FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Zoltan Bathory has spoken about the band's latest single, 'Eye Of The Storm', which was released two weeks ago.

The track serves as the first single from the band's upcoming tenth studio album, currently being recorded in Los Angeles and due later this year.

Bathory explained that 'Eye Of The Storm' is a song that can live on radio, but also acknowledged that it may be considered heavier than some of the band's other material.

Bathory stated: "'Eye Of The Storm' was in the first batch[of new songs that we wrote and recorded].

Ivan [Moody, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH frontman] is in the studio right now still recording.

But from the first batchwe had, this was the song kind of that we thought, 'Okay, this gives you a pretty good picture of what's coming.' This is a song that can live on radio.It's a little bit heavier, actually, than… So, it's pushing the envelope a little bit for radio.", Bathory also addressed criticism from some people who say that FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's songs follow the same formula and tend to sound alike.

He said: "[Bands like] IRON MAIDEN, AC/DC, us, all these bands are progressing.

The songs are not the same.

People say, 'Oh, it's the same thing.' It isn't.

And the example I'm gonna make, if you're a beer connoisseur.

You're drinking beer.

You can tell the difference between every single sort of ale — you're a connoisseur.

Or a wine connoisseur — you can tell the difference between wine that was produced in Spain or France or America.

You know, because you're a connoisseur.

So when you're a person who's into metal, especially when you have a specific band, for you AC/DC does not sound the same, because you're a connoisseur of that band.You understand the difference.

Or IRON MAIDEN, or pick all these bands.

Somebody as an outsider or a casual listener, just like a casual beer drinker, will go,'Oh, it's just beer.' Or, 'It's just wine.' They can't really tell the difference.' Oh, it's the same thing.

It's just wine.' No, not really.

So if you're a fan of this band, then you definitely see the progression.

If you're a casual listener, then I would understand the same way that probably people would say, like,'Well, AC/DC, the same riff.' No, it isn't, but if you're a casual listener, then for you it is.", This past January, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH announced the first leg of its 2026-2027 world tour.

Produced by Live Nation, the massive 48-city trek will kick off on Monday, July 20 at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion in Camden, New Jersey and wrap up on Friday, October 23 at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Virginia.Platinum-certified outlaw country musician Cody Jinks will join the tour as special guest and will promote his current album, 'In My Blood'.

The tour lineup will be rounded out by EVA UNDER FIRE.

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's current albums, 'Best Of - Volume 1' and 'Best Of - Volume 2', feature newly re-recorded versions of the band's biggest hits, including the No.

1 single 'I Refuse' featuring IN THIS MOMENT's Maria Brink ('Volume 1') and No.

1 single 'The End' featuring BABYMETAL ('Volume 2').

'The End' reached No.

1 on the Japanese iTunes Metal chart and No.

18 on the Japanese all-genres chart, marking a major milestone for an international rock release.In the U.S., the song made history as the first track featuring Japanese lyrics to chart at rock radio, ultimately reaching No.

Both albums were created in response to the sale of the band's original masters, a decision made without FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's knowledge or opportunity to reclaim them.