Studio Album · No. 1
The Way of the Fist Songwriting Credits by Five Finger Death Punch
Produced by Zoltan Bathory, Jeremy Spencer · Engineered by Logan Mader
Holds writing credit on 10 of 10 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 10 / 10 documented
Scored across the 10 tracks with documented writers, by whether Five Finger Death Punch carries a lyricist or composer credit.
Share of the 10 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
By the Numbers
Five Finger Death Punch's debut is entirely band-written, with founder Zoltan Bathory and singer Ivan Moody credited on every track and the rhythm section adding to several. There are no covers and no outside writers, establishing the group as genuine authors of their own material. Bathory and drummer Jeremy Spencer produced, with Logan Mader mixing. It went Gold on the strength of the breakout single 'The Bleeding.'
The Way of the Fist is Five Finger Death Punch's debut, released on July 31, 2007 and recorded at Next Level and Complex studios in Los Angeles with Zoltan Bathory and Jeremy Spencer producing and Logan Mader mixing. It sold about 5,400 copies in its first week, entered the Billboard 200 at number 199 and eventually climbed to 107, then kept selling for years: the RIAA certified it gold in April 2011. A May 2008 reissue added 'Never Enough,' 'Stranger than Fiction' and an acoustic 'The Bleeding.' It is the band's only album with guitarist Darrell Roberts.