F8 (album) explained

F8
Type:studio
Artist:Five Finger Death Punch
Cover:Five Finger Death Punch - F8.jpg
Recorded:May–October 2019
Studio:The Hideout, Las Vegas
Length:45:06
Label:Better Noise
Producer:Kevin Churko
Prev Title:And Justice for None
Prev Year:2018
Next Title:A Decade of Destruction, Volume 2
Next Year:2020

F8 (pronounced "fate") is the eighth studio album by American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch, released on February 28, 2020. It is the first Five Finger Death Punch album to feature drummer Charlie Engen, who joined the band following the departure of founding drummer Jeremy Spencer, and final album with guitarist Jason Hook. F8 is also the band's first album to be released through Better Noise Music.

Written and recorded from May to October 2019, F8 is considered a "rebirth" of the band, according to guitarist Zoltan Bathory.[1]

Background

On May 9, 2019, the band released a video announcing a "new record in the making".[2] On December 2, 2019, the band released the single, "Inside Out", announcing that their upcoming eighth studio album would be titled F8 and would be released on February 28, 2020. According to the band's lead vocalist Ivan Moody, when talking about lead single "Inside Out" he describes it as his own story about his addiction struggles. As for the record itself he called the record his pardon after what he's been through in terms of his addiction and of his friends that he lost during that time of struggles such as the late Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington.[3]

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for F8
Chart (2020)Peak
position
Estonian Albums (Eesti Tipp-40)[4] 23
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[5] 1
US Billboard 200[6] 8

Year-end charts

Chart (2020)! scope="col"
Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 87
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[8] 63
US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard)[9] 43
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[10] 55
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[11] 18

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Five Finger Death Punch Guitarist On 'F8' Album: 'It's Rebirth'. December 4, 2019. Blabbermouth.net.
  2. Web site: 5FDP – New Record in the Making – 2019 Sessions – Day 1 . youtube.com . 9 May 2019.
  3. Web site: Five Finger Death Punch: Our new album marks the band's rebirth. Scott. Munro. 2019-12-05. Metal Hammer Magazine.
  4. Web site: Eesti Tipp-40 Muusikas: Uku Suviste hit the heights, but the most popular story from the Estonian Song final is .... et. Nestor. Siim. Eesti Ekspress. March 10, 2020. April 9, 2020.
  5. Web site: Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40. Official Charts Company. March 6, 2020. January 24, 2022.
  6. Lil Baby Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'My Turn'. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. March 8, 2020. March 9, 2020.
  7. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts 2020. de. GfK Entertainment. December 18, 2020.
  8. Web site: Year-End Charts: Top Album Sales (2020). Billboard. May 8, 2024.
  9. Web site: Year-End Charts: Top Current Album Sales. Billboard. May 8, 2024.
  10. Web site: Year-End Charts: Top Rock Albums (2020). Billboard. December 20, 2020.
  11. Web site: Year-End Charts: Top Hard Rock Albums (2020). Billboard. May 8, 2020.