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Five Finger Death Punch were formed in 2005 by guitarist Zoltan Bathory (formerly of U.P.O.). The American Capitalist Songfacts states that Bathory came up with the name after being amused by a scene involving a five finger punch in Kill Bill 2. Other members recruited to the band include former Motograter & Ghost Machine vocalist Ivan Moody, former W.A.S.P. members guitarist Darrell Roberts and drummer Jeremy Spencer, and former Anubis Rising/Deadsett bassist Matt Snell. The band recorded their debut album The Way of the Fist in 2006 with Stevo "Shotgun" Bruno (Mötley Crüe, Prong) and Mike Sarkisyan (Spineshank). The record...

Punchline is an American pop-punk/rock band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They formed in 1998. The band signed to Fueled By Ramen records in 2003 and released “Action” in 2004. In 2006 they released “37 Everywhere”. As of early 2008 Punchline has left Fueled By Ramen Records but will continue making music on their own label, Modern Short Stories. .

Maltese Falcon were a Denmark (Copenhagen) heavy metal band active in the 1980's. Forming in 1983, The band was named by Lars Ulrich (Metallica), as he was a friend of the band. The band released a stream of demos, before getting a deal to record a full-length, resulting in theirt best-known effort "Metal Rush" in 1984. Their bassist - Hasse "Hal" Patino has played in several well known acts including King Diamond, Force of Evil, Michael Denner, Blakk Totem, Palladion, Doctor Butcher, Disaster Peace. For more information, check out the band's page on http://www.metal-archives.com .

In June 2013, seventeen young musicians piled into two vans and drove from their hometown of Austin to a brownstone in Queens, where they took up residency for a month. It was Mother Falcon’s first trip outside of Texas and another turning point in a very unlikely story. Years before, when he started what became Mother Falcon, it never crossed cellist Nick Gregg’s mind that his goal to make playing cello as cool as playing quarterback at his football obsessed high school (alma mater of Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees) would get anywhere. Jamming on original material after school with...