This album is one of the most well-rounded Death Punch albums to date. The heavy parts feel heavier, the softer parts feel softer and you can feel the emotion that comes with it all. Instrumentation and Song Structure: Instrumentally, this album is top-notch. Ivan knows this as well, he just hates being away from family all the same. You know that once you get back to them, that they will still love you just as much as they did. If you’re a parent, I’m sure you know how it feels when you have to leave your kids, whether it be with a babysitter, daycare, school, etc… it’s a feeling that eats at your heart but eventually, you have to control it.
He knows that his son will understand but all he wants to do is be with his son for as much time as he possibly can. He feels as though he’s not living up to his son’s expectations and like he’s failing him. The track “M.I.N.E (End This Way)” is about the feelings he gets as a parent when he has to leave his family for a tour. If you’ve ever seen 5FDP live, you will know he likes to pull kids up on stage and let them be a part of the action. As everyone has gathered, regardless of his hard-ass demeanor, Ivan Moody is very much a family man.
The track is called “M.I.N.E (End This Way)” and, from what Ivan has revealed in interviews, this track was written for his son. There’s another track in particular I would like to talk about in terms of lyrical content. This song is easily one of my favorite Death Punch tracks to date. He feels alone and accepts his faults, he knows that he’s fallen short of the glory of the omnipotent one and that he’s closer to hell, but he isn’t letting it stop him. Right or wrong, I can hardly tell…I’m on the wrong side of heaven and the righteous side of hell” are self-explanatory. The chorus “Arms wide open, I stand alone. He later speaks of the devil looking “just like me, I looked away…I turned away!” implying that he’s ashamed of the demons that have consumed him. Her answer being that she’s ashamed of what he’s become, his life of sin and doom. From the lyrics, it seems as though he’s soul-searching and he cries out to God for an answer. In many interviews, he has stated that he believes a being that can be ultimately calm about a situation and then destroy entire cities in a split second has to be a woman. Ivan speaks of God as a woman and the Devil as a man, which might seem odd to some because most think of God as a male figure. The title track “The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell”, being one of them. A couple in particular caught my ear, though. The lyrics touch on subjects like failing yourself, being away from the ones you love, bands being fake to their fans while being all about the money and more. Lyrical Content: Ivan has stated in interviews that this album was mainly written about living in Sin City and all it has to offer. I’m speaking, of course, about their cover of LL Cool J’s “Mama Said Knock You Out” which features the one and only Tech N9ne! Who better to cover the track than the Death Punch fellows, am I right? All of these tracks are great, but let’s talk about what makes this album their best to date, indeed, one of the best of the year shall we? But that’s just the tip of the iceberg Through the rest of the album we see guest vocals from Maria Brink of In This Moment, Jamey Jasta of Hatebreed and Max Cavalera of Soulfly! But what would this review accomplish without talking about the bands’ most experimental track to date. With their latest single “Lift Me Up” which sees a hand lent from one of the best and most iconic voices in the history of metal in Rob Halford of Judas Priest, the band plays at an 80s type vibe while keeping the signature Death Punch sound they have been both loved and revered for.
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With 3 studio albums under their belt, each one a bit more experimental than the last, this band knows exactly how to keep their fans on their toes. Whether you’re a Knucklehead or just discovered the band, one thing is for certain Five Finger Death Punch has always turned heads. Album: The Wrong Side of Heaven and The Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 1
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