''AfterLife'' is the ninth studio album by American heavy metal band

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, released on August 19, 2022, via Better Noise. It is the first album since 2007's ''

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'' not to feature longtime lead guitarist

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, who was replaced by Andy James in 2020.

Background

On November 29, 2021,

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shared a new snippet of a song off of the upcoming album via

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, the video itself shows the frontman banging his head to a brand new song in the studio with producer

Kevin Churko Kevin Gregory Churko (born 19 January 1968) is a Canadian record producer, sound engineer and musician best known for his work with artists such as Ozzy Osbourne, Papa Roach, Hinder, Modern Science, Five Finger Death Punch, Disturbed, In This M ...

right in front of him, a few seconds later the video cuts out, noting that brand new music is in the works for the band. On April 15, 2022, the band officially released a brand new single off the album called "AfterLife", along with a tour announcement with

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and

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as supporting acts. To promote the album, the band released a new song entitled "IOU", along with a lyric video and album details as well.

Track listing

Personnel

– lead vocals, production *

Zoltan Bathory Zoltan Bathory (born in 1978) is a Hungarian-American musician and martial artist. He is the founder and rhythm guitarist of Las Vegas-based heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch. In 2010, he was named Golden God's "Best Shredder" by ''Meta ...

– rhythm guitar, production * Andy James – lead guitar, backing vocals, production * Chris Kael – bass, backing vocals, production * Charlie Engen – drums, percussion, production Technical *

– production, mixing,

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– engineering * Tristan Hardin – engineering

Charts

References

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