Five Finger Death Punch was founded in Las Vegas in 2005 by former U.P.O. bassist Zoltan Bathory and ex W.A.S.P. drummer Jeremy Spencer.
In 2006, Bathory contacted former Motograter singer Ivan Moody, asking him to audition for the vocalist position. Moody flew from his home in Denver, Colorado to Los Angeles, but was so chronically shy, he had to perform with his back turned to the rest of the band. Despite his shyness he was still recruited.
Ivan Moody has never played any instruments, but has always been a singer or a writer. He recalled to the Denver Westword: "I started playing in bands when I was sixteen years old. I remember the first band I was in out there was at a club called the Wooden Nickel in Aurora, Colorado. My first show ever was then, and they told me I could play the show but that I would have to leave right after I got off stage. From that point on, I knew that was my calling. I loved it so deeply. I played in countless bands in Colorado and eventually uprooted and moved to LA."
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