"AfterLife" by Five Finger Death Punch (THE WORST METAL ALBUM OF 2022?) | ALBUM REVIEW 

I’m gonna be honest. I like Five Finger Death Punch but I agree that idiots on the internet need to chill out. There’s no reason to harass anyone in any situation whatsoever but especially when it comes to something as harmless as a review you happen to disagree with

Calling FFDP metal, or even music at this particular juncture is highly generous. That's like calling Burger King "food".

It’s fucking wild to me how much weight you’ve lost since I started watching you when you reviewed Skinless’ Savagery a few years ago. Happy to see you still going strong with the reviews :)

Yes it's definitely unacceptable how metal pioneers like Megadeth are opening for FFDP. They have a show in my hometown next month and I don't know if I'm going. I like the Megadeth singles and I'm excited for their new record, however I saw FFDP live once and they were terrible and I've never been interested in The Hu.

Gotta say i do not think it is that bad. But i am a ffdp fanboy i guess. I can understand some of your points, but i think songs like "all i know" or "the end" are some very good songs. What i miss is this raw energy they had, espacially ivans screams. They don't sound the same anymore. I hope all the little kids in this comment section will not be toooo triggered by your review. Have a good one Greetings from germany:)

I know somebody who met Ivan Moody and told him he wasn’t a fan of FFDP. Ivan responded to him saying that it was alright and at the very least he likes Metal at a young age and thought that it would help the Metal community grow. With that being said, whatever your opinion is about FFDP, you can at least say that Ivan is a positive figure inside the metal community

The band reminds me of Skillet. They both used to be good but because of their exposure and growth they decided to throw that away with every passing album. No Queen with the album here lol.

FFDP released something less than average by the standards of metalheads. In other news: Texas is hot. Really, really fookin’ hot. Can’t wait for the drinking game🔥🔥🔥

Honestly, any band that has Jeremy Spencer (aka Psycho Sinner) in their band at some point is cause for concern, at least for me lol.

Death threats because you said something about a band!?!Well some people have issues...

Didn’t even know this band released an album honestly lol.

i physically cannot hate ffdp because they were the first band i had ever listened to, like 6 - 9yrs old, my mother and i would bond over that for years, so its hard to dislike em when they have a very nostalgic factor and place in my heart yknow. i'm like a raccoon when it comes to these guys, dude. i will eat up any trash they give me LMAO

What did you expect lmao? They’re always bad

Yeah they suck as a band, Ive never liked them. Too commercialized, too forced, def the Nickleback of metal music. If Paul Balloff were alive Id love to hear his take on them. 😳

I respect your opinion on the record. I understand why they sometimes get hate, but I think overly hating on them is a bit harsh. Personally, I really enjoyed the album, but like I said, I respect your opinion on it, and I’m not gonna get butt hurt that someone online dislikes a band / album. Also I’m sorry that some fans harassed you over a review :( But I’m glad you got over it, and didn’t let it get to you :)

You know these people fucked up when you had to delete a video over this

You said it. FFDP are the Nickelback of Metal. Extreme popularity and success will bring out the worst criticism. The biggest artists get the most hate.

What is the difference between FFDP's old drummer and a vacuum cleaner? You have to plug one of them in before it sucks

Ive recently had a bit of a change of heart regarding Ivan Moody when i heard he had no idea that the video for Living the Dream was Zultan using his work to push his own fucked up agenda. He has earned a fair bit of criticism but i feel like he'd be making better music is he just had band members who actually gave a shit and helped him through the creative process. Oh, and Ivan should definitely tell Zultan to shut his mouth and stick to playing bass.

I couldn’t get past the 3rd song. Five finger fist fuck are terrible. I’d rather listen to Disturbed and that isn’t saying much. WTF was Andy James thinking when he joined them. He is way too good to be In this band.

Some of their earlier stuff was decent, I still listen to songs like Lift Me Up and The Bleeding from time to time, but it's obvious they are running on creative fumes ever since Got Your Six and this album only drives this point home. I was hoping Andy James would bring some freshness into the band but his talent is utterly wasted here and that's what makes this disappointment even worse.

How is it Megadeth, one of our greatest treasures of a band of all time is actually touring as the support band?

