Mad About Rock

  Welsh hard hitters, HOUSE OF HOSTS, are rising fast. The band have just released their scorching new single and video, 'Pedestal' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yjDs_qCmLg The track is lifted from their forthcoming EP, 'Reckoning', out on Friday 26th September. With this in mind, we exclusively caught up with the band and asked them to give the tracks that have greatly inspired their sound: Daniel Foley-Griffiths (vocals) Track Choice: Five Finger Death Punch - Wrong Side Of Heaven, Righteous Side Of Hell. "The double album was beautifully constructed in a way that not only harnesses the pure rage and drive of the screams but balances out with the contrast of melodic choruses and harmony. For me it demonstrates perfectly that you can both be heavy and sinister but also delicate and tranquil." Beth Goodwin (drums) Track Choice: Avenged Sevenfold - Unholy Confessions "The Rev plays incredible melodic and syncopated drums that emphasise and com...

  Multi-platinum hard rock powerhouse, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH celebrates the 10th Anniversary of “The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 1 & Volume 2” and announced a LIMITED EDITION VINYL 6LP BOX SET, as well as a digital release that will be available on December 1, 2023. In 2013, Five Finger Death Punch launched 2 albums, The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 1 & Volume 2. The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 1 is the fourth studio album by Five Finger Death Punch and the first of two albums released by the band in 2013. It was released on July 30, 2013. The album debuted in the United States Billboard 200 charts at No. 2, their highest chart position in that country, with 113,000 copies sold. Volume 2 and Got Your Six would eventually tie this chart record. The album has been certified platinumfor sales of at least 1,000,000 copies in the US and was produced by Five Finger Death Punch and K...

  Multi-platinum hard rock powerhouse, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH have announced a LIMITED EDITION GOLD VINYL REISSUE of their eighth studio album, titled “F8”, as well as on cassette for the first time. The album was originally released globally on February 28th, 2020 and is available HERE “ F8 ” debuted at #1 on rock charts around the world with Top 10 Mainstream chart debuts in the USA, Austria, Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK and more. “F8 ” features #1 hit singles “Inside Out” , “A Little Bit Off” , “ Living The Dream ”and “Darkness Settles In” . FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Zoltan Bathory said, "We had an extremely successful, yet tumultuous couple of years as a band. We didn't just weather the storm but came out on the other side better than ever. It was a focused sober group recording its most important album to date and without a question it shows. This album represents rebirth, progression, transcendence both personally and musi...

  Five Finger Death Punch has added headline shows in Luxembourg, Bratislava, Prague and Bucharest to the band’s already impressive run of 2023 European tour dates which includes a number of shows in direct support of Metallica, as well as major festivals appearances at UK’s Download Festival and Germany’s Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park festivals, amongst others. Presale for the newly announced headline shows will start on March 1st at 10 am local time with the general on sale beginning on March 3rd at 10 am local time. For more information and tickets, please go to fivefingerdeathpunch.com/tour . In other news, Five Finger Death Punch just claimed its 15th consecutive #1 hit on the U.S. Active Rock Radio Chart (Mediabase) with current single “Welcome To The Circus”. The single also adds to 5FDP’s record streak of #1’s on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart where the band continues to hold the record for the longest run of leading consecutive entries since 1981. “Welcome To T...

  The greatest rock and metal festival of all time, Download Festival, announces 44 new names and the day splits for 2023’s mammoth line-up. New names include the blistering Halestorm, Alter Bridge, Neck Deep, Bob Vylan, Carcass, Five Finger Death Punch, Jinjer, Coheed and Cambria, Electric Callboy, Hot Milk and The Amity Affliction, who will join the celebration of Download’s 20-year legacy at the hallowed grounds of Donington Park across four days over 8-11 June 2023. They join headliners Slipknot, Bring Me The Horizon and Metallica, who will deliver two massive no-repeat performances. Weekend and day tickets are now on sale, as well as a very limited amount of camping tickets and new VIP options: www.downloadfestival.co.uk . The biggest annual gathering of the rock and metal tribes will be joined by 44 new names, including the Grammy-winning Halestorm, hard rock frontrunners Alter Bridge, heavy metal behemoths Five Finger Death Punch, MOBO’s first ever Best Alternative Music Ac...

  Better Noise Music, home to bands including Five Finger Death Punch, The HU, NOTHING MORE, Bad Wolves, Asking Alexandria and many more, present their 12 Days of Xmas! Each day beginning from Tuesday, December 13 until Xmas Eve, Better Noise will highlight some of the biggest albums they have released this year! SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24 FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Afterlife Multi-platinum hard rock powerhouse, Five Finger Death Punch, released their ninth studio album, “Afterlife” this year. The band are one of the most successful rock acts in modern music. Having amassed 25 top 10 hit singles and 13 #1 singles. Having become one of the most recognizable names in music, 5FDP frequently play all major festivals and sell out arenas around the world. Since their debut album, The Way of the Fist came out in 2007 the band has released seven consecutive albums that were certified Gold or Platinum by the RIAA, as well as two chart topping Greatest Hits albums. In addition, 5FDP has earned num...

  Photo Credit: Enkhbat Nyamkhishig Acclaimed Mongolian rock band The HU return with a huge new single ‘This Is Mongol’, out everywhere today. Ahead of their second official studio album, set for release later this year via Better Noise Music, The HU share new track ‘This Is Mongol’. As with all of their music, The HU connects the world to Mongolian culture and its unique core values of natural preservation and spiritual connection with the earth. These core values are on full display in the new, epic official video for ‘This is Mongol’, also released today. Watch here . The deeply meaningful lyrics in their new track uplift the Mongol people, as the band wishes for prosperity and peace among all. Previously debuting at #1 on the World Album and Top New Artist charts with their 2019 debut album The Gereg, the band are excited to start dropping new music for fans. Currently on their Black Thunder Tour, The HU also recently played two incredible Coachella sets, earning an array of...