking wait to have the fury unleashed!
FYI, Release date was today. This album is fucking amazing! Heavy riffs, amazing lyrics, and they didn’t stray from being 5FDP! Love, love, love th
I NEED THIS ALBUM!!!! love it all the way and cant wait to get it!
this review made me even more excited about the new album. i am going to buy it the first day it comes out. how come more reviews can not get me this excited about albums like this one? this is number one on my wish list definitely.
Awesome review Metal Hammer \m/ horn to you for that.
5FDP is, in my eyes, the greatest “new” band out there, “The way of the fist” was a killer album and with this new album they did the imposible and made a even better album.
If you like Hard to see, go buy the album it is fucking great.
see you nov. 20. in Copenhagen
best album of the year
This album is amazing!!!
OHHHHHHH HELL YEAH AMAZING ALBUM!!!!!!
I Couldnt wait until the cd came out and i have to say once i heard it i fell inlove with it, they did a great job with bad company…i cant wait for a new cd
The whole album is freaking awesome but my favorite song is hard to see. I just love the beat and the lyrics,
BEST METAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR!!! Thats all I can say!!!
Such an incredible follow up album…saw 5FDP a few weeks ago live in Dayton, Ohio and many songs from “War is the Anwser” were played and both the album and live are so intense!!
I Love this cd can’t wait till they put at another one
i love this fucking album its the shit and damn right five finger death punch is gonna blow up!!!!
The Cd is great. This band is one of the greatest american bands to come out in along time! Ivan has touched so many ppl with his lyrics it is unreal! They are a very talented band!!