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Five Finger Death Punch Deadly In Europe
ELEVEN SEVEN MUSIC GROUP’S,
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH
THRIVING IN EUROPE
BAND WINS 2 MAJOR CATEGORIES AND HAS SOLD-OUT PERFORMANCE AT BANDIT ROCK AWARDS TO KICK OFF NEARLY-SOLD-OUT EUROPEAN TOUR
Los Angeles, CA – Allen Kovac’s Eleven Seven Music Group (ex-North America) continues to stoke the flames of the success of FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH in Europe. In less than a year, the company has significantly elevated the band’s positioning with regards to touring, record sales and overall visibility.
The band’s latest stop in Sweden for the Bandit Rock Awards was a sign of the success they have won ex-North America. The critically acclaimed band sold out the 3,000-seat awards show venue in advance of the show, as they headlined the performances that night. Their incredible, high-energy show punctuated their win of the “Best International Band” and “Best International Album Of The Year” awards. Among the rabid FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH fans in attendance was labelmate, Vinnie Paul of HELLYEAH (see attached photo). “It feels great to work with a company that has bands with that kind of camaraderie,” concludes Darren Edwards, the label representative at Warner/ADA.
The press has been supportive of the band worldwide. “So much swagger and conviction you can’t help but be swept along,” says Metal Hammer of the band’s appeal in the UK. Kerrang! Magazine (UK) adds “…there isn’t anyone in the same realm, let alone close, at delivering unadulterated, no-frills heavy-fucking metal…stand in their way and prepare to get squashed.” Gaffa Magazine in Denmark states “5FDP manage to capture their listeners in with an iron fist.” “This band represents the future and they are here to stay,” says Rock Nytt in Sweden.
Since their formation in 2006, Five Finger Death Punch—Ivan Moody [Vocals], Zoltan Bathory [Guitar], Jason Hook [Guitar], Jeremy Spencer [Drums], and Chris Kael [Bass]—has evolved into a melodic rock machine which has produced three Gold certified albums–The Way of The Fist (2007), War Is The Answer (2009) and American Capitalist (2011)– with cumulative single sales now exceeding over 4.5 million. In 2013, FFDP continued their massive success with the July 30th release of THE WRONG SIDE OF HEAVEN AND THE RIGHTEOUS SIDE OF HELL, VOLUME 1 via Prospect Park in North America / Eleven Seven (all other territories). The album debuted as the #1 rock album across the globe, as well as #2 on the U.S. Billboard Top 200 Album Chart, #3 in Canada, #4 on Germany’s top albums chart, #12 in Australia and #21 in the UK and Japan amongst others. A mere 4 months later, FFDP released the second installment of their masterwork– THE WRONG SIDE OF HEAVEN AND THE RIGHTEOUS SIDE OF HELL, VOLUME 2—which entered the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart at #2 in the US, #13 in Germany, #24 in Sweden and #29 in Australia.