F8 (album)

F8 (pronounced "fate") is the eighth studio album by American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch, released on February 28, 2020, through Better Noise Music. It is the first Five Finger Death Punch album to feature drummer Charlie Engen, who joined the band following the departure of founding drummer Jeremy Spencer. F8 is also the band's first album to be released through Better Noise Music.

F8
Studio album by Five Finger Death Punch
Released	February 28, 2020 (2020-02-28)
Recorded	May–October 2019
Genre	Groove metal[1] nu metal[1] alternative metal[2]
Length	45:06
Label	Better Noise
Producer	Kevin Churko
Five Finger Death Punch chronology
And Justice for None (2018) F8 (2020)
Singles from F8
"Inside Out" Released: December 2, 2019 "A Little Bit Off" Released: May 5, 2020

Written and recorded from May to October 2019, F8 is considered a "rebirth" of the band, according to guitarist Zoltan Bathory.[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Blabbermouth.net	(7.5/10)[5]
Kerrang!	[6]
Loudwire	(Positive)[7]
Metal Hammer	[8]
Wall of Sound	(8.5/10)[9]

Background

On May 9, 2019, the band released a video announcing a "new record in the making".[10] On December 2, 2019, the band released the single, "Inside Out", announcing that their upcoming eighth studio album would be titled F8 and would be released on February 28, 2020. According to the band's lead vocalist Ivan Moody, when talking about lead single "Inside Out" he describes it as his own story about his addiction struggles. As for the record itself he called the record to be his pardon after what he's been through in terms of his addiction and of his friends that he lost during that time of struggles such as the late Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington.[11]

Track listing

F8 track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"F8 (Intro)"	1:15
2.	"Inside Out"	3:46
3.	"Full Circle"	3:22
4.	"Living the Dream"	3:35
5.	"A Little Bit Off"	3:11
6.	"Bottom of the Top"	3:30
7.	"To Be Alone"	3:45
8.	"Mother May I (Tic Toc)"	3:54
9.	"Darkness Settles In"	4:41
10.	"This Is War"	3:12
11.	"Leave It All Behind"	3:31
12.	"Scar Tissue"	2:53
13.	"Brighter Side of Grey"	4:30
Total length:		45:06

Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Making Monsters"	3:03
15.	"Death Punch Therapy"	3:08
16.	"Inside Out (Radio Edit)"	4:13
Total length:		55:31

Personnel

• Ivan Moody – lead vocals
• Zoltan Bathory – rhythm guitar
• Jason Hook – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Chris Kael – bass, backing vocals
• Charlie Engen – drums, percussion

Charts

Chart performance for F8

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[12]	2
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13]	2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14]	10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15]	28
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[16]	10
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[17]	28
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[18]	21
Estonian Albums (Eesti Tipp-40)[19]	23
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[20]	1
French Albums (SNEP)[21]	58
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[22]	2
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[23]	8
Italian Albums (FIMI)[24]	84
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[25]	36
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[26]	8
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[27]	20
Scottish Albums (OCC)[28]	3
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[29]	40
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[30]	9
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[31]	4
UK Albums (OCC)[32]	7
US Billboard 200[33]	8

References

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6. "Album Review: Five Finger Death Punch – F8". Kerrang!.
7. Trapp, Philip. "REVIEW: Five Finger Death Punch's 'F8' Is Great — Despite What Haters Think". Loudwire.
8. February 2020, Stephen Hill 27. "Five Finger Death Punch's F8 is the best record of their career". Metal Hammer Magazine.
9. "Five Finger Death Punch – F8 (Album Review)". Wall Of Sound. February 27, 2020.
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27. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
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