Released July 31, 2007 Release date 31 July 2007 | Artist Five Finger Death Punch Label Firm Music | |
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Recorded 2006–2007 at Next Level Studios in Los Angeles, California and at Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California Length 38:58
49:26 (Re-release) Producer Zoltan Bathory, Jeremy Spencer The Way of the Fist
(2007) War Is the Answer
(2009) Genres Heavy metal, Groove metal, Nu metal, Thrash metal, Alternative metal Similar Five Finger Death Punch albums, Heavy metal albums | ||
Five finger death punch the way of the fist music video
The Way of the Fist is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch, released on July 31, 2007. The album sold 3,800 copies in its first week of release The Way of the Fist made its Billboard 200 debut on August 18, 2007 at No. 199 and peaked at No. 107. It has been certified gold for selling in excess of 500,000 copies as of April 1, 2010.
Contents
Five finger death punch ashes 8 bit
Recording and release
The band entered Next Level Studios and Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California to record The Way of the Fist. The album was recorded with Stevo "Shotgun" Bruno (Mötley Crüe, Prong) and Mike Sarkisyan (Spineshank) and was mixed by former Machine Head and Soulfly guitarist Logan Mader. Shortly after, they signed a deal with Firm Music, a branch of "The Firm". It was released on July 31, 2007, selling 5,400 copies in its first week of release to debut at No. 199 on the Billboard 200 chart and peaked at No. 107. The album sold an additional 1,400 copies in digital downloads its first week of release.
2008 Reissue
On May 13, 2008 The Way of the Fist was re-released. The re-release contained three new bonus tracks, "Never Enough", "Stranger than Fiction", and an acoustic version of "The Bleeding". The three songs could also be obtained on the band's website by anyone who had purchased a copy of the original release of the album.
"Iron Fist" Edition
On November 22, 2010 the album was reissued again as a deluxe box set entitled The Way Of The Fist: Iron Fist Edition. This version features new artwork, a documentary DVD, The Legend of The Fist Vol. 1, music videos for "The Bleeding", "Never Enough" and "The Way of the Fist", a bonus CD with 11 B-sides and rarities, trading cards, and an exclusive poster and calendar.
Singles
Three singles were released from the album, "The Bleeding", "Never Enough", and "Stranger than Fiction".
Songs
1Ashes3:44
2The Way of the Fist3:59
3Salvation3:21