Zoltan Bathory of Los Angeles metallers FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH is featured in a new interview with Dan Marsicano at About.com. An excerpt is available below.

Q: The band is re-releasing The Way Of The Fist for the second time. What made the band decide to put it out again after re-releasing it only two years ago?

Bathory: "Well, our first record is still selling a lot of copies every week. First of all, it’s because the band grew organically and a lot of people discovering that we have this first album. They maybe just heard the second one, and they are going back and buying it. I think that’s what is actually happening. It’s an unusually high number that we sell weekly of the first album, but there are a lot of complaints that they can’t find it in the stores because the brick and mortar stores went away. There are not many of them, and when people go in to try to find something, obviously new records are replacing the old records, so they may not find it.

It (the re-release) is kind of a way to put the record back in the stores and we put together a package that actually has the story of the band. So whoever has the first record already, they have the first record, but whoever doesn’t and decide to get this box set, they actually get a history of the band. If you have the first record, you kind of already know what’s in it, but people who are discovering the band now and are picking this up will have the DVD that has the whole story and introducing them to the years that they may have missed."

Q: This re-release includes a bonus disc of eleven tracks. Where did these tracks come from?

Bathory: "There were a couple of tracks that we made exclusives. For example, the PANTERA cover, we made that for an exclusive Guitar World and Metal Hammer collection. So that was not available for people largely because it was part of the magazine, so we figured it’s a good way to include that one. Another one was 'From Out of Nowhere', a cover of FAITH NO MORE. That was a European edition; same thing, if you didn’t have the European edition, you really couldn’t get the song.

There was a song 'Succubus' which was released in a weird way that we had a demo version of it, but it didn’t make the first record, right? Somehow, the song got out. We don’t even actually know how it got leaked. A lot of people loved it, and it was not available because it was a demo version, an older version. Basically, there are all these tracks that are either floating around or are simply not available on American releases."

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As üreviously reported, on November 23rd, Way Of The Fist was reissued as a deluxe box set.

The Way Of he Fist: Iron Fist Edition celebrates the landmark album for the metal genre that has sold over 425,000 copies and continues to scan over 1,000 copies a week three years after its original release.

The Iron Fist Edition box set features:

• the original 13 album tracks with all-new artwork

• a brand new in-depth documentary DVD: The Legend of The Fist Vol. 1 (featuring never-before seen footage and interviews spanning 5FDP’s career)

• The Iron Fist bonus CD with 11 B-sides and rarities

• 5FDP trading cards,

• an exclusive poster and calendar

The Iron Fist Edition includes FAITH NO MORE and PANTERA cover tracks.

The Way Of The Fist: Iron Fist Edition will be released via Century Media on November 23rd.

Five Finger Death Punch continues their hard rock dominance this fall on a massive tour with GODSMACK. The Oracle tour is easily one of the most exciting events to come along this year as these two rock titans unite to bring fans a spectacle that they will remember for a lifetime. The history of radio hits between these two bands is astonishing and there are few bands out there right now that can match each group’s intensity and desire to bring their fans the very best each and every night. Expect the unexpected and a remarkable stage show yet reminiscent of IRON MAIDEN and TOOL’s larger than life production.

FFDP made their national television debut performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday, August 17th. Check out footage of the band's performance below: