Zoltan Bathory Explains The Inspiration Behind The Album Title F8

Five Finger Death Punch guitarist Zoltan Bathory sat down with Star FM in Germany during the Megadeathpunch Tour across Europe back in February 2020.

Amongt the topics discussed, Zoltan shared the inspiration for the title of the band’s latest album, F8.

Originally, we were just gonna call it eight. We thought it’s the eighth record, and if you wanted to be esoteric about it, we figured, well, if you turn the eight sideways, it’s the symbol of infinity.

There was some play with the visuals. I do most of the design and the graphics for the merch in the band in general. I was playing around with the graphics and I thought it maybe needs a bit more. And we were bouncing around ideas, and we added the letter ‘F.’

So it was, like, 5FDP’s eighth record. At the same time, if you want to read it phonetically, it could be ‘fate.

Zoltan Bathory – Five Finger Death Punch

Watch the full interview below:

Five Finger Death Punch recently completed its Megadeathpunch European arena headliner Tour leg alongside Bad Wolves and Megadeth.

The bands eighth album release, F8 came out last week on 28 February 2020 and is currently vying for the top spot on album charts across the globe including the UK album chart. The band is on course for its highest UK chart position since 2015’s Got Your Six.

Five Finger Death Punch has just completed its 2020 European Tour and is preparing to launch its Spring U.S Tour in arenas across the United States in April and May 2020 with Papa Roach, I Prevail and Ice Nine Kills.

Spring U.S Tour Dates 2020

4/8 – Sunrise, FL // BB&T Center
4/10 – Duluth, GA // Infinite Energy Center
4/11 – Pelham, AL // Oak Mountain Amphitheater
4/13 – San Antonio, TX // AT&T Center
4/14 – Ft. Worth, TX // Dickies Arena
4/16 – Houston, TX // Toyota Center
4/18 – Phoenix, AZ // Talking Stick Resort Arena
4/19 – San Diego, CA // Viejas Arena
4/21 – Los Angeles, CA // The Forum
4/23 – Tacoma, WA // Tacoma Dome
4/25 – Portland, OR // Veteran Memorial Coliseum
4/27 – Morrison, CO // Red Rocks Amphitheatre
4/29 – Kansas City, MO // Sprint Center
5/3 – Baltimore, MD // Royal Farms Arena
5/5 – Worcester, MA // DCU Cente
5/6 – Newark, NJ // Prudential Center
5/8 – Cincinnati, OH // Heritage Bank Center
5/12 – Detroit, MI // Little Caesars Arena
5/14 – Pittsburgh, PA // PPG Paints Center
5/15 – Camden, NJ // BB&T Pavilion
5/17 – Nashville, TN // Bridgestone Arena
5/19 – Rosemont, IL // Allstate Arena
5/20 – St. Paul, MN // Xcel Energy Center