Lol I love it when six feet under and five finger death punch releases a album because I feel we all collectively come together and laugh at them

This channel was a blessing upon my boring summer vacation

It's funny, because I think "The Pride" is one of the most liberally-minded songs of all; it just assumes that everyone who ever makes it to the top automatically has the merit to justify it and their being there is a function of nature. Talk about a band that doesn't have any actual fucking principles.

FFDP are the Alex Jones of bands .. only Alex Jones is at least somewhat entertaining 😂🤷🏻‍♂️🤦‍♂️🍻

Beer in hand. Stay strong dude. More of us like you then, people who are gonna stay bad stuff about you. G Damn people, it's just music, let's keep the personal attacks out of it.

I absolutely cannot wait for this drinking game

Never liked them, never will. Great review nevertheless.

I Love this Band. however, this new album is starting to go in the ” over production” section. similar to Mötley Crüe’s “generation swine album”.

With them being so mainstream, I though there must be something wrong with me for not being able to stand their music.. I didn't hear a lot of their songs though, they never attracted my attention (at least no in any positive way), but one of my friends proudly listens to them and every time I'm with him I'm silently rolling my eyes.. Good to know I'm not the only one :D

This band should be turning into a Bro Country band and doing shows with Luke Bryan and Toby Keith any time now. The only fans they seem to have left are dudes who live in shacks in a swamp but somehow find the money to own $60,000 pick up trucks.

I guess a drinking game from angry FFDP fanboys.

I was a 5FDP fan back in school, their first 4 albums had a lot of importance to me back then, and I'll always defend those as they still have a special place in my heart. Despite being fully aware that Ivan Moody is an unbelievably awful lyricist, I do still love some of the riffs they wrote back in those days, and the hooks they wrote still at least had some power! Even their 5th album had a couple of pretty decent songs on it. However, from Got Your Six onwards everything they have done has been absolutely, totally awful, the purest definition of "phoned in crap" The trouble is that because of those first 4 albums and what they mean to me, it means I will always give them a chance with a new release. I have heard the singles and I have to say, they're awful as I expected, some of the worst I've ever heard from them. This band is without a fucking doubt the most frustrating thing in my life, simply because I know they have it in them to write semi-interesting music, and that they're more than competent enough musicians (especially now with the addition of Andy James who is a fucking fantastic guitar player), but instead of actually pushing themselves they just shit out the same sounding release every 2 or 3 years, with each one getting more stale and bland as they go on. Saddest thing is I know I'm still gonna listen to this and try to like it, despite knowing full well there's gonna be absolutely nothing to like 🤣

Holy shit was this album recorded on a Motorola flip phone. Fuck me. Like five finger death punch needed any help to sound awful. Dont worry about the fans you're above 5ft5 they cant reach you 🤣🤣🤣

I like five finger death punch they always sound great to me very enjoyable music that I can listen to over and over

Dude, how many death, black and other extreme metal bands, with NO budget, make much better sounding records?! I've heard a bunch of this band cuz my son liked them, at least the first handful of records, and this isn't nearly as good as their own previous stuff. I just sampled it just because of your review. It's ASS. I think those little synth pop hits must be what he meant by the Queen reference. I'm not a huge queen fan, but I respect them, and that took some balls(or drugs) to say.

I disagree with this review. But I gotta admit you have some good points.

I only heard the title track. I knew it was going to be THAT bad.

I have been an Ivan fan when he was in Motograter. That was disbanded and Five Finger Death Punch was created! First album....Awesome, Then went way commercial and radio play that was important. After that "No Thanks" not any more! get back to Ivan roots, do a fallow up to the first album......Maybe. Other then that I'm the same page as you.

2:32 he says five finger Death Punch is the most violent. BTS: am I a joke to you?

I LOVE that an ultra right super conservative butt rock band compared this album to a band with a well known homosexual lead singer. Is their next record gonna sound like Wham!? Actually in all seriousness George Michael is 100X's more metal than everyone in FFDP combined.

WHAT!? You mean to tell me you didn't like to hear about the joys of being a "tough guy" and the consecuent "depression" you get from it? I'm quite shocked! Alright, that's enough. Normally i listen to the albums by myself to see how good/bad they are and make my own judgement but in this particular case i'll just take your word from it and move on. Got better things to do that listening to Ivan Moody sing about him struggling to fight his inner demons for the 123456gofuckyourself time.

I'm glad you listened to it instead of me.

