Los Angeles metallers Five Finger Death Punch released their sophomore album, "War Is The Answer", in the U.S. on September 22 via Prospect Park Records. The CD was produced by the band and Kevin Churko (Ozzy Osbourne, In This Moment), and was mixed by Randy Staub (Metallica, Mötley Crüe, Nickelback). According to a press release, "the record evolves the band's already mature sound, ranging from the undeniable melodies in 'Hard to See' to the brutally nihilistic 'Burn It Down' -- destined to please fans both new and old."

War Is The Answer" track listing:

01. Dying Breed
02. Hard To See
03. Bulletproof
04. No One Gets Left Behind
05. Crossing Over
06. Burn It Down
07. Far From Home
08. Falling In Hate
09. My Own Hell
10. Walk Away
11. Canto 34
12. Bad Company (Bad Company cover)
13. War Is The Answer

Five Finger Death Punch's new single, is "Hard To See. Guitarist Zoltan Bathory recently stated about the track, "It's about seemingly irresolvable differences. It's valid in just about any setting: politics, religion, relationships... Everything is 'only an opinion' based on limited information, yet people sometimes get attached to their point of views to the extreme...in fact, to the point they would launch wars over them."

Regarding the new CD, Bathory stated, "In terms of the overall style, I would say that we've continued the journey we started on the first album, so there's a healthy balance of melody and aggression, and as always we concentrated on writing strong metal songs in the traditional sense. There's some epic moments on the record, and there's some straight-up home-wreckers, too. All I can say is, those who liked our first album are going to Love this one!"

War is the Answer follows up its 2007 debut, "The Way Of The Fist", which has sold 343,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

*Be sure to catch Five Finger Death Punch live TONIGHT at SUNSET STATION.*

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