It isn't exactly a bad thing that they softened up a bit, but remember their name is FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH.
While more melody and emotion has been put into the music, there is much more clean and acoustic and even strings on a track (" Far From Home"). The band seems to have gotten a tiny bit softer compared to their previous record. Bassist Matt Snell provides backing vocals while playing bass, where they go great with Moody's screams on the album's opener " Dying Breed." Zoltan and Hook provide excellent guitars and drummer Jeremy Spencer keeps pounding away with every chance he gets. The band holds up the entire album, their instrumentation showing off on every track. His lyrics are much more open with hate and war topics, but Moody puts so much emotion into his voice on several tracks, such as ( Again) " Hard to See", " Far From Home", " No One Gets Left Behind", and "Crossing Over". Moody also stands out on " Hard to See", mainly the chorus, where his voice will nearly put you into a trance. Moody's vocals are 50/50 split between screaming and singing and fit into every song ( Save "Canto 34', the album's instrumental) perfectly. Speaking of impressive, Ivan Moody is the start of the album. His work on " Hard to See", the first single from the album, is easily impressive. Hook ditches the echo and creates melodic solos that will catch your attention. The first album's solos were done by now rhythm guitarist Zoltan Bathory and were all done with an echo that became somewhat repetitive. Jason took charge of all the solos on the album, which, if I may say, are surprisingly great. For the sophomore album, 5FDP decided to pull in new guitarist Jason Hook, which may have been an excellent choice. The band's first release, Way of the Fist, presented musicians who made metal and had fun with it and received positive reviews. One thing is for certain, though: War Is the Answer is an excellent album. Maybe it's the name, maybe it's front man Ivan Moody's voice that keeps the songs angry and melodic, or maybe it's just 'cause they're Five Finger Death Punch. But there's something about Five Finger Death Punch that just makes me love them. I'm really not for bands that are driven by anger and sing about hate and the pain inside.
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