Five Finger Death Punch - American Capitalist (New)

Five Finger Death Punch – American Capitalist

Artist: Five Finger Death Punch
Album: American Capitalist
Released: 2011
Genre: Heavy Metal / Groove Metal / Hard Rock
Label: Prospect Park
Producer: Kevin Churko & Five Finger Death Punch AllMusic

About the Album:
American Capitalist was Five Finger Death Punch’s third studio album and continued the band’s rise into mainstream American metal. It includes “Under and Over It,” “The Pride,” “Coming Down,” “Back for More,” and “Remember Everything.” The album was later certified Platinum in the U.S. Five Finger Death Punch

Members:
Ivan Moody – vocals
Zoltan Bathory – guitar
Jason Hook – guitar
Chris Kael – bass
Jeremy Spencer – drums
Kevin Churko – producer, engineer, mixing, mastering AllMusic

Cultural Facts:

• This was the first Five Finger Death Punch album with bassist Chris Kael, who replaced original bassist Matt Snell before recording began.
• Producer Kevin Churko had already worked extensively with Ozzy Osbourne, including producing Scream, before continuing his long-running partnership with Five Finger Death Punch. AllMusic
• The album title came from guitarist Zoltan Bathory’s interest in Ayn Rand’s philosophy and writings about capitalism and individualism, themes that also influenced the artwork and lyrics surrounding the record.
• “Coming Down” became one of the band’s most serious songs, dealing directly with suicide and bullying; its music video was built around the consequences of bullying and attempted suicide rather than the band simply performing.
• The vinyl edition was later reissued in a gatefold package, part of a campaign that brought several early Five Finger Death Punch records back to vinyl. Five Finger Death Punch

Notable Tracks: “Under and Over It,” “The Pride,” “Coming Down,” “Remember Everything,” “Back for More,” “American Capitalist”