Five Finger Death Punch’s Jason Hook Describes How KISS Inspired Their Arena Show

This fall, hard rock will be taking over dozens of arenas as Five Finger Death Punch and Shinedown blaze through North America on a recently announced co-headlining tour. Also featuring Sixx:A.M. and As Lion, the arena trek will allow Five Finger Death Punch to play songs from last year’s Got Your Six album to some of its biggest audiences to date.

“There’s no anxiety—it’s a very comfortable place for us,” guitarist Jason Hook tells Fuse. Hook says that he’s extremely excited for the tour to commence on Oct. 18, and for Five Finger Death Punch to show off some of the arena moves that they’ve worked their entire careers to hone.

“I grew up a KISS fan, so my roots are deep as far as what I’d like to do in the arena context,” he explains. “An arena is a different animal—you’ve got a lot of people shifting their focus into one spot. So you kind of have to exaggerate everything to stimulate the eyes. I think that’s one thing that a lot of younger bands may not appreciate. We grew up with arena bands where everything was big and bombastic and exciting visually. Being a KISS fan, I can certainly appreciate that.