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July
Five Finger Death Punch takes a cue from Taylor Swift, re-recording their classic hits
Ooh, look what you made them do.
Five Finger Death Punch, a hard rock and heavy metal band that originated in Las Vegas in 2005, has taken a page out of Taylor Swift’s book. After recently discovering that their original master recordings were sold by their former label, Prospect Park, the band was inspired by Swift to re-record their classic hits.
“Her actually doing it, battle-testing it, gave everyone real-life telemetry. A proof of concept,” 5FDP founder and rhythm guitarist Zoltan Bathory exclusively told , when asked how the pop star played a role in their decision.
“Now there’s precedent, an actual measurable example that it’s worth the heavy lifting. After that proven chess move, artists choosing to respond the same way are not jumping into this blind.”
The “Wrong Side of Heaven” rocker also told us that seeing the 5FDP x Swift crossover amongst their fans online has been “beautiful chaos.”
“Metalheads and Swifties in the same comment sections, in agreement, writing a quite unexpected symphony. Clearly, this one is not about genres. It’s about principles,” he explained. “It’s about truth that resonates, passion that resonates. I don’t know if it ends up leading there, but it would definitely be an interesting collab… some people could for sure use a Swift Five Finger Death Punch.”
Like Swift’s experience with her own former label — which resulted in a years-long feud with record executive Scooter Braun — 5FDP’s recordings were sold without their knowledge. When asked how the band reacted…
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