Artist: Five Finger Death Punch 
   Title: American Capitalist
   Label: Spinefarm Records

This is the third album from this critically acclaimed heavy metal band from California.  The first two albums, 'The Way of the Fist' and 'War Is The Answer' were loved by fans and critics alike. The band have recently finished their 'Share the Welt' tour with support from Hatebreed, All That Remains, Rains and Rev Theory.  It has also been announced that 'Back For More' will be included on the Madden 2012 game soundtrack.

Over the past four years, the band has been through various member changes, yet this has not diminished their sound, in fact it has enhanced and improved upon it. The album starts full-force guitars and drums with the deeper growly vocal backed by the softer, more discernible vocal that carries the majority of the songs.  However, for this album, the deeper growl voice is more prevalent, with some songs giving the softer vocals a back-seat, primarily across the chorus/hooks, and the growl penetrating throughout every track carrying the album neatly.

Although each of the albums are different ,this one punches holes in both the earlier ones, although the title song name-check for 'The Way of The Fist' was not altogether unexpected, judging by the name-check on the last album for the first.  Maybe this is a tradition that they will carry on, or is it a way of bringing new members to check out their old albums?

The punchy, full-force guitar-work is backed by an immensely skilled drummer, able to keep the beat fast and hard whilst providing itself as a frame for the rest of the album to be woven upon.  A favourite track off the album so far is 'Back For More', a no-holds-barred rage filled piece of artistry that covers all of that which FFDP are famous for, from the dizzying heights of the guitars to the racing thrashing drums and the juxtaposition of the growly vocals versus the softly-spoken, taken to a new height in this song.  Another favourite song is the much softer, more romantic 'Remember Everything', an unexpected find on this hard and fast album.  This more melodic output shows that FFDP can work in more than one sub-genre and also shows the finality of love, focusing on the softer lyrics with the softer content.  Although heart-felt, it doesn’t detract at all from their work. 

Review by: Kerry H

 Tracklisting:

1. American Capitalist
2. Under And Over It
3. The Pride
4. Coming Down
5. Menace
6. Generation Dead
7. Back For More
8. Remember Everything
9. Wicked Ways
10. If I Fail
11. 100 Ways To Hate

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