Five Finger Death Punch, one of the biggest bands in heavy metal, announces that they will release the Best Of – Volume 1 compilation album on July 18th. The publisher is Better Noise Music. The album celebrates their 20th anniversary and takes a stand against their former record label. The label had sold the rights to the masters of Five Finger Death Punch’s previous albums without informing the band.
“We would have liked to have had a chance to redeem these rights, but we only found out about the deals after the fact. We weren’t really surprised, as these kinds of closed-door deals have become all too common in this industry. Labels buy, sell, and trade artists’ art without any notice or approval. This devalues the songs into soulless products,” comments Zoltan Bathory, one of the founding members of Five Finger Death Punch, and continues:
“Life is a game of chess, though – when Taylor Swift faced the same fate, she responded by re-recording her entire catalog. As a result of this respectable, shameless move, her fans switched from loyalty to listening to new versions of the songs. Our fan base is one of the most loyal on the planet, so we know they will do the same.”
The band also says they have been thinking about how to celebrate Five Finger Death Punch’s 20-year career. When the news of the catalog being sold came as a surprise, they decided to turn it into a positive. The original idea of remixing or mastering wasn’t enough, so the band decided to re-record the songs completely. In the recordings, the band wanted to honor the original recordings and the people who made them, but at the same time they wanted to breathe new life into the songs that fans loved.
The first single from the Best Of – Volume 1 album is a re-recorded version of the hit I Refuse. The new version features a guest appearance by In This Moment singer Maria Brink.
Best Of – Volume 1 tracklist:
1. Under and Over It (2025 Version)
2. Wash It All Away (2025 Version)
3. Battle Born (2025 Version)
4. I Refuse (feat. Maria Brink of In This Moment) (2025 Version)
5. Jekyll and Hyde (2025 Version)
6. Wrong Side of Heaven (2025 Version)
7. Lift Me Up (2025 Version)
8. Far From Home (2025 Version)
9. Bad Company (2025 Version)
10. House of the Rising Sun (2025 Version)
11. Gone Away (2025 Version)
12. Remember Everything (2025 Version)
13. Coming Down (2025 Version)
14. The Bleeding (2025 Version)
15. Trouble (Live)
16. Welcome To The Circus (Live)
17. The Bleeding (Live)