Something about Ivan Moody's vocals cut through a person. Listening to “Wrong Side of Heaven” while writing this article gave me goosebumps. There's an intensity and sincerity that comes across in his songs. When I last interviewed him via phone in 2021, the same raw clarity came through in his voice as he told me about Moody's Medicinals and his graphic novel Dirty Poetry.
His emotional vulnerability is likely a large part of the success of Five Finger Death Punch. The band recently tied with Foo Fighters and Shinedown for the most top 10s in the history of Mainstream Rock Airplay chart. Its multiple platinum-selling albums further define the band