Five Finger Death Punch was founded in 2005 by former U.P.O. bassist

Five Finger Death Punch was founded in 2005 by former U.P.O. bassist Zoltan Bathory and drummer Jeremy Spencer , Zoltan deriving the band’s name from classic martial arts cinema. Guitarist Zoltan Bathory commented on the band’s name: “The name of the band has to have some kind of effect. It doesn’t have to be positive. It doesn’t have to be, like, ‘That’s the greatest name in the world!’ It can be, ‘Oh my god, that’s the dumbest fucking shit I ever heard!’ Equally good, because it got a reaction. I mean, I don’t think you can beat Five Finger Death Punch. That’s probably the worst fucking name. In fact, we almost changed it, but then Ivan came in and said, ‘That’s the best name ever, they’re gonna fucking hate it! Keep it! That’s fucking ridiculous!”