Buried in the middle of their debut album, White Knuckles emerged as a surprise hit with its propulsive attack and mountain-cracking breakdown. Live, Moody often introduces this song with the lyric, ‘I’m taking back control…’, whipping the legions into a frenzy. While 5FDP’s catalog boasts a raft of catchy ballads and mid-tempo favourites, they made their bones with the heavy stuff and this is one of their best. 1)? It’s all there - the two guitarists’ bludgeoning low-end chug, the bouncy Pantera-flavoured tempo, Moody’s vitriolic, “come-at-me” delivery and a horn-throwing guest turn from Rob Halford in the second verse. What’s not to love about this full-throttle headbanger from The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell (Vol. It still sounds as polished, infectious and mature as any of the band’s subsequent output, with its ginormous, arm-around-your-mate chorus and a heart-ripping solo by Steelheart guitarist Uros Raskovski. Written in the wake of Moody’s split from both his then-fiancee and his old band, Motograter, The Bleeding established the singer’s fearless vulnerability. Nearly every 5FDP show closes with this unapologetically sentimental, mid-tempo belter from Way Of The Fist. Twisted Sister's Dee Snider calls for unity in metal.
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Metallica: every song on the Black Album ranked from worst to best.A pummeling showcase of the taut muscularity of the band’s rhythm section, the track also inspired a big budget music video – something that you don’t see so often these days.
With its absurdly-hooky, alt-metal grooving and Moody’s steroidal snarl, the band took on all of the trolls, rumour-mongers and puffy-chested keyboard warriors with American Capitalist’s slamming first single.