The official music video for “Times Like These”, a brand new song from FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band’s ninth album, “AfterLife”, which is out now. The “Afterlife” title track, which was released as a single in April, recently gave FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH the most consecutive No. 1s on Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart. The song was the band’s 13th total No. 1 and eighth entry on the chart in a row.
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Zoltan Bathory said: “‘AfterLife’ is my favorite FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH record to date and it was also the most fun to make. If the previous album ‘F8’ was dubbed as the ‘rebirth’ of the band, then this one is our ‘transcendence’ for sure. One of the most difficult achievements for a traditional ‘drums-guitars-bass-vocals’ rock band is to establish a recognizable signature sound,” he continued. “The second most difficult thing is to keep evolving while holding on to that signature sound. I believe for us ‘AfterLife’ isn’t just an evolution but possibly even a paradigm shift in our career, because this record is so vastly different from all the previous ones yet it still unmistakably sounds like us. Very proud of this one and can’t wait to share it. Our fans are in for a few surprises.”
“AfterLife” is available on all streaming platforms, in CD- and cassette format and in various limited vinyl editions across the globe, as well as a limited collector’s edition lenticular cover cd exclusive at Walmart. Check out the various vinyl editions . In addition, an exclusive brand new “AfterLife” merchandise collection, as well as limited edition red apple color vinyl is available at the official Five Finger Death Punch webstore.
“AfterLife” was once again recorded at the Hideout Recording Studio, the Las Vegas, Nevada facility owned and operated by Kevin Churko, the Canadian record producer/engineer and songwriter who has worked on all of FIVE FINGER‘s albums beginning with the band’s sophomore release, 2009’s “War Is The Answer”.
“AfterLife” is FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH‘s first album with its latest addition, renowned British virtuoso Andy James, who replaced Jason Hook in 2020. James was previously featured on “Broken World”, a song that was included on the second installment of FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH‘s greatest-hits collection, “A Decade Of Destruction – Volume 2”, which came out in the fall of 2020.
“AfterLife” track listing:
1. Welcome To The Circus
2. AfterLife
3. Times Like These
4. Roll Dem Bones
5. Pick Up Behind You
6. Judgment Day
7. IOU
8. Thanks For Asking
9. Blood And Tar
10. All I Know
11. Gold Gutter
12. The End
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH and Brantley Gilbert will join forces this fall for a massive U.S. arena tour with support from newcomer Corey Marks. Produced by Live Nation, the trek will kick off in Grand Rapids on November 9 and lay waste to 20 more cities before wrapping up in Las Vegas on December 17.
Fan club pre-sales for both artists started at 10 a.m. local on Tuesday, August 16. All other pre-sales began at 10 a.m. local on Thursday, August 18. Tickets go on general on-sale at 10am local today. For full info visit fivefinderdeathpunch.com and brantleygilbert.com.
This epic run is not the first time FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH and Gilbert have joined forces. The two artists brought the worlds of hard rock and country rock together when they partnered on their hit “Blue On Black” in 2019. The track also featured Brian May, the song’s original performer Kenny Wayne Shepherd and was in support of The Gary Sinise Foundation, to benefit first responders. To date, the collaboration has garnered a staggering 110 million YouTube views and 62 million Spotify streams.
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH and Brantley Gilbert tour dates:
Nov. 09 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena
Nov. 10 – Fort Wayne, IN @ Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
Nov. 12 – Lexington, KY @ Rupp Arena
Nov. 14 – Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center
Nov. 16 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
Nov. 17 – Knoxville, TN @ Thompson-Boling Arena
Nov. 19 – Charleston, WV @ Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center
Nov. 20 – Greenville, SC @ Bon Secours Wellness Arena
Nov. 22 – Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena
Nov. 25 – Birmingham, AL @ Legacy Arena at The BJCC
Nov. 26 – Little Rock, AR @ Simmons Bank Arena
Nov. 29 – Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center
Nov. 30 – Omaha, NE @ CHI Health Center Omaha
Dec. 02 – Madison, WI @ Coliseum at Alliant Energy Center
Dec. 03 – Green Bay, WI @ Resch Center
Dec. 05 – Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center Wed
Dec. 07 – Des Moines, IA @ Wells Fargo Arena
Dec. 09 – Grand Forks, ND @ Alerus Center
Dec. 10 – Sioux Falls, SD @ Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
Dec. 13 – Spokane, WA @ Spokane Arena
Dec. 15 – Nampa, ID @ Ford Idaho Center Arena
Dec. 17 – Las Vegas, NV @ Michelob ULTRA Arena
Since FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH‘s debut album, “The Way Of The Fist”, came out in 2007, the band has released six consecutive albums that were certified gold or platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) as well as two chart-topping greatest-hits albums. In addition, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has earned numerous national and international awards and honors over the last decade, such as the prestigious Soldier Appreciation Award by the Association Of The United States Army, an honor bestowed upon only one other recording artist before them: Elvis Presley.
“F8” debuted at No. 1 on rock charts around the world, with Top 10 mainstream chart debuts in the USA, Austria, Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, the U.K. and more. It produced four No. 1 hit singles with “Inside Out”, “A Little Bit Off”, “Living The Dream” and “Darkness Settles In”, the latter of which saw the band tie DISTURBED‘s record for most consecutive No. 1s on Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart with seven chart-toppers in a row. The band has amassed over eight billion streams and three billion video views to date and has sold over one million tickets between 2018 and 2020 alone.