The Way of the Fist is the debut studio album by Five Finger Death Punch. It was released on July 31, 2007. The album sold 3,800 copies in its first week of release and made its Billboard 200 debut on August 18, 2007 at No. 199. It peaked at No. 107 on the Billboard. Since its release, it has gone on to be certified gold for selling in excess of 500,000 copies.
Five Finger Death Punch
Ivan Moody – lead vocals
Zoltan Bathory – guitars
Darrell Roberts – guitars
Jason Hook – guitars (credited on the Iron Fist Edition only)
Matt Snell – bass, backing vocals
Jeremy Spencer – drums
Additional musicians
Uros Raskovski – guitar solo on “The Bleeding”
Zoltan Bathory and Jeremy Spencer – production
Logan Mader – mixing and mastering
Stevo “Shotgun” Bruno – engineering
Mike Sarkisyan – engineering
George Alayon – engineering
Sxv’Leithan Essex – artwork
Recorded 2006–2007 at Next Level Studios in Los Angeles, California and at Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California
