Five Finger Death Punch has released the official music video for their new single “My Nemesis”. The video concept was conceived by the band and realized by renowned director Nick Peterson who previously directed the band’s award winning videos for “Coming Down” (2012) and “Wrong Side Of Heaven” (2014). “My Nemesis” is the third single from the band’s current album, Got Your Six and has already climbed to Top 20 on the Active Rock radio chart.

The clip’s multi-faceted storyline explores the hard and painful choices everyone has to face one time or another in life. The video is focused around the pain and grief involved in overcoming and moving on from emotionally entangled difficult situations - following various scenarios from teenage runaways to drug abuse and domestic violence. Peterson powerfully depicts this impactful message on film, similar to the band’s “Wrong Side of Heaven” video in 2014. That clip was intended to increase knowledge about the plight of veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and the crowd-funding campaign to support the cause raised over $ 225,000 at the time, www.5fdp4Vets.com

Zoltan Bathory (guitars) states: “In life everyone has a nemesis… it can be anything…  a self defeating thinking pattern, a bad habit, an addiction, an adversary… something or someone that puts you in an impossible scenario, where you are presented with a fork in the road. Sometimes there is no other choice but making a hard choice. You can give up and just suffer the situation, or you can use your pain to overcome it, as pain is truly the wind in the sails of change. We wanted to present a story about moving on, a story that probes and questions compassion and loyalty. Those are beautiful notions, but remember you have to be loyal and fair to yourself as well, so will you sacrifice yourself for another or will you live with the guilt that you didn't.”

In support of the video and the song’s message of overcoming our struggles, 5FDP is encouraging fans to share their own “Nemesis” on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by completing the phrase – "#MyNemesis is ________ and I will #OVERCOME” -  Search the hashtag, comment and support your fellow 5FDP fans.  

Everyone has a story, so share YOURS. Share your experience and the way you overcame and dealt with a seemingly impossible situation. Share it if you are currently in it and trying to find your way out. You are not alone. We all have a Nemesis. Tell your story on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram and hashtag #MyNemesis and #Overcome

Fans can visit fivefingerdeathpunch.com/mynemesis to see all of the fan responses and are encouraged to send a positive message to those that resonate with them personally.

Five Finger Death Punch will team up with Shinedown for a series of co-headlining shows this May, in conjunction with all of their performances at the biggest US festivals of the year (see below for complete touring schedule).

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Tour dates:

April
30 - Ft. Myers, FL - Fort Rock Festival

May
1 - Jacksonville, FL - Welcome To Rockville
3 - Evansville, IN - Ford Center (co-headlining with Shinedown)
4 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena (co-headlining with Shinedown)
6- Virginia Beach, VA- WNOR Lunatic Luau Festival
7 - Charlotte, NC - Carolina Rebellion Festival
9 - Pittsburgh, PA - Consol Energy Arena (co-headlining with Shinedown)
20-22 - Columbus, OH - Rock On The Range
20-22 - Schaghticoke, NY - Rock’N Derby
27-29 - Pryor, OK - Rocklahoma Festival

“Wash It All Away”, FFDP’s second single from their recently released album, Got Your Six, quickly climbed the Active Rock radio charts and recently went #1. The striking, live performance music video for “Wash It All Away” was shot by iconic music video director Wayne Isham (Metallica, Mötley Crüe). The clip was filmed at the band’s recent headlining show at Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, CT) and showcases their highly visual stage show, and the contagious energy that fuels the thousands of rabid fans in attendance.

Five Finger Death Punch also recently received the prestigious Soldier Appreciation Award from The Association of the United States Army. The award was founded in 1950 by the then newly founded AUSA. This was based on having Germany and Europe stationed US troops that had a hard standing in the public. The soldiers had been under hard pressure and so the AUSA founded the Award to honor the organizations and/or people who supported the troops to make their daily life more easy and comfortable.

Zoltan Bathory (guitars) states: “The Soldiers Appreciation Award is something very special. The only musician ever to receive this was Elvis Presley. Clearly what we have to say resonates with a lot of veterans and a lot of service members. To know that we are reaching people and touching their lives with our music is very rewarding, and to me this really is the sole purpose of being a musician — to be able to make a positive impact in somebody’s life.”