Five Finger Death Punch

History

Five Finger Death Punch was founded in 2005 by former bassist and drummer , Zoltan deriving the band's name from classic martial arts cinema. Bassist Matt Snell joined in early 2006. Later that year, Bathory contacted vocalist Ivan Moody (formerly of ), sending him some of the material the band had recorded and asked him to audition for the vocalist position. Moody flew from his home in to Los Angeles and quickly began recording material with the band.

Jason Hook, who replaced guitarist Darrell Roberts in 2009

By the end of 2006, their debut album, had been recorded, entirely produced by the band. The album was recorded with Stevo "Shotgun" Bruno and Mike Sarkisyan and was mixed by guitarist . After searching for a second guitarist, they found Caleb Bingham who played some shows with the band, but was later replaced by . Shortly after recording the album, they signed a record deal with Firm Music, a branch of "". On July 10, 2007, they released an , exclusively through the American . The album's lead single, "", was released on July 13, 2007. The Way of the Fist was released on July 31, 2007. The album entered the at number 199 and was certified in 2011.

Jeremy Spencer in 2014

From July 30 – September 2, 2007, the band went on their first major tour cycle as one of the supporting acts on 's . They were also a supporting act of the North American leg of Korn's from September 22 – October 27, 2007. They were set to tour with and from January through March 2008, but due to singer Moody developing cysts on his vocal cords they were forced to pull out. He made a full recovery and they began to tour again. They supported on their US Tour from April through May 2008.

The Way of the Fist was re-released on May 13, 2008, with 3 bonus tracks. One of the bonus tracks, "" was released as the album's second single on July 15, 2008. Later that year they were a part of the 2008 playing the Jägermeister Stage. The third single from The Way of the Fist, "" was released on September 17, 2008. The Way of the Fist was released through Spinefarm Records in Canada on November 4, 2008, and in Europe on January 19, 2009. In January 2009 Darrell Roberts was asked to leave the band and was replaced by guitarist . They ended their support for their first album playing the main stage at the 2009 .