Five Finger Death Punch has donated $200k from a portion of ticket sales from their headlining arena and amphitheater North American tour this past summer and fall. The funds will be split between two charities personally chosen by band members Ivan Moody and Zoltan Bathory.
Moody chose Covenant House, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping homeless, trafficked, and exploited youth and young families, in support of Youth Homelessness Awareness Month in November. Covenant House’s 34 locations across the country aims to provide shelter, support, and comprehensive services to homeless youth. Said Moody: “Many of our songs and music videos speak directly to the issues being addressed by Covenant House. Our commitment to donating to support their programs and using our platform to raise awareness perfectly aligns with the band’s and our fans’ values.”
Zoltan chose to support the Call of Duty Endowment, a non-profit organization helps veterans find high-quality careers by supporting groups that prepare them for the job market and by raising awareness of veterans’ value to the workplace. Zoltan’s connection to this charity began when he was featured as a character (an in-game operator named Oz) in two Call of Duty games: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and Call of Duty: Warzone.
Zoltan and Ivan have raised millions of dollars over the past two decades for various causes and shown overwhelming support to first responders and the military. Proceeds from their 2019 No. 1 hit “Blue On Black” featuring Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Brantley Gilbert, and Brian May were donated to the Gary Sinise Foundation.
Additionally, the official video for the band’s song, “Wrong Side Of Heaven,” brought awareness to the struggles of veterans suffering from PTSD and has garnered over 411 million views to date. The band raised over $300K for various military organizations supporting veterans afflicted by PTSD through the campaign around the song in 2014, and 5FDP was awarded the prestigious Soldier Appreciation Award in 2016 by the ‘Association of The United States Army’ an honor bestowed only upon Elvis Presley.
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