When you review a band like this you know what type of demographic will start a tirade lmao

Im an 5FDP Fanatic, as Ive been listening to them before they released their first album! But you have your own right to your own opinion. I know that 5FDP isn’t perfection, but their songs get me through shit when I seriously need it. Either bent wanting to throw hands or to try not to cry.

I don’t understand the hate and dislike for death punch? Catchy/corny lyrics? Yeah probably… but honestly their music is good for workouts and bad days, but if some actual stfu and just enjoy the music then it’s really not that bad..

I won’t pretend like I’ve heard a ton of 5FDP but the stuff I have heard is some of the most generic shlock. I have no idea how this band became so huge.🤷🏻‍♂️

im a five finger death punch fan and i am nothing as what you described in the video please refrain your words when generalizing a group as a whole

Tbh this album really isn't that bad, (in my opinion) I don't see why everyone is dogging on it so much. Idk it's all still metal, So I don't get what the big deal is..

FFDP and the world Metal should not be mixed together. It's a fucking insult to the beautiful genre of metal music

Five finger death punch is honestly cringe 😬

European metal bands are better than must of american bands

Massive death punch fan here. From Got your six onwards, they have been very "average". Yes there has been a few extremely good songs. But for the rest of the songs. They are actually so forgetful. Way of the fist and War is the Answer are peak death punch and they should return to what made them so big. They seems so much more mainstream and no longer unique.

Thanks for saying what needed to be said ..

There's ffdp fanboys? That's new to me, they seem to be the punching bag of the metal community, at least the side I'm on

Today I listened to Frances the Mute by Mars volta again. A prog rock album that has to be the most interesting album I've heard up to this point, with weird psychedelic moments and bizarre ambience (this album really isnt for everyone), but also some rocking sections and moments that make my hairs stand on edge. The lyrics are equally as strange, but they still keep coherent plot points and motifs throughout (yes this is a concept album). You might wonder why I'm talking about The Mars volta and not anything to do with the video, right? Well, this album is a memorable experience whereas FFDP is limp, tryhard music for tryhards.

Zoltan never compared the band to queen, the comment that was said was everybody knows who five finger death punch is now, just like everyone knows who queen is, and queen could sound like all different types of things, so that’s what they wanted to do with afterlife

Robert: **Posts a 5FDP video** Me: Welp, here we go! **Grabs the strongest booze I have** Let's get it started-

in terms of the production quality, I feel like there are so many bands right now, even very popular bands, like ffdp, that are releasing albums that sound like complete shit. it feels like a weird trend to mix your album as bad as possible.

New FFDP sucks musically, but they piss off the right types to piss off... So I'm glad they exist :)

I haven't even watched yet....why would you do this to yourself?! Mall metal.

Not a FFDP fan, but honest question.. Why would/should anyone care about your analysis of albums by bands you admit to disliking to begin with? Been browsing through your content and that seems like a common trend for you. In those cases I don't think you're really reviewing anything, at least not objectively. You're just s**ting on music you were never gonna enjoy anyway. Which you're free to do I suppose, but calling it a review doesn't make it any more valid. These reviews don't contain anything that can't already be surmised by the title and thumbnail... In other words it feels like you're saying a lot without really saying anything

Yeah it's not surprising that this album was gonna be insultingly bad as the last album (F8). Cause it's just the same roots as the previous few albums ago but with pop music elements put into this. P.S don't let these FFDP fans grind you down, keep at it.

Don't worry. They'll make up for it next year with 9 new albums under the name Middle Finger Death Poke or something like that.

I will say I'm a huge ass ffdp fan. Reason being is their first album literally saved my life. I was in a real bad place mentally with no will to live and I heard the bleeding for the first time. I then dove into the whole record. I have bought every album and can recite you damn near every song. I will say this record is Weaker than most but I wouldn't say terrible. Everyone has their own opinion though and in the end that's all that matters is your own opinion.

What killed my interest of Five Finger Death Punch died when Ivan Moody called Tommy Vext a waste of time.

Literally I actually didn’t hear the whole album but when I listened to some of the songs they were good but I don’t get why they are hated so much because literally I actually love the band and they’ve always had bangers it’s crazy

I don't care. I love all of ffdp albums, including Afterlife, which I love. I thought it was great.

