So for those who have known me for years, or for those who have been following me since January, you might remember that I had a Hellish start to 2009. From all of the deaths that I have personally had to deal with, to all of the times I’ve gotten ridiculously sick, to that time that I almost ended up hospitalized, to a handful of other things that just aren’t really worth mentioning anymore… Let’s just say that the first half of this year has by far been the worst I’ve ever had yet.
Fortunately, it was times like these that I was reminded how lucky I really am. It was times like these that I am reminded how lucky I [...]

Here are some questions someone asked me last week that I thought some of the rest of you might also be interested in:
How did you become a concert photographer?
When I started having a sparked interest in concert photography, it definitely came unexpected. I was still just a young kid (too young to really start thinking about my future) about nine or ten years ago, going to shows and street-teaming for record labels. I was living in Missouri at the time, and Neptune Crush (a local St. Louis band) and Kill Hannah were always playing shows together at this tiny little club. Neptune Crush always had some of the coolest light setups, and every time they played with KH there, [...]

Here is a shot from last night’s show at Pop’s in Sauget, IL:

I put up more shots of Five Finger Death Punch from their show in Pomona, CA recently (the “Shock and Raw” tour):

To see more: sarahdope.deviantART.com

IN STORES TODAY!
Five Finger Death Punch’s second album, War is the Answer.
Today is also the kick-off date for their tour with Shadows Fall.

From the band’s MySpace:
Monday, September 21, 2009
ZOLTAN FOUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey everybody—we found Zoltan!!
We just talked to him and although he sounded somewhat incoherent he says he’ll be fine and the tour will start as planned tomorrow!! Sorry if he worried anyone!
5FDP

Sooo… I was hoping that they would have found him by now so I wouldn’t have to post this. Unfortunately, still no word from the camp and I haven’t been able to get a hold of him, either…
“We have not been able to locate Zoltan from 5FDP since Friday night’s show in Las Vegas. He has not responded to calls, text messages, or emails, and he was last seen around 2:00am Friday night at Wasted Space in the Hard Rock Casino, taking tequila shots at the bar with a group of guys from a bachelor party who came to the show.
If anybody has any information as to the whereabouts of Zoltan, please email ffdp@prospectpk.com immediately. This is not like him [...]

The new Five Finger Death Punch album, War is the Answer is set to release September 22, 2009.
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A cemetery? Tombstones? Dudes in fedoras and capes? Open graves? Guys with epic beards and dreads, rocking out like true badasses? Why it must be a metal video, right? Well, it’s Five Finger Death Punch’s new clip for ‘Hard to See,’ the lead single of the band’s forthcoming LP, ‘War is the Answer,’ which bombards record stores Sept. 22. Noisecreep is honored to be bringing you the world premiere of the video, helmed and conceptualized by Matt Silverman. And we actually spoke yesterday with drummer Jeremy Spencer about what went down during the black snot-producing shoot.
The video opens with Five Finger frontman Ivan Moody inexplicably standing at the edge of an open grave. Is he a gravedigger? Is this hole [...]

Five Finger Death Punch and Shadows Fall? Yes, please!!
I will be crawling out of my cave for some of these…
Attention all Knuckleheads:
We are VERY proud to announce the first leg of our Fall US Headlining event, THE SHOCK AND RAW TOUR!! Shadows Fall, OTEP, and 2 Cents will join us to make this one of the biggest heavy metal events this autumn. These are some great bands and we can’t wait to get back on the road. Tickets go on sale this weekend, August 14-16; check your local box office for details.
A special fan club pre-sale will be available starting Wednesday, August 12th at 3pm local with cheaper fees. *ALSO, the first 100 people to [...]

Ivan Moody from Five Finger Death Punch hosts the pre-show for Metal Hammer’s Golden Gods Awards for this year:

Metal Hammer Golden Gods 2009 Online TV Show from Metal Hammer on Vimeo.
Also, congrats to my boys for winning BEST NEW BAND!

New video for Five Finger Death Punch:
“The Bleeding” is due to be featured in forthcoming movie Highgate Vampire, directed by Asa Bailey, who has produced a brand new version of the music video including footage from the film. The band may also be shooting a cameo role for ‘HV’ when they return to ..Europe.. in the summer for further live work.