Five Finger Death Punch

War Is the Answer (2009-10)

War Is the Answer was announced as Five Finger Death Punch's second studio album in May 2009. The album was produced by and mixed by . The album debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200 and has been certified platinum by the RIAA. The first single from the album, "", was released on July 21, 2009. To promote War Is the Answer, Five Finger Death Punch embarked on "The Shock and Raw" US Tour. Main support on the tour was provided by , with additional support coming from and . Upon completing the US run of the tour, Five Finger Death Punch then brought the Shock and Raw tour to Europe, finishing off with a run of dates in the UK. Main support for these dates was again Shadows Fall, and opening acts for the UK portion of the tour were Rise To Remain and Magnacult.

Zoltan Bathory in 2012

The second single from War Is the Answer, "", was released on November 2, 2009. The album also spawned two UK-only singles, "", released on November 16, 2009, and "", released on March 8, 2010. During March 2010, Five Finger Death Punch traveled to and played 10 shows for the . The band's cover of 's song "" was released as the fifth single from War Is the Answer on May 17, 2010. On their way to perform at , Matt Snell and were detained by German police for alleged international weapons violations. After recognizing the event as a misunderstanding, German police released the band members and they appeared at both Rock im Park on June 4, 2010 and Rock am Ring June 6, 2010 as scheduled.

Five Finger Death Punch also played the Maurice Jones Main Stage at the on June 12, 2010. While playing the song "Dying Breed", their set was cut due to too many people up to the stage. They were allowed to play one final song, "The Bleeding". They played the main stage at with , and from July 10 until August 14, 2010. On August 17, 2010 they performed the songs "Bad Company" and "Hard to See" on the show . On September 16, 2010, The band released "Far from Home" as the sixth single from War Is the Answer. They supported on their "The Oracle 2010" tour from October 3 – November 4, 2010. The song, "" was featured on the soundtrack for ' remake of , released on November 23, 2010.