My relationship with FFDP has been quite the glorious trainwreck. Like, imagine a freight train reaching the top of the hill. You have War is the Answer, which some genuine bangers and brutally honest songs about Veteran PTSD. Then the train starts going downhill and accelerating, where I started realising something was off. American Capitalist still had some great hooks with "the Pride", but it was making the political stance very clear, and I was already growing out of it. Plus the lyrics to the Pride are about on par, creativity wise, as the Fast Food Rockers. Now we know the train's breaks have failed. I stopped listening to them, but still saw an album advertised on the back of Metal Hammer Magazine as "the album the Politically Correct don't want you to hear!", which I rolled my eyes at. It's the same old whining about "Censorship" which is still around today under the label of "Cancel Culture", when all it takes to be "Cancelled" is to be lightly criticised for saying something shitty. Then their last album dropped and they made an anti-mask conspiracy music video. The train has officially jumped the rails and become a flaming wreck of scrap metal. Makes me glad I got off when I did, 'cause they are just another step in the alt-right pipeline. It wouldn't surprise me if they got soundbites from Jordan Peterson or Matt Walsh in their new album, though I suspect they aren't that desperate yet. I'm not an alcoholic, but I get the feeling that FFDP might change that if I ever have to listen to one of their albums in full.

As a ffdp simp they have a sound and I’ll agree it was a rather boring and unremarkable album, I don’t know what crack zoltan is smoking comparing themselves to queen?! But good god I was expecting something way more introspective into Ivan’s rebirth since becoming sober or something to that affect, I enjoyed F8 but totally get that every album of theirs had at least a few sleepers would give this a .5 no but would I give it a 10 either hell no probably anywhere from. 4/10 to a 6.5/10

I liked some of the songs, so whatever I guess, to each their own opinion.. ffdp got me into metal 14 years ago, so they are the reason I discovered all the bands I know now.. lol 😅

Personally i really like the album!

I remember awhile ago...HeavyTO in Toronto, ON the closing bands was FFDP and SOAD...Halfway through FFDP's set people started to boo them and were heading over to the SOAD stage calling for them....Of course Ivan Moody stopped the show and started bitching at the crowd...That was pretty much the last time I even gave this band a second thought.

I like ffdp since there first album and all you haters hating on them don’t know

Are you gona review machine head new album what do u think about the songs they released already from it

I am kinda a fan of ffdp but just from the singles alone it feels like the band's on cruise control at this point.

Don't know how but I have managed to avoid listening to anything by this band. (At least knowingly.) And after what you have said I don't intend to change that. Thanks for the, eh, warning. And now for something completely different: Do you know Respire? They are from Toronto and will open for Ithaca on their european tour. Imagine Black Country, New Road playing Black Metal, Post Rock and Screamo. On top the band adds violin and trumpet to the usual setup. I'm a bit overwhelmed by the sound and have to give the record a few more spins (Black Line is the title, and it's from 2020). But I'm also very impressed. And I'm very much looking forward to the concert.

You’ve got big ones taking on this review with the toxic fan base and responses you get. Honestly half the reason I love your reviews is the very low filter for being PC and saying how it is from your personal perspective. However you do have to realize when a new big album drops fans look for the first reviews to pop up and are looking for confirmation bias style videos. Many of those may be first time viewers and completely not know your style. I have to admit that could be jarring even for a non-rood rage person.. just saying!

Wow, I had no idea about their fanbase acting like that. I mean, kinda immature music yields immature fans I guess?

Megadeth should have been the headliner. Period. I don’t really mind FFDP that much, I haven’t really listened to them since high school. I’m personally looking forward to the new spite album coming out tomorrow, and hoooot damn it’s gonna slap. Definitely check that out when you get the chance🤘🏻

LMFAO. I love how you described 5 FDP

Their first 2 records kicked ass. American Capitalist and WSOH vol 1 was decent. Then on was all downhill. Gave up after Got Your Six

I honestly dont see the hate on them. they have so strong lyrics and music videos that they literally make me tear up, like I dare you try watching wrong side of heaven or gone away without shedding a tear. I can only see them getting hate for Ivans bro vibes but even then who the hell cares, its just a personality. He had his hard times, now he is completely sober and an amazing frontman

Bro Metal. I never got into 5FDP

lol this was great, subbed

They shouldn't be allowed to play music, ever! I can't understand how you made it through 1 song let alone a whole album. Just pop music with no talent or direction towards anything meaningful

