F8 heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch , released on February 28, 2020. It is the first Five Finger Death Punch album to feature drummer Charlie Engen, who joined the band following the departure of founding drummer Jeremy Spencer , and final album with guitarist Jason Hook . F8 is also the band's first album to be released through Better Noise Music .
Written and recorded from May to October 2019, F8 is considered a "rebirth" of the band, according to guitarist Zoltan Bathory .[3]
Background
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On May 9, 2019, the band released a video announcing a "new record in the making".[10] F8 and would be released on February 28, 2020. According to the band's lead vocalist Ivan Moody , when talking about lead single "Inside Out" he describes it as his own story about his addiction struggles. As for the record itself he called the record his pardon after what he's been through in terms of his addiction and of his friends that he lost during that time of struggles such as the late Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington .[11]
Track listing
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All tracks written by Zoltan Bathory , Jason Hook , Ivan Moody and Kevin Churko
F8 track listingTitle 1. "F8" (Intro) 1:15 2. "Inside Out " 3:46 3. "Full Circle" 3:22 4. "Living the Dream" 3:35 5. "A Little Bit Off " 3:11 6. "Bottom of the Top" 3:30 7. "To Be Alone" 3:45 8. "Mother May I (Tic Toc)" 3:54 9. "Darkness Settles In" 4:41 10. "This Is War" 3:12 11. "Leave It All Behind" 3:31 12. "Scar Tissue" 2:53 13. "Brighter Side of Grey" 4:30 Total length: 45:06
Bonus tracks Title 14. "Making Monsters" 3:03 15. "Death Punch Therapy" 3:08 16. "Inside Out (Radio Edit)" 4:13 Total length: 55:31
Personnel
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References
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