Five Finger Death Punch have shared some news about their future plans. After eighteen months of legal limbo, the group has settled its lawsuit with label Prospect Park and former manager Jeff Kwatinetz. In addition to a greatest hits album to be released in December, and a new album in the spring, the band's upcoming plans also include a fall tour throughout Europe and a performance at the Monster Energy Aftershock Festival in Sacramento this October.

In a statement exclusively to Variety, the Las Vegas-based act announced: "The band Five Finger Death Punch and its label, Prospect Park, have resolved their dispute and differences. The band and the label are excited to announce the release of a greatest hits album with two new songs in December 2017 and the release of a new record next year. The band is very proud of the new record and looks forward to releasing it and playing for its fans."




The legal battle first began in April 2016 when Prospect Park filed suit against the band in Los Angeles Superior Court for breach of contract for commencing work on what the company considered an unauthorized new record, their last for the label. Prospect Park claimed a stipulation prevented FFDP from entering the studio until nine months after the release of their prior album, September 2015's Got Your Six. From the Five Finger Death Punch perspective, the band insisted that Kwatinetz and Prospect Park were attempting to stall the creative process after stifling original plans to create an acoustic-based album despite previously agreeing to the premise, and data suggesting it would be a hit among their target audience.

In May 2016, Five Finger Death Punch signed a new North American recording agreement with Rise Records, an affiliate of BMG, set to begin as soon as their obligations to Prospect Park are fulfilled.

Throughout this time, the band has continued to tour both domestically and internationally, but not without their own internal turmoil. In April 2017, Moody wrote: "the lawsuit by Prospect Park holding our new album hostage has taken a toll on me," and mentioned being in a rehabilitation facility when the lawsuit was filed the year prior. In mid June, Moody dropped off of Five Finger Death Punch's anticipated European tour to again seek treatment for substance abuse after a now-infamous onstage meltdown in Tilburg, The Netherlands. They continued the tour with a temporary replacement vocalist before Moody returned to the fold in August to complete a run on the U.S. festival circuit.

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