The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 2
Studio album by
Five Finger Death Punch
ReleasedNovember 19, 2013 (2013-11-19)
Recorded2012–2013 at The Hideout Studios, Las Vegas, Nevada
Genre
Length40:17
LabelProspect Park
Producer
Five Finger Death Punch chronology
The Wrong Side of Heaven, Volume 1
(2013) 		The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 2
(2013) 		Got Your Six
(2015)
Singles from The Wrong Side of Heaven, Volume 2
  1. "Battle Born"
    Released: September 10, 2013
  2. "House of the Rising Sun"
    Released: February 3, 2014
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Jukebox Metal[2]
Melodic[3]

The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 2 (also known as The Wrong Side of Heaven, Volume 2 or simply The Righteous Side of Hell) is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch, and the second of two albums released by the band in 2013,[4] with Volume 1 having been released on July 30. It was released on November 19, 2013 through Prospect Park. The album was entirely produced by Kevin Churko and Five Finger Death Punch.

Background

On February 15, 2013, Five Finger Death Punch announced that they were working on their fourth album. On March 18, the band posted a promotional video for an upcoming tour with a new song titled "Here to Die".[5]

On May 1, 2013, the band announced that they would be releasing two studio albums in the year, with The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 1 being released on July 30, and Volume 2 following on November 19. Guitarist Zoltan Bathory said of the band's decision to release two albums:

"We came off the road after a couple of great years of touring and were really amped up to write the 4th record. Everybody was in the right headspace and the band tighter than ever so it was a perfect storm. We jumped in head first and found ourselves 12–13 songs deep fairly quick but were still coming up with better and better material so we looked at each other and said... okay why stop there?... let’s keep going. Once we passed the 24th song we knew we’re going to have to do a double album. We had this massive amount of music that’s very dear to us, possibly the best material this band has ever created. At that point there was no way to decide which songs to leave off the album. So we made the decision to release them all."[6]

Singles

The album's first single, "Battle Born", was released on September 10, 2013. The song's given title is a reference to the Flag of Nevada, the home state of the band.

The second single, a folk traditional cover of "House of the Rising Sun", was released on February 3, 2014.

Commercial performance

Preorders for the album went up on iTunes on August 10, 2013.[7] On its release, the album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on Top Rock Albums, selling 77,000 copies in its first week.[8] The album has sold 510,000 copies in the US as of July 2015.[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ivan Moody, Zoltan Bathory, Jason Hook, Jeremy Spencer and Kevin Churko, except where noted

Standard edition and disc one of deluxe edition
No.TitleLength
1."Here to Die"3:00
2."Weight Beneath My Sin"3:36
3."Wrecking Ball"3:13
4."Battle Born"3:43
5."Cradle to the Grave"3:18
6."Matter of Time"3:16
7."The Agony of Regret" (interlude)1:42
8."Cold"3:47
9."Let This Go"3:16
10."My Heart Lied"3:35
11."A Day in My Life"3:44
12."House of the Rising Sun" (traditional folk song cover)4:07
Total length:40:17
The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 1 and Volume 2 Ultimate Collector's box set and 10th Anniversary vinyl box set
No.TitleLength
13."Weight Beneath My Sin" (featuring Ryan Clark of Demon Hunter)3:39
14."Burn MF" (Mr. Kane and Nikka Bling remix) (featuring Rob Zombie)2:50
Japanese bonus track[10]
No.TitleLength
13."Burn MF" (Mr. Kane and Nikka Bling remix) (featuring Rob Zombie)2:50
Deluxe edition (disc two of deluxe edition; disc two is a live album)*
No.TitleLength
1."Intro"1:00
2."Under and Over It"4:09
3."Burn It Down"4:07
4."American Capitalist"3:33
5."Hard to See"3:45
6."Coming Down"5:07
7."Bad Company"4:57
8."White Knuckles"10:00
9."Drum Solo"4:16
10."Far from Home"2:29
11."Never Enough"3:42
12."War Is the Answer"5:44
13."Remember Everything"5:14
14."No One Gets Left Behind"3:49
15."The Bleeding"7:16
Total length:69:08

*Unlike Volume 1, it contains video of the performances, rather than the songs themselves.

*Track 13 and 14 are not on the physical disc, they are digital downloads bought with the box set.

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] 17
Canadian Albums (Billboard) 6
German Albums Chart (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 13
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] 35
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 24
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 81
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 44
US Billboard 200[16] 2
US Digital Albums (Billboard) 2
US Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) 1
US Independent Albums (Billboard) 1
US Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) 3
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Position
US Billboard 200[17] 57
US Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[18] 1
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[19] 4
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[20] 9

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[21] Gold 40,000‡
United States (RIAA)[22] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

References

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  2. ^ Ellis Davis. "Jukebox:Metal review". Jukeboxmetal.com. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  3. ^ "Melodic Net - Five Finger Death Punch - The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell Volume 2". Melodic.net. November 19, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
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  8. ^ Chad Bowar (November 27, 2013). "'Volume 2′ of Five Finger Death Punch's 'Wrong Side of Heaven' Lands at No. 2 on Billboard 200". Loudwire.
  9. ^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015.
  10. ^ "iTunes - Music - The Wrong Side of Heaven & the Righteous Side of Hell, Vol. 2 by Five Finger Death Punch". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
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  12. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
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  18. ^ "Hard Rock Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard.
  19. ^ "Top Independent Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard.
  20. ^ "Top Rock Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard.
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  22. ^ "American album certifications – Five Finger Death Punch – The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell Volume 2". Recording Industry Association of America.
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