Concertgoers at Five Finger Death Punch's show in Denver on Friday night (October 14) got a big surprise: Singer Ivan Moody made the shocking announcement that he will be "retiring from heavy metal." The vocalist — who hails from Denver, and has appeared on every FFDP album since their 2007 debut, fronting Ozzfest veterans Motograter prior — said he will be stepping away after making one more album with the band. The reason? He wants to spend more time with his kids.
"I wanted to tell you this. And nobody else in the world knows, Denver, so this is where it's going to start. And what you do with it is up to you," the singer said, as transcribed by thePRP. "The last 15 years of my life I have toured the world, I have seen every country, every city on this planet at least twice — That's a fact. And through that time as many of you parents know — hard workers — I have missed a lot of time with my kiddos. So I made them a deal today, and I'm going to stick to it. After this year, I am going to make one more Five Finger Death Punch album and then I am retiring from heavy metal.
Joined by two of his children onstage when he delivered the big news, Moody continued: "I wanted to start that here and tell all of you, from day one when I decided to be a singer playing places like … the Bluebird Theater, the Ogden, and we were supposed to play Red Rocks, we'll have to do that one more time, right? Can I play Red Rocks one more time? You, I owe you everything, Colorado, Five Finger Death Punch and every knucklehead on this planet, thank you."
