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Interview w/ Five Finger Death Punch

Written by Art Michalski

Wednesday, 01 August 2007

Also en route to the first show of the Family Values Tour, lead singer Ivan Moody had to endure a long bus ride. Little did he know that I was about to call him for an interview. During our interview, the former Motograter lead singer and singer of the new band Five Finger Death Punch discussed the evolution of the making of the band’s debut record, his dream mixed martial arts match and the differences with the Kill Bill movies. Here is a taste of what Ivan and I talked about: MCB: Five Finger Death Punch has members from a wide range of bands (W.A.S.P., U.P.O., Motograter), how did you guys come together and form FFDP? IM: The project got started two years ago. I met Zoltan (Bathory- guitarist) through a friend at the Key Club in Hollywood and he gave me a demo of the band. I sat on it for a few months, contacted them through MySpace and then joined up. The guys didn’t need to massage anything out, it came together easily. MCB: What sort of themes did you and the rest of the band want to touch on with the debut record? IM:We wanted to keep it as raw and as metal as it could get. We weren’t in it for mass mainstream fame or to make a hit single or anything. When writing the lyrics, a lot of emotion and personal stuff came out in the music and it’s music I’m proud of. MCB:Any songs so far that have been receiving a lot of response from the fans about the release of the album? IM: Defintely the most has been for “The Bleeding.” It’s a passionate song with lots of heart. It talks about relationships and issues that are common themes fans can relate with. MCB: You guys got involved with mixed martial arts and are working with Beat Down TV, are you bigger fans of MMA or boxing right now? IM:I’ve been a fan of boxing for a long time, but its become boring. MMA is definitely taking over. The fans are more involved and the fighters seem more caring about their fans than boxers, who just want to come in and have their payday. MCB: Any dream MMA matches that you want to see in the future? IM: I’d have to say Tito Ortiz versus Rampage Jackson. A lot of people hate Tito, but I think he kicks ass. MCB: Five Finger Death Punch got their name from the “Kill Bill” movies, you prefer the first or second movie? IM: Zoltan is a fan of those movies, and came up with the name. The name also comes from the mixed martial arts realm, but if I had to decide, I’d pick Kill Bill Vol. 2. The scene where she’s buried alive had me out of breath, plus the writing was better in the second movie. Five Finger Death Punch will headline the Family Values’ second stage around 7pm, when it hits DTE Energy Music Theatre on Wednesday, July 25th. The band’s debut record, “The Way of the Fist" is due out July 31st from Firm Music.

 

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