# ZOLTAN BATHORY: FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Is ‘Not Even Close’ To Retiring

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/zoltan-bathory-five-finger-death-punch-is-not-even-close-to-retiring/
- Published: 2026-07-30T16:52:48+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-30T17:09:15+00:00
- Original publisher: Blabbermouth
- Original article: https://blabbermouth.net/news/zoltan-bathory-five-finger-death-punch-is-not-even-close-to-retiring
- Topics: Europe, World

## Key points

- Five Finger Death Punch says retirement is not imminent.
- *Legacy* marks the band’s tenth album and 20 years.
- Digital release arrives 31 July; physical editions follow in September.

## Summary

Five Finger Death Punch guitarist Zoltan Bathory has said the band is “not even close” to retiring, despite speculation prompted by the title of its forthcoming tenth album, *Legacy*. He described the record as a milestone marking 20 years of the band and its lasting place in heavy metal and hard rock, rather than a farewell.

*Legacy* will be released digitally on 31 July, with CD, vinyl and cassette editions following on 18 September. Bathory said the title also celebrates the band’s long-standing, increasingly multigenerational fan community, including independently run fan clubs across countries such as Germany, Norway and the UK.

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