AfterLife (album)

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AfterLife
File:Five Finger Death Punch - AfterLife.png
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 19, 2022 (2022-08-19)
Genre
Length47:13
LabelBetter Noise
Producer
Five Finger Death Punch chronology
F8
(2020)
AfterLife
(2022)
Singles from AfterLife
  1. "AfterLife"
    Released: April 12, 2022
  2. "IOU"
    Released: May 13, 2022
  3. "Welcome to the Circus"
    Released: June 10, 2022
  4. "Times Like These"
    Released: July 8, 2022

AfterLife is the ninth studio album by American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch, released on August 19, 2022, via Better Noise. It is the first album since 2007's The Way of the Fist not to feature longtime lead guitarist Jason Hook, who was replaced by Andy James in 2020.

Background

On November 29, 2021, Ivan Moody shared a new snippet of a song off of the upcoming album via Instagram, the video itself shows the frontman banging his head to a brand new song in the studio with producer Kevin Churko right in front of him, a few seconds later the video cuts out, noting that brand new music is in the works for the band.[2][3] On April 15, 2022, the band officially released a brand new single off the album called "AfterLife", along with a tour announcement with Megadeth and The Hu as supporting acts.[4] To promote the album, the band released a new song entitled "IOU", along with a lyric video and album details as well.[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Five Finger Death Punch and Kevin Churko.

No.TitleLength
1."Welcome to the Circus"4:17
2."AfterLife"4:04
3."Times Like These"3:30
4."Roll Dem Bones"3:20
5."Pick Up Behind You"3:09
6."Judgement Day"4:53
7."IOU"4:28
8."Thanks for Asking"3:19
9."Blood and Tar"3:23
10."All I Know"5:12
11."Gold Gutter"3:54
12."The End"3:44
Total length:47:13

Personnel

  • Ivan Moody – lead vocals, production
  • Zoltan Bathory – rhythm guitar, production
  • Andy James – lead guitar, backing vocals, production
  • Chris Kael – bass, backing vocals, production
  • Charlie Engen – drums, percussion, production

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for AfterLife
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 6
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 12
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 50
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[10] 26
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] 16
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] 1
French Albums (SNEP)[13] 66
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 3
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[15] 34
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[16] 38
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[17] 11
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[18] 35
Scottish Albums (OCC)[19] 9
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[20] 78
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 12
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 1
UK Albums (OCC)[23] 19
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[24] 2
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[25] 1
US Billboard 200[26] 10
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[27] 1
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[28] 2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[29] 2

References

  1. ^ "Five Finger Death Punch - AfterLife Review". metal.de (in German). August 12, 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  2. ^ Moody, Ivan (November 30, 2021). "🎼🖕🏼🔥🖤 #❤🔥🎼🎸🥁🎤 #feelinjustF9 😈😎 @thehideoutlv @kevin.churko #andhellscomingwithme🔥". Instagram. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  3. ^ Sam Roche (November 30, 2021). "Five Finger Death Punch frontman Ivan Moody shares snippet of new music". guitarworld.
  4. ^ Alper, Eric (April 18, 2022). "Five Finger Death Punch Drop New Single "Afterlife" And Announce 2022 North American Headlining Tour". That Eric Alper.
  5. ^ Lewrypublished, Fraser (May 13, 2022). "Five Finger Death Punch launch gnarly new single IOU, confirm album details". loudersound.
  6. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Five Finger Death Punch – AfterLife". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Five Finger Death Punch – AfterLife" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Five Finger Death Punch – AfterLife" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Five Finger Death Punch – AfterLife" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  10. ^ "Five Finger Death Punch Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  11. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Five Finger Death Punch – AfterLife" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  12. ^ "Five Finger Death Punch: AfterLife" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  13. ^ "Top Albums (Week 34, 2022)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  14. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Five Finger Death Punch – AfterLife" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  15. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2022. 34. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  16. ^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. August 29, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  17. ^ "Album 2022 uke 34". VG-lista. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  18. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  19. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  20. ^ "Top 100 Albums Weekly". El portal de Música. Promusicae. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  21. ^ "Veckolista Album, vecka 34". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  22. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Five Finger Death Punch – AfterLife". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  23. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  24. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  25. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  26. ^ "Five Finger Death Punch Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  27. ^ "Five Finger Death Punch Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  28. ^ "Five Finger Death Punch Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  29. ^ "Five Finger Death Punch Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2022.