....and now we wait for The FFDP DRINKING GAME!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA

Im gonna be honest, i don't have much time to listen to any metal albums, or any albums at all for that matter because of two reasons, 1. I Got covid...Yay...and 2., i just hate FFDP, i hate everything they stand for and i especially hate Zoltán Báthory, why? because i feel literally ashamed of sharing the same nationality as him (Him being originally from Hungary) i mean i only listened to the singles and my god...i knew i shouldn't have expected anything good from them but this is a NEW LOW, this is...its bad, its not AS Bad as Psychosinner or whatever Jeremy is calling the band now, but its still bad, im not even gonna spend whatever energy i have on the album when it comes out because i know im gonna hate it, i know its gonna suck, so why even bother? even using them as a punching bag for bad Metal simillar to Attila or Emmure or Limp Bizkit and whatnot, makes me feel gross, because there is just nothing they can prove, even at their best, the only and i mean ONLY Good song they ever made was Wrong Side of Heaven, and even THAT Song is a 4/10 at BEST. so honestly, calling this album the worst Metal album would be a badge of honor for them at this point, are they bad? yes, but at this point, i just stopped expecting anything good from them, the only reason i even listened to them in the first place was because my 14 years old mind at the time thought they are heavy as hell, while i could barely mutter out a word in English to begin with, thats what their music is good for actually, for peoples with zero to none knoweledge of the English Language, because they will think "Wow, this is some heavy shit!" also if anyone unironically has ANY RIGHT to call themselves the modern Queen its The Weeknd, like straight up, no competition whatsoever, im not gonna spend any time listening to the rest of the album, because its literally unrateable at this point, thats what this album is, an Unrateable/5 also, everyone needs a chompy in their life to defend them from rabid fanboys and fangirls also, if you have to disable the comments. let it be known, FFDP Fans are a league above the Tool Fanbase

They're decent live, just have weak lyrics , like embarrassing

Loved this album. People are fu**ing crazy 😂

Thank you! What a HORRIBLE Band...

Dig the Obituary shirt man! Glad you did this video. Only makes me not want to listen to this band nor mention their name even more. Thank you. You rock!!

Bro what are you drinking ??

They’ve been getting worse and worse with every album, at least the last few had one or two songs that were pretty solid, this doesn’t even have that

Listening to what I've heard, it looks like you are going to have to get ready for a Five Finger Death Punch drinking game in the near future.

I definitely disagree with you. That is all.

Ah... Five Finger Death Punch you say.. or is it the Tap Out shirts and white glasses frames that obnoxious bronecks tote what gave em away, ha saw that coming from a mile away. What would it ever take to be able to do cool reviews such as this and talk music start getting people mingled and involved and just reinvigorate creative culture again. That is what we are missing in this world: Real Culture , we have to reclaim it back for our families and pass down the things that make you feel greatful for not having to endure somebody's eventual struggles. It's a big wishlist but were not in control like that, unfortunately there's people who are truly corrupt at their posts and have caused misery in people's lives. We don't need social vampires. We need "At Dawn they Sleep" by Slayer ,we need rock n roll, we need Thrash, Black Metal, Death Metal, violent music to soothe angered minds. Or create it. Eventually, the rest of the weird Hollywood Cali lookalikes and wannabes will be out of their element and stop misunderstanding every little piece of metal history that has formed that monster which is metal, sane people do not give a fuck if an artist's gesture or lyric rubs somebody the wrong way fuck it it's just music and it's not like we get payed to even micromanage these people just oh well you got sonething to shred or sing, there ya go. Freedom. Not MacroDemocaticKaren-ISM. Eventually, spiritual warfare will be explained in greater detail. We are in the middle of a war of information and tyranny, you can't let these starbuck Karen's shut down an industry's passion. That's what it should be, not gain or profit, always has and will be about turning next to your friend at one of the last cool concerts ya been to and go "Dude ! Those fucking drums sound so good ! " 🇺🇸

13:08 nice analysis but it would be better if you said that because of the pandemic, they should've spent the time tuning things up and edit their material to make them better. It sounds like they have a lot of bad ideas and they're surrounded by "yes" men. Therefore, they don't have anyone around them to tell them not to do certain things.

This is definitely going to get a Fanboy comment drinking game follow up.