The entire book builds to his crazy drug addiction and then he has an overdose and almost dies. The book ends in a weird spot as well, *SPOILER* The band's current bass player, Chris Kael, who is arguably the most interesting and positive member of the band, is mentioned exactly one time. He berates singer Ivan Moody at any opportunity, then says something nice about him, and then lashes out at him again. He pays lip service to how awful he was when he was younger and blames the drugs, but even as a sober author, continuously brags about his sexual conquests in portapottys and closets. Overall, Jeremy comes across as a brat who wanted to write a book about how he's no longer a brat. I also have a personal preference for stories to be told mostly linearly, so that might have had something to do with it. For one, his foray with drugs and girls as a teenager leads directly into extra douchey forays with drugs and girls as a member of FFDP. This is not necessarily a bad choice in general, but was poorly executed. The narrative is told from two ends- one chapter from his childhood, one chapter as an adult trying to form a band, etc. The book is gross painfully gross, and for the record I have read and liked The Heroin Diaries and Tommyland, both of which are also pretty gross. I suppose Jeremy wanted to keep the way he actually speaks intact, but it paints him as perpetually immature. His dad, an actual author, helped him write it and it still comes off as a 14 year old's writing style. I came away still liking the band, but not liking Jeremy Spencer. I am a huge Five Finger Death Punch fan, and thought I would love this book. Told in his unique, self-deprecating voice, filled with his twisted and humorous take on living the sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll dream turned nightmare, and including dozens of photos, Death Punch’d is a lively, no-holds-barred ride and an inspiring cautionary tale that offers lessons for us all. It is also the hard-charging, laugh-out-loud tale of how a mischievous boy rose from small-town Indiana to rock royalty-and how he nearly destroyed it all for a good time. In this high-energy memoir, Jeremy Spencer, the band’s cofounder and drummer, takes us onstage and behind the scenes, on tour and into the studio to tell the band’s story and his own.ĭeath Punch’d is a detailed in-depth account of the group’s origins and influences, as well as the infighting and tensions that, when channeled properly, result in the music fans love. Hailed by the New York Times as one of the most unexpectedly consistently popular bands on the rock charts, Five Finger Death Punch has become the new heavyweight champ of the metal scene. From the cofounder of Five Finger Death Punch, a fascinating inside account of one of the most successful heavy-metal bands of the past decade, and a revealing personal journey through the wild highs and terrifying lows of the rock and roll lifestyle-a wry and rollicking tale of music, addiction, and recovery
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