Five Finger Death Punch frontman Ivan L. Moody. Credit: Photo via fivefingerdeathpunch/Facebook
Five Finger Death Punch frontman Ivan L. Moody recently announced that he plans to make one more record with the self-proclaimed second biggest metal band of all time—behind Metallica—and then retire from heavy metal in an effort to spend more time with his family.

Then he reneged.

Who knows where he’ll land on the decision, but in case the band behind “Wash It All Away” skips out on Tampa on its next full-fledged tour, your best bet is to go catch Five Finger Death Punch on Tuesday, Nov. 22 at Amalie Arena—with special guest Brantley Gilbert—before a potentially Moody-free FFDP returns to Tampa in the coming years.

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This article appears in Nov 17-23, 2022.

Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa's resident live music freak. He started freelancing with the paper in 2020 at the age of 18, and has since covered, announced, and previewed numerous live shows in...