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Godsmack have announced a new run of 2023 North American tour dates that will follow their previously announced co-headlining summer US tour with Staind. Direct support on the new dates will be provided by either Atreyu or I Prevail, with Flat Black (featuring former Five Finger Death Punch guitarist Jason Hook) opening all dates.

The new leg kicks off September 3rd in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and runs through an October 22nd show in Quebec City. A Live Nation pre-sale begins Thursday (July 20th) at 10 a.m. local time using the code Legend, while a general on-sale will start Friday (July 21) via Ticketmaster. Fans can also look for deals or get tickets to sold-out dates via StubHub, where your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s Fan Protect program.

Godsmack are touring in support of their latest album, Lighting Up the Sky, which the band members have stated will be their final studio LP.

Stars: Michael Lombardi, Marc Menchaca, Joseph Gatt, Jacoby Shaddix, Katie Kelly, Abbey Hafer, Ivan Moody, Zoltan Bathory, Chris Kael, Andy James, Jason Hook, Amanda Lyberg, Rachael Hilbert | Written by Darren Geare, Jeff Allen Geare | Directed by Michael Lombardi, Samuel Gonzalez Jr., Bridget Smith

An upstanding pastor uncovers a dark and twisted underworld as he searches for answers surrounding his daughter’s brutal murder. A high-octane original soundtrack and cameos from some of the biggest names in rock music set the tone as this horror-thriller reveals a game of revenge played using a new set of rules.

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Amidst the recent release of their greatest hits compilation, Decade of Destruction, Volume 2, Five Finger Death Punch confirms it parted ways with guitarist Jason Hook back in February 2020, during the band’s sold-out European arena tour. After his recovery from emergency gallbladder surgery at the end of last year, Hook had to leave midway from the band’s tour of Europe to address further […]...

Today is the day. Five Finger Death Punch’s third album, “American Capitalist” has been released. We thought the best way to celebrate the metal band’s release would be to share our interview with 5Fdp’s guitarist and backing vocalist, Jason Hook, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves. We are metal “newbies”. So we need a quick 5Fdp recap. The metal band released their debut album, “The Way Of The Fist”, back in 2007 and their sophomore album, “War Is The Answer”, in 2009. Both albums were certified gold. With a few line up changes between the years, 5Fdp currently consists of Hook, guitarist, Zoltan Bathory, bassist and backing vocalist, Chris...

As new metal fans, we found ourselves drawn to the instrumentals of a track, often looking over the vocals and the lyrics. At first, we didn’t have an interest in digging through the aggressive vocals, but now, we think that was only because we hadn’t found a band we could say we were true fans of. The times have changed and we can finally create a list of metal bands we enjoy. Leading the metal pack are the men of Five Finger Death Punch. The heavy metal band, which currently consists of guitarist, Zoltan Bathory, guitarist and backing vocalist, Jason Hook, bassist and backing vocalist, Chris Kael, vocalist, Ivan Moody...