The Way of the Fist

Infobox Album
Name = The Way of the Fist
Type = Studio album
Artist = Five Finger Death Punch

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Released = July 31, 2007 May 13, 2008(Re-release)
Recorded = 2006 at Next Level Studios in Tulsa, Oklahoma and at Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California
Genre = Groove metal
Length = Standard Edition - 38:56 Special Edition - 53:09
Label = Firm Music
Producer = Zoltan Bathory Jeremy Spencer
Reviews =
* [http://soundofmetal.se/ Sound Of Metal] Rating-10|8 [http://soundofmetal.se/index.php?page=fivefingerdeathpunchthewayofthefistreview link]
* About.com Rating|3.5|5 [http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/fr/5fingerdeathway.htm link]
* "Type 3 Media" Rating-10|7.5 [http://www.type3media.com/albumreviews/fivefingerdeathpunch_wayofthefist.html link]
*PiercingMetal Rating|4|5 [http://www.piercingmetal.com/cd_ffdp_wayofthefist2.htm link]
Last album = "Pre-Emptive Strike EP" (2007)
This album = "The Way of the Fist" (2007)
Next album = -

"The Way of the Fist" is the debut studio album by Five Finger Death Punch, released on July 31, 2007.

The album debuted at number 199 on the Billboard 200 for the issue date of August 18, 2007, with sales of 3,800. [Blabbermouth.net, [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=78340 "KORN, DEVILDRIVER, ENTOMBED, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH First-Week Sales Revealed"] , Posted August 8, 2007.] [ [http://www.atrl.net/?p=1868034#1868034 "ATRL - SoundScan Top 200, March 1, 2008"] ] The album has sold 163,975 copies as of July 20, 2008. [ [http://www.atrl.net/?p=1915710#1915710 "ATRL - SoundScan Top 200, April 12, 2008"] ]

Track listing

# "Ashes" – 3:44
# "The Way of the Fist" – 3:58
# "Salvation" – 3:20
# "The Bleeding" – 4:28
# "A Place to Die" – 3:40
# "The Devil's Own" – 4:12
# "White Knuckles" – 4:10
# "Can't Heal You" – 3:03
# "Death Before Dishonor" – 3:54
# "Meet the Monster" – 4:25

Limited Edition Bonus Tracks

# "The Devil's Own (Live)" - 4:56
# "Salvation (Live)" - 3:51
# "The Bleeding (Unplugged)" - 3:39
# "Hate Me" - 3:07

Re-Release

# "Never Enough" - 3:29
# "Stranger Than Fiction" - 3:20
# "The Bleeding (Acoustic)" - 3:37

Credits

* Produced by Zoltan Bathory and Jeremy Spencer.
* Mixed and mastered by Logan Mader (Soulfly, Machine Head).
* Engineered by Stevo "Shotgun" Bruno, Mike Sarkisyan (Spineshank) and George Alayan.
* Recorded in 2006 at Next Level Studios in Tulsa, Oklahoma and at Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California.

References