FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Cuts Massachusetts Concert Short As IVAN MOODY Mourns Death Of His Mother

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH played an abbreviated show last night (Friday, November 25) at the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts because frontman Ivan Moody was dealing with the death of his mother.

The singer told the crowd (see video below): “My mother is actually passing along today, and I chose to here today instead of with her. So thank you so much for coming.”

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH reportedly played a total eight songs, with bassist Chris Kael handling the lead vocals on at least three of them.

At some point, Moody was led off stage and Kael came back out and apologized to the crowd, saying the band could not continue. “As you can see, tonight is a very emotional night,” Kael said. “We came out here… we tried to put on a show for you guys, but sometimes things are heavier than even we can imagine. So on behalf of FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, all of us, we appreciate you guys coming out — we need to get back there and be with our frontman. Take care of your family.”

It is not presently clear if any of the remaining dates on FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH‘s U.S. tour with SHINEDOWN, SIXX:A.M. and AS LIONS — including tonight’s (Saturday, November 26) show at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey — will be affected.

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Zoltan Bathory said last year that the band’s onstage meltdown in Memphis in May 2015 forced Moody to confront his addictions after years of living as “a functioning alcoholic.” He added that the whole group made behavioral changes to help their bandmate on the road to recovery.

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH‘s record label, Prospect Park, sued the band in April, alleging that the group wanted to rush the recording of a new album without proper creative input from the label and in order to “cash in” before the anticipated “downfall” of Moody, who was revealed to be in rehab.

Fonte: Blabbermouth.net