AfterLife(album)
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Released | August 19, 2022 | |||
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Length | 47:09 | |||
Label | Better Noise | |||
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AfterLifeis the ninth studio album by Americanheavy metalbandFive Finger Death Punch,released on August 19, 2022, viaBetter Noise.It is the first album since 2007'sThe Way of the Fistnot to feature longtime lead guitaristJason Hook,who was replaced by Andy James in 2020.
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AllMusic | [3] |
Background
[edit]On November 29, 2021,Ivan Moodyshared a new snippet of a song off of the upcoming album viaInstagram,the video itself shows the frontman banging his head to a brand new song in the studio with producerKevin Churkoright in front of him, a few seconds later the video cuts out, noting that brand new music is in the works for the band.[4][5]On April 15, 2022, the band officially released a brand new single off the album called "AfterLife", along with a tour announcement withMegadethandThe Huas supporting acts.[6]To promote the album, the band released a new song entitled "IOU", along with a lyric video and album details as well.[7]
Commercial performance
[edit]AfterLifedebuted at number ten on the USBillboard200with 30,000album-equivalent units.[8]The album peaked in the top-10 in seven countries worldwide including the United States, and went number one in Finland and Switzerland. It also reached number one on the USTop Hard Rock Albumschart, making it the band's seventh number one album in that category, and the most number ones in that category in Billboard history.[9]The album received mixed to positive reviews and has sold over 160,000 copies worldwide as of the end of 2022.[10]
The album consisted of well-charting singles. "AfterLife", the first single off the album, peaked number one on theMainstream Rockchart, along with "Times Like These" and "Welcome to the Circus".[11]"Welcome to the Circus" peaked number one on the Czech Republic Rock Songs chart as well.[12]
Singles
[edit]Year | Song | US Main. [13] |
CAN Rock [14] |
CZE Rock [15] |
HUN [16] |
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2022 | "AfterLife" | 1 | 40 | — | — |
"Welcome to the Circus" | 1 | 49 | 1 | 21 | |
"Times Like These" | 1 | 40 | — | — | |
2024 | "This Is the Way"(featuringDMX)" | 1 | — | — | — |
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Five Finger Death Punch andKevin Churko
No. | Title | Length |
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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: | 47:09 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "This Is the Way" (featuringDMX;mashup between DMX's "The Way It's Gonna Be" and 5FDP's "Judgment Day" ) | 2:47 |
14. | "Judgment Day" (acoustic) | 4:33 |
15. | "The End" (acoustic) | 3:44 |
16. | "Thanks for Asking" (acoustic) | 3:19 |
Personnel
[edit]- Ivan Moody– lead vocals
- Zoltan Bathory– rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Andy James – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Chris Kael – bass, backing vocals
- Charlie Engen – drums, percussion
Additional
- DMX– archive vocals on "This Is the Way"
Technical
- Five Finger Death Punch – production
- Kevin Churko– production,mixing,engineering
- Kane Churko– engineering
- Tristan Hardin – engineering,mastering
Charts
[edit]Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] | 6 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[18] | 3 |
Belgian Albums (UltratopFlanders)[19] | 12 |
Belgian Albums (UltratopWallonia)[20] | 50 |
Canadian Albums(Billboard)[21] | 26 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[22] | 16 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[23] | 1 |
French Albums (SNEP)[24] | 66 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[25] | 3 |
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[26] | 34 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[27] | 38 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[28] | 11 |
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[29] | 35 |
Scottish Albums(OCC)[30] | 9 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[31] | 78 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[32] | 12 |
Swedish Hard Rock Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[33] | 1 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[34] | 1 |
UK Albums(OCC)[35] | 19 |
UK Independent Albums(OCC)[36] | 2 |
UK Rock & Metal Albums(OCC)[37] | 1 |
USBillboard200[38] | 10 |
USTop Hard Rock Albums(Billboard)[39] | 1 |
USIndependent Albums(Billboard)[40] | 2 |
USTop Rock Albums(Billboard)[41] | 2 |
References
[edit]- ^Five Finger Death Punch - Afterlife,retrievedJune 17,2024
- ^"Five Finger Death Punch – AfterLife Review".metal.de(in German). August 12, 2022.RetrievedSeptember 10,2022.
- ^"Afterlife – Five Finger Death Punch | Songs, Reviews, Credits".AllMusic.
- ^Moody, Ivan (November 30, 2021)."🎼🖕🏼🔥🖤 #❤🔥🎼🎸🥁🎤 #feelinjustF9 😈😎 @thehideoutlv @kevin.churko #andhellscomingwithme🔥".Instagram.RetrievedMay 31,2022.
- ^Sam Roche (November 30, 2021)."Five Finger Death Punch frontman Ivan Moody shares snippet of new music".guitarworld.
- ^Alper, Eric (April 18, 2022)."Five Finger Death Punch Drop New Single" Afterlife "And Announce 2022 North American Headlining Tour".That Eric Alper.
- ^Lewrypublished, Fraser (May 13, 2022)."Five Finger Death Punch launch gnarly new single IOU, confirm album details".loudersound.
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- ^"Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ".Single (track) Top 40 lista.January 31, 2023.RetrievedJanuary 31,2023.
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- ^"Dutchcharts.nl – Five Finger Death Punch – AfterLife"(in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
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- ^"Top Albums (Week 34, 2022)".Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.RetrievedAugust 29,2022.
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- ^"Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2022. 34. hét"(in Hungarian).MAHASZ.Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- ^"NZ Top 40 Albums Chart".Recorded Music NZ.August 29, 2022.RetrievedAugust 27,2022.
- ^"Album 2022 uke 34".VG-lista.RetrievedAugust 27,2022.
- ^"Oficjalna lista sprzedaży:: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart".OLiS.Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- ^"Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company.Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^"Top 100 Albums Weekly".El portal de Música.Promusicae.RetrievedAugust 29,2022.
- ^"Veckolista Album, vecka 34".Sverigetopplistan.RetrievedAugust 26,2022.
- ^"Veckolista Hårdrock, vecka 34"(in Swedish).Sverigetopplistan.RetrievedDecember 31,2022.
- ^"Swisscharts.com – Five Finger Death Punch – AfterLife".Hung Medien. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^"Official Albums Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company.Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ^"Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50".Official Charts Company.Retrieved August 27, 2022.
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