5 Finger Punch
Rafa Ostermann
In a new interview with June Archer, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist and founder Zoltan Bathory spoke about the origins of the band's name. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Basically, I'm a martial artist since I was a little kid. So all the Bruce Lee movies and all the martial arts movies were my favorites. I loved underground Hong Kong cinema, those old, old movies. And there was a movie of 'Five Fingers Of Death', so that was a a classic. And then when 'Kill Bill' came out, they had this five-finger exploding heart, whatever, technique. And so we were sitting in movie theater, I'm, like, 'Man, that sounds so stupid, that should be a band name.' And then pretty much here we go today. And, basically, we shortened this, because five-finger exploding lotus technique wouldn't be a good-sounding name. So I ended up picking FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH. It's sort of like an ode to kung fu and martial arts and this old-school Hong Kong martial arts cinema, basically."
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH recently announced a headlining U.S. tour this summer with support from MARILYN MANSON and SLAUGHTER TO PREVAIL. The trek will kick off on August 2 in Hershey, Pennsylvania and run through September 19 when it will conclude in Houston, Texas.
Prior to the U.S. run, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH will embark on a tour of Europe in the spring for more stadium dates with METALLICA on the latter act's "M72" world tour in addition to headlining shows with special guest ICE NINE KILLS and select appearances at major festivals.
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One Finger Death Punch seems like a self-explanatory title. If it brings to mind a game in which many tiny enemies are punched into pieces using a simple control scheme, then you have understood the intent of the title. The left mouse button punches to the left, the right mouse button punches to the right. Occasionally there are swords, bows and bombs. That's about all there is to it, so why do I not want to stop playing? Here's wot I think.
I installed One Finger Death Punch a few days ago, expecting to spend five minutes chortling at its exploding stickmen. My decision to play it was prompted by the same vacantly morbid fascination that would cause me to read the back cover and first couple of pages of this book if I saw it in a second-hand store. Actually, if anybody has a copy of -cover-ever.jpg The Cyborg and the Sorcerers, please get in touch so that I can arrange to pick it up, complete with your own careful annotations.
One Finger Death Punch is an exciting, blood-pumper of a game though. Imagine if The Cyborg and the Sorcerers turned out to be a well-crafted thriller, so gripping that you turned the pages faster than a teenager with a pornographic flick book. My initial five minutes with it (the game, not the flick book) taught me everything I needed to know but tickled my curiosity by showing what lay ahead.
The musical connection is rarely made explicit in the game, which is far more concerned with stylised ultraviolence and mildly off-putting voiceovers than any aesthetic exploration of its rhythmic roots. In fact, having only seen videos and screenshots, I would probably have assumed that the whole thing was a throwback to the stickman combat games that used to dominate Newgrounds, which was where everyone chilled out before TVtropes and memes gentrified the internet.
Five Fingers, five times, five punches, time to DIE! Five Finger Death Punch comes to Shoreline Amphitheatre on Tuesday, September 3rd 2024. Plus, and get this, the supporting act is none other the god of shock, Marilyn Manson, and finally, the opening act, more death from Russia, its Slaughter to Prevail.
Originally from Las Vegas, Five Finger Death Punch, or if that's too much, 5FDP, or I guess, FFDP, were formed in 2005, and currently is made up of; lead singer Ivan Moody, guitarists Zoltan Bathory, and Andy James, bassist Chris Kael, and drummer Charlie Engen. With a total of fifteen number one singles and twenty-eight top ten hits, 5FDP has been busy since 2007, releasing nine studio albums, seven of which have received RIAA certification as Gold or Platinum. The band has also topped the charts with two Greatest Hits albums.
Five Finger Death Punch, Marylin Manson, Slaughter to Prevail, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Tuesday 3rd September 2024. Get tickets here, right now, press that "Buy Tickets" button as hard as you can! Come on, I worked D&D into 5FDP promo, how cool is that, buy the damn tickets.
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