Multi-platinum hard rock band Five Finger Death Punch continue to mark their 20th anniversary with today’s release of a companion to their previous greatest hits collection with Best Of – Volume 2, available through Better Noise Music.
Both Volume 1 and Volume 2 feature newly rerecorded versions of the band’s biggest anthems, created in response to their former label’s sale of the original song masters – made without the band’s knowledge or the opportunity to reclaim their legacy.
Turning that setback into something powerful and positive, the band chose not to simply remix or remaster but to fully rerecord fan favourites across two volumes of greatest hits – both as a tribute to the songs and to the fans who’ve stood with the band over the last two decades.
The first single from Best Of – Volume 2 is the 2025 version of ‘The End’ featuring Babymetal. Vocalist Su-Metal reflected: “We were invited to take part in a 20th-anniversary collaboration project featuring guest artists on past songs. Five Finger Death Punch and Babymetal had performed at the same festival overseas back in 2015, so I was really happy thinking they might have remembered me from then.
“I sang Japanese lyrics inspired by and based on the original lyrics of ‘The End’, and spent a lot of time experimenting to figure out what kind of voice would best suit such a deep, cool track. My favourite part of the song is the flow from the section starting with “Negai o kakete” right after the chorus into the break — I loved how my voice gradually got covered and engulfed by Ivan’s growl, which gave me chills. I hope listeners will enjoy that moment as well.”
It is the first-ever song including Japanese lyrics to break into U.S. Active Rock radio. The track has been resonating powerfully with fans worldwide and recently had a #1 streak for several weeks on the Japanese iTunes Metal Chart. It also reached #18 on the Japanese All Genres Chart – a rare feat for an international rock release, confirming that music truly is universal.
Best Of – Volume 2 is being released worldwide in multiple formats, including standard CD and vinyl, a limited edition CD exclusive to Walmart, multiple collectible vinyl editions available at Best Buy, Walmart, the Five Finger Death Punch webstore, indie retail, and a Revolver Magazine exclusive.
Tracks featured on Best Of – Volume 2 are 2025 versions of ‘Hell To Pay’, ‘The End (featuring Babymetal)’, ‘M.I.N.E (End This Way)’, ‘Hard To See’, ‘Got Your Six)’, ‘Cold)’, ‘Burn MF’, ‘Never Enough’, Sham Pain’, ‘Blue On Black’, ‘I Apologize’, ‘Trouble’, When The Seasons Change’, ‘Cradle To The Grave’, ‘ My Nemesis’, ‘Walk Away’ and live versions of ‘Wash It All Away’, ‘Wrong Side Of Heaven’ and ‘Jekyll And Hyde’ – It is available , with CD and vinyl editions available here.
To commemorate the band’s 20th anniversary, a special merchandise collection is also available now here.
See RAMzine for more information regarding Best Of – Volume 1. Among the tracks, fan favourite, ‘I Refuse’ was always meant to be a single. A eimagined, rerecorded version now featuring guest vocals from Maria Brink of In This Moment was released as a single.
