“But we’re talking about maybe bringing in elements, bringing in sounds that are sort of new and unusual, so kind of making it an experimental album. “We have various ideas, song and bits and pieces around,” the guitarist says. New material is in motion, according to Bathory, who predicts it will blend the dark, heavy attack of FFDP’s early albums with some more contemporary touches. dates, but the group isn’t entirely resting. So with different artists from different genres we can also bring a unified awareness to this cause.”įFDP - including new drummer Charlie Engen, after an amicable split with Jeremy Spencer - is currently off the road until a short July run of U.S. These fire fighters and soldiers and first responders are out there risking theirs. “It’s a pretty heavy video we’re trying to portray their life,” Bathory says. The charity element of the single, meanwhile, is part of FFDP’s long-standing commitment to military and first responders, who are also saluted in the accompanying video. “There are songs you hear and go, ‘Oh, that’s a hit,’ and there are the sneaky ones, and this is one of the sneaky ones.” The mainstream Country and Rock collaboration of the year, Blue On Black by Five Finger Death Punch featuring Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Brantley Gilbert and Brian May debuted last Friday.
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“The song is not typical It’s a kind of song that crawls under your skin and get stuck in your head,” Bathory says. That it can still be a massive force to be reckoned with 20 years later is exactly what you want as a songwriter.”īathory says FFDP originally chose to record “Blue on Black” at the behest of frontman Ivan Moody, as one of his go-to karaoke songs. “My goal as a writer is to write songs that stand the test of time and have many different lives,” he explains.
Mixed by frequent FFDP collaborator Kevin Churko (Ozzy Osbourne, Shania Twain, Disturbed). Brian May, Country Music star Brantley Gilbert. Joining FFDP is Shepherd, Queen legend Dr. Shepherd, meanwhile, is flattered to have yet another rendition of “Blue on Black” in the world. Five Finger Death Punch who had a hit with a cover of Kenny Wayne Shepherd’s first charting song ‘Blue on Black’ has re-recorded the song in a special new Country-fied version. The new version - whose proceeds go to the Gary Sinise Foundation benefitting first responders - came together when Chris Nilsson (10th Street Management, part of the management team for FFDP) brought in Gilbert through his relationship with Scott Borchetta Dan Waite (Eleven Seven Music, European managing director) brought in May and Jackie Kajzer & Konstanze Louden (10th Street Management, part of the management team for FFDP) brought Shepherd on board.”When (May’s) solo came in everyone just stopped and went, ‘That’s Brian May!'” Bathory says. FFDP had initially recorded Shepherd’s 1998 hit for its most recent album, last year’s And Justice For None.
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