 
Ever since Five Finger Death Punch released their
debut album ‘The Way OF The Fist’
back in 2007 they have gone on to be one of the
most talked about metal bands of their time, they
have toured the world solidly and each and every
time they tour they leave a lasting impression
due to their hectic live show where they put 110%
into ever show and end up leaving a slight controversial;
note like their performance at Download Festival
in 2010 where they invited the crowd to crowd
surf on stage which got their set closed down
in seconds and then we had the whole Ivan says
game at this year’s Download which was just
hilarious but yet again one of the most memorable
moments from the festival.
When it comes to releasing new music Five Finger
Death Punch like to drop a new album every two
years but this year they are breaking that routine
as they have just released their fourth studio
album ‘The Wrong Side Of Heaven The Righteous
Side Of Hell Vol 1’ and are due to follow
it up with ‘Vol 2’ towards the end
of the year just before they hit these shores
to tour alongside the mighty Avenged Sevenfold
and Device.
‘The Wrong Side Of Heaven The Righteous
Side Of Hell Vol 1’ opens with the lead
single ‘Lift Me Up’ which features
Rob Halford from Judas Priest as special guest
who happens to be the first of many special guests
featuring on the album. ‘Lift Me Up’
is a beast of a track it is heavy but at the same
time it has the much loved catchy feel from Five
Finger Death Punch which we have come to expect
now, the riffs are massive and the guitar solos
are breathtaking and the duel vocals from Rob
Halford and Ivan Moody work wonders.
‘Watch You Bleed’ is a great song
as it opens in quite a dreamy way where you start
to think that Five Finger Death Punch are going
all soft on us then out of nowhere come the classic
machine gun style guitar riffs from Zoltan and
Ivan Moody lays down his vocals like a man on
a mission.
As mentioned above there are so many guests on
the album from the likes of Tech N9ne, Max Cavalera,
Maria Brink and Jamey Jasta and each and every
one of these guests add something different to
the album but the fun is that Five finger Death
Punch have recorded two versions of each of these
songs so the fans can see what they sound like
with and without the guests take the song ‘Dot
Your Eyes’ for example it features Hatbreed’s
Jamey Jasta and it is easily the most aggressive
song on the album and the song that I am sure
the majority of Five Finger Death Punch fans are
going to listen to the most as it is just pure
manic and explosive leaving a slight Slipknot
feeling in your head and the version with Jamey
Jasta is that little bit more epic sounding than
the version without due to the fact that Jasta
is right up there with Moody as the master of
aggressive vocals.
Interestingly the two versions of ‘Anywhere
But Here’ on the album both feature In This
Moments Marina Brink on guest vocals however the
first version she just sings a few words yet the
second version is a full on duet and easily the
better version of the two as she battles out perfectly
with Ivan Moody vocally whilst the rest of the
band lay down some big riffs and beats.
Towards the end of the album Five Finger Death
Punch do a cover of L.L. Cool J’s ‘Mama
Said Knock You Out’ with the help of rapper
Tech N9ne and the cover is fantastic as both Five
Finger Death Punch and Tech N9ne put everything
into the song to make it their own and it is safe
to say that they have out done the master of rap
L.L. Cool J with their rap/rock/electronic cover.
Not every song on the album is an absolute brutal
offering as Five Finger Death Punch really tone
things down for the extremely radio friendly ‘Wrong
Side Of Heaven’ and also the mostly spoken
word ‘Diary Of A Deadman’ which is
mellow for the majority of its running with a
few screams and shouts thrown in for good measures.
Just like the previous album releases from Five
Finger Death Punch ‘The Wrong Side Of Heaven
The Righteous Side Of Hell Vol 1’ is a big
diverse collection of songs that are hard not
to full in love with straight away, in fact with
all the guest appearances and the solid cover
song it is safe to say that this is the most diverse
offering from Five Finger Death Punch so far and
I personally can’t see how they are going
follow things up with ‘Vol 2’.
5/5
Review by Trigger
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