- heavy metal, nü metal
- 54 min
- 14 tracks
- Spinefarm Records
The Way of the Fist is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch, released on July 31, 2007. The album sold 3,800 copies in its first week of release. The Way of the Fist made its Billboard 200 debut on August 18, 2007, at No. 199 and peaked at No. 107. It has been certified Gold for selling in excess of 500,000 copies as of April 13, 2011. This is the band's only release with guitarist Darrell Roberts.
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Character
Classical in form, grave, spare and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
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- About.com3.5/5 ★
- Blabbermouth.net3/10
- Kerrang!4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Ashes3:44
- 2The Way of the Fist3:59
- 3Salvation3:21
- 4The Bleeding4:29
- 5A Place to Die3:40
- 6The Devil's Own4:13
- 7White Knuckles4:10
- 8Can't Heal You3:03
- 9Death Before Dishonor3:54
- 10Meet the Monster4:23
- 11Never Enough3:29
- 12Stranger Than Fiction3:20
- 13The Bleeding (acoustic version)3:40
- 14The Devil's Own (live)4:56
14 tracks, 54 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Five Finger Death Punch
- Label
- Spinefarm Records
- Released
- 2007
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- CA
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