But across no man’s land lie mundane and clichéd lyrical concepts, inconsistent albums and while being fronted by egotistical band members. On their side are pounding riffs, accessible lyrics, memorable live shows and most of all: media attention. Since releasing their debut album ‘The Way Of The Fist’ in 2007 they have received divided acclaim to their music.
It's time to pass the baton and move on to new challenges.Rising through the ranks of heavy metal popularity are American patriots, Five Finger Death Punch. I've been in bands my entire life and I feel like I've done all the good that I can here. Jason, who joined FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH in 2009, said about his exit from the band: "As for the reason I'm leaving… well, there really isn't just one. He has since been replaced by renowned British virtuoso Andy James, who made his recording debut with FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH on "Broken World", a song that was included on the second installment of the group's greatest-hits collection, "A Decade Of Destruction - Volume 2".Īfter his recovery from emergency gallbladder surgery at the end of 2019, Hook had to leave midway from the group's tour of Europe to address further complications. In October 2020, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH confirmed that it had officially parted ways with Hook eight months earlier during the band's sold-out European arena tour. But when they got Gary Cherone - not so cool." Now, when Eddie Van Halen had Sammy Hagar, they got very lucky 'cause that clicked, that worked. But as far as a singer goes, it's kind of like when Tom Morello found Chris Cornell, you've got two guys that are extremely good at their role that was destined to succeed. So it's inevitable that I'm gonna take me over here, and it's gonna have some familiarity, obviously. The music will have familiar sounds and elements from what they sound like, but that's only because I had a pretty decent hand at writing that music.
"That band is an anomaly, and I think it would be foolish to try to clone it. "I'm not necessarily looking to recreate FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH," he said. Hook went on to say that he is not trying to simply launch another version of his former band. There's a lot of good guys out there - I've certainly had them over here - but I'm looking for something that's magic, not just good." But most importantly, I'm just looking for somebody that has something above and beyond, something that's magic. I always loved Adam Gontier's voice, from THREE DAYS GRACE those early records and the power and the grit of his voice. And Ivan Moodys don't just grow on trees it's hard to find. It's not like that guttural you can really understand what he's saying even when he's singing with his heavy voice. And I think that's one of the things that Ivan Moody was fantastic with, is that he sells his lyrics, he can sing really well, and he can get heavy but you can still decipher what he's talking about you can follow the storyline. That's the only element that's missing."Īsked what kind of singer he is looking for, Hook said: "I like heavy music, but I also like melodic music. But I really wanna find a co-writer, a partner, somebody that I have that chemistry with and that we're both on the same page musically. I've got all the material prepared some are completed songs, some are just music.
Make sure you find the right guy.' And I don't disagree with that because it really is the make-or-break element. were, like, 'Don't be in a hurry to pick your singer. Where I'm getting stuck is I've had many singers come through and I'm just really trying to be patient to pick the right guy. He said: "That's been the only agenda I've had, really, since leaving DEATH PUNCH. Last October, Hook spoke to the "Making Waves" podcast about his new project for which he has been writing music for much of the past three years. ShipRocked 2023, which will expand to six days for its 13th sailing, departs on January 22 from Port Canaveral, Florida with stops at Half Moon Cay in The Bahamas, Grand Turk in Turks & Caicos Islands, and Dominican Republic's Amber Cove. See you on the boat!"Īs previously reported, HOOK will make its live debut on next year's ShipRocked cruise. Late Sunday (July 24), Jason took to his Instagram to share a video from the recording studio where he has been working on his new material, and he included the following caption: "A little taste. Former FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Jason Hook has offered the first taste of the music from his new solo project HOOK.