Five Finger Death Punch and BABYMETAL celebrate the making of radio history with their song “The End”

Ivan Moody and Zoltan Bathory from Five Finger Death Punch came together with Japanese metal sensation BABYMETAL at a recent show in Los Angeles at the Intuit Dome. The two bands celebrated a milestone, as their collaboration “The End” reached #1 on the Japanese iTunes Metal Chart and climbed to #18 on the Japanese All-Genres Chart.

The success of the song did not stop in Japan, as the track is making history in the United States. “The End” is the first song featuring Japanese lyrics to chart on U.S. Rock radio, where it has already reached a spot in the top 5.

The artists took part in a special plaque presentation to honor the breakthrough of the track and the worldwide momentum behind “The End,” confirming that music truly is universal.

Zoltan Bathory said,

“This was such an amazing way to celebrate a collaboration that turned into a chart-topping moment for both of us. We’re working on our 10th studio album right now, and with the 20th-anniversary World tour coming up, we were already planning to go back to Japan… a place that’s always shown us so much love. But with how well this song connected there, let’s just say the story might not be over yet. Who knows… maybe we’ll even share a stage with BABYMETAL. Life’s a wild chain of coincidences, and sometimes the next chapter just writes itself.”

SU-METAL, vocalist from BABYMETAL, also shared:

“We were invited to take part in a 20th-anniversary collaboration project featuring guest artists on past songs. Five Finger Death Punch and BABYMETAL had performed at the same festival overseas back in 2015, so I was really happy thinking they might have remembered me from then. I sang Japanese lyrics inspired by the original lyrics of ‘The End,’ and spent a lot of time experimenting to find the voice that best fit such a deep, cool track. My favorite moment is the flow from ‘Negai o kakete’ into the break, where my voice is gradually engulfed by Ivan’s growl—it gave me chills. I hope listeners feel that too.”