Share the Welt Tour
Piere’s Night Club – Ft. Wayne, IN
12/17/2011
The first time I saw Five Finger Death Punch, they were on one of the side stages at Korn’s Family Values Tour in 2007. They had just come out with their debut album, called The Way of the Fist, and it was a solid album, albeit a bit unpolished. I remember that festival vividly (for other reasons…Invitro anyone?), and 5FDP’s show was extremely unpolished and fell onto a mediocre crowd. I did watch that show, and remember liking it, but even in my inexperience at that time, it was evident that this band was just starting out. While the show wasn’t great, it seemed as if they had a solid nucleus and just needed time to evolve.
Fast forward 4 years. Five Finger Death Punch has released American Capitalist, which sold 100,000 copies in the first week (and gets excellent reviews from nearly everyone, including The Music Pill family). They have an enormous fan base, and an almost cult following by members of the United States Military. When our paths crossed, they were in the second to last city of their first major headlining tour, in which they have long time powerhouse band All that Remains as their opening act, and have sold out all but three shows. I think it’s fair to say that Five Finger Death Punch is all grown up. Because I’ve been a part of that transformation from the beginning, catching a show on their first major headlining tour was important to me. Five Finger Death Punch – lets do this.
