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Five Finger Death Punch’s Jeremy Spencer Discusses Being The Prankster Of The Band (Exclusive)

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On September 2nd, Jeremy Spencer, drummer of mega-hard rock band Five Finger Death Punch, will be releasing his autobiography Death Punch’d: Surviving Five Finger Death Punch’s Metal Mayhem. The book tells the tales of Spencer and his struggles with addiction, a near-death experience, and his subsequent recovery.

Spencer states:

The day I left treatment for alcohol and drug addiction, I decided to write my story. I was feeling raw and exposed and hoped just ‘getting it all out’ would be therapeutic. And, it was. Sitting on a tour bus with little to do, I found myself writing two or three thousand words a day. It didn’t occur to me until I’d written fifty or sixty thousand that my story might be helpful to others who need encouragement in pursuing their dreams and for those struggling with addiction.

I sent that first draft to my dad who said, ‘No parent wants to read about his son’s sex, drugs and Rock ‘n Roll exploits,’ but he said there might be some benefit in sharing it with others, so he agreed to help me with revisions. What had begun as a way to help process my own ‘stuff,’ has resulted in the publication of Death Punch’d—Surviving Five Finger Death Punch’s Metal Mayhem.

At first, I was apprehensive about the reaction I’d get from having the ‘arrogance’ to think anyone would want to read about my life. However, that initial apprehension has been replaced by knowing that if my story can help even one person, whatever criticism I might receive will pale in comparison. I’m not proud of many of the episodes in the book, but the person I was, under the influence, is not who I choose to be. A heartbeat away from death, I chose life.

So, more than anything, I think Death Punch’d is a reflection of how far one can fall and still find a way back, a way to accomplish goals and dreams and more important…a way to live. I’d be the last person to say it’s easy. But, I’d be the first person to say there’s always hope.

In anticipation of this release, we’ve got two exclusive interview clips of Spencer talking about how his bandmates consider him to be the prankster of the band. While not fully admitting to that claim, he does tell one story of how he has no problem crop-dusting his bandmates during bathroom trips and another story involving snakes! Check them out below!

Make sure to pre-order your copy right here.

Rock legend Alice Cooper shares:

Every rock star struggling with addition comes to the crossroads. Where he decides whether to live or die. It all comes down to that one decision. You’re either going to stop everything and change your lifestyle and go on to make more music, or you die, it’s that simple. Jeremy’s book is one of the best rock n roll, addiction and redemption stories since Nikki Sixx’s The Heroin Diaries. Jeremy, you’re still here, welcome to the club!

Rob Halford offers:

Jeremy is in a position to tell a unique story: FFDP are a band young enough that they had to navigate the new music industry, yet they did so with an approach and work ethic that was purely old school. That story alone would make for a good read, and Jeremy covers it. But thankfully he goes further– he details how metal musicians are forged, and how metal bands either bond or break, and he tells us this in a matter- of- fact, unfiltered voice that is as raw and unashamed as his band’s music.

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‘Late Night With the Devil’ – Exclusive Clip Begins the Supernatural Horror on Halloween 1977

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The upcoming Late Night With the Devil is one of the most buzzed about horror movies of the year, currently 100% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and earning rave reviews from both Stephen King and Kevin Smith. King raves that the film is “absolutely brilliant,” adding that he couldn’t take his eyes off it. Smith comments, “I love it. It’s Rosemary’s Baby meets Network.”

David Dastmalchian (Dune, The Suicide Squad) stars as the host of a late-night talk show that descends into a nightmare in the Ghostwatch and WNUF Halloween Special-inspired film.

IFC Films & Shudder will release the hotly anticipated Late Night with the Devil theatrically on March 22 before it heads to Shudder exclusively on April 19, 2024.

Begin the horror with a brand new EXCLUSIVE clip below…

David Dastmalchian stars as Jack Delroy, the charismatic host of “Night Owls,” and the film traces the ill-fated taping of a live Halloween special in 1977 plagued by a demonic presence.

The energetic and innovative feature hails from Australian writing-directing team Colin and Cameron Cairnes (100 Bloody Acres, Scare Campaign). 

The film premiered last year at SXSW. Meagan wrote in her review out of the fest, “Late Night with the Devil captures the chaotic energy of a late night show, embracing the irreverent comedy and stress of live television with a pastiche style. It’s a clever trojan horse for a surprising horror movie that goes full throttle on unhinged demonic mayhem.

“The ingenuity, the painstaking period recreation, a riveting performance by Dastmalchian, and a showstopper of a finale make for one Halloween event you won’t want to miss.”

Spooky Pictures founders Roy Lee (It, The Grudge, The Ring) and Steven Schneider (Pet Sematary, Paranormal Activity, Insidious), Derek Dauchy (“Al Kameen”) and Future Pictures’ Mat Govoni (“Lone Wolf”) and Adam White (“Lone Wolf”) and John Molloy are all producing.

Joel Anderson (Lake Mungo), Rami Yasin, and David Dastmalchian executive produce.

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