In January 2017, Mike Inez stated in an interview that the band had begun work on a new album.
Grapow, who was a car mechanic at the time, stated in 2017 that, if Weikath had not happened to ask him to join the band, he would have kept his job and given up on his dream of becoming a professional musician.
He was a surprise guest performer for the Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience in Los Angeles on March 25, 2017, singing ” The Rains of Castamere “. His rendition of the song also made it onto the soundtrack for the eighth season of Game of Thrones in 2019.
The band began work on a seventh studio album in 2017.
The next day however, an announcement was published on the official site of FFDP, where it was revealed, that rumors about Ivan’s departure are false. According to the announcement, the vocalist plans to start a side project beside Five Finger Death Punch, which does not mean he has plans on…
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During the summer of 2017, they supported Korn on their Serenity of Summer Tour.
In early January 2017, it was announced that guitarist Joey Tafolla had joined Leatherwolf in place of Greg Erba. The band parted ways with Tafolla six months later due to scheduling conflicts, with 21-year old Luke Man stepping in and taking part in the 2017 UK tour, Leatherwolf’s first British…
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the All Within My Hands Foundation, which the band created in late 2017.
Blotzer toured using the name Ratt until early 2017. The 2016 Re-Invasion tour took Ratt throughout North America. Their tour also took them to the UK, including Hard Rock Hell and London. During this time, Blotzer used WBS to sue the band’s original bassist, Juan Croucier, for trademark infringement. On…
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At the end of 2017, Michael Thomas was replaced by Jason Bowld full-time.