The digital deluxe version of 5FDP’s ‘AfterLife’ digital deluxe release has been pushed back to April 2024.
Five Finger Death Punch has announced that the digital deluxe edition of ‘Afterlife’, their critically acclaimed ninth studio album, will now be released on Friday 5 Apri 2024 via Better Noise Music.
The deluxe version includes the original 12 tracks recorded with the band’s longtime producer Kevin Churko (Ozzy Osbourne) in addition to four bonus tracks: acoustic versions of the album’s songs ‘The End’, ‘Judgement Day’ and, ‘Thanks For Asking’. Fans can already stream the acoustic version of ‘Judgement Day’ and watch the official lyric video on YouTube.
The deluxe digital edition also includes a brand new song, ‘This Is The Way’ featuring the legendary late rapper DMX. The official music video for ‘This Is The Way’ (feat. DMX) will be directed by inluential filmmaker Hype Williams, a longtime friend and close collaborator of the late DMX.
Hailed by the New York Times in 2024 as ‘The Nineties Wunderkind’, Hype Williams is known for his seminal work with luminaries like Tupac, Wu-Tang Clan, and Jay-Z amongst others. The video, which was originally will be released coinciding with the deluxe edition of Afterlife” on Friday 5 April 2024.
Speaking on the collaboration with DMX, Five Finger Death Punch’s Zoltan Bathory said, “Music is meant to be shared, and it starts at the top with us, the artists. We have always embraced the mixing of genres, whether it be the remake of LL Cool J’s ‘Mama Said Knock You Out’ featuring Tech N9ne as a guest or our collaboration with blues warrior Kenny Wayne Shepherd, country star Brantley Gilbert, and Brian May, the legendary guitarist of Queen, on the song ‘Blue On Black’.”
“The idea of collaborating with DMX had been in discussion for years, and it was a long and winding road to turn this particular item on our wish list into reality. He was a lyrical warrior, a true original who spoke his mind incorruptibly. We have always viewed DMX as ‘the metalhead of hip-hop’ because of his aggressive, raw, and untamed style. He growled and snarled, aiming to rattle some cages — an attitude we share, as Five Finger Death Punch has always been drawn to the fearless and the real. It made all the sense in the world, but today this is more than just a song; it’s a salute to a legend, a way to honor DMX’s memory.”
In other news Five Finger Death Punch also recently celerbrated three recent platinum certifications for some of their most popular releases including;
- ‘Blue On Black’ ft. Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Brantley Gilbert, and Brian May (Prospect Park) 2019 (Platinum Single)
- ‘Blue On Black’ (Prospect Park) 2018 (Platinum Single)
- ‘Got Your Six’ (Prospect Park) 2015 (Platinum Album)
The band is set to return to the UK and Europe this Spring for more stadium dates with Metallica on their M72 World Tour, as well as headline shows with special guest Ice Nine Kills and appearances at select major festivals:
23.05 – London, OVO Arena, UK
26.05 – Munich, Olympiastadion, DE *
28.05 – Zurich, Hallenstadion, CH
29.05 – Milan, Idays Festival, IT **
31.05 – Plzen, Metalfest Open Air Plzen, CZ **
01.06 – Vienna, Racino Rocks, AT *
03.06 – Hannover, ZAG Arena, DE
05.06 – Solvesborg, Sweden Rock Festival, SE **
06.06 – Trondheim, Trondheim Rocks, NO ** ***
09.06 – Helsinki, Olympic Stadium, FI *
11.06 – Tallinn, Unibet Arena, EE
13.06 – Kaunas, Zalgiris Arena, LT
16.06 – Copenhagen, Parken Stadium, DK *
18.06 – Frankfurt, Festhalle, DE
19.06 – Amsterdam, AFAS Live, NL
21.06 – Dessel, Graspop Metal Meeting, BE **
23.06 – Ferropolis, Full Force Festival, DE **
25.06 – Oberhausen, Rudolf Weber-Arena, DE
26.06 – Esch-Sur-Alzette, Rockhal, LU ***
29.06 – Zilina, Topfest, SK ** ***
04.07 – Bucharest, Metalhead Festival – 20 years LIVE, RO
07.07 – Warsaw, PGE Narodowy, PL *
09.07 – Budapest, Barba Negra, HU
14.07 – Madrid, Estadio Civitas Metropolitano, ES *
*With Metallica
** Festival Dates
*** Without Ice Nine Kills