Jason Hook Confirms Exit From Five Finger Death Punch In Emotional Video
Jason Hook, the longtime Five Finger Death Punch guitar player, has confirmed he is out of the band.
There had many rumors going around and now it’s confirmed. Jason Hook is no longer a member of Five Finger Death Punch. Jason posted a video on his Instagram page where he shares all the details regarding his exit.
In the past few months, band members have shared photos of activities related to the band that did not feature Hook. Jason Hook, nor members of the Five Finger Death Punch, have acknowledged his departure to this day.
In the video Hook also discusses that he has many other projects on the go and hopes to share them with everyone soon.
Jason Hook said: “I just wanted to say a heartfelt thank you to all of the fans of Five Finger Death Punch for all of the messages you have been sending me for you know what.” He added: “It’s kind of an issue… so I’m not saying anything”
Jason continued “When the time is right, there will be a mutually agreed upon press release between me and my guys and that’s it.” “I still love my band, the band's that I grew up with”
Watch Jason’s statement below (it starts at 2:20): ***UPDATE*** the original video has been deleted.
Earlier this year, Jason Hook had already been out of the band for some shows during Five Finger Death Punch’s European tour. At the time the band, posted:
“Hamburg Knuckleheads,
Due to unforeseen circumstances, our brother Jason Hook will not be able to perform tonight. He needs additional time for his recovery and must step back from the current tour in order to have the opportunity to do so. We discussed this as a band and Jason's well-being is our priority - health comes first.
It was Jason's express wish that we continue the tour so with Jason’s blessing we have invited our friend Andy James who has agreed to step in and finish the tour for Jason.
We are grateful for Andy stepping up and will continue to deliver the great show the fans deserve every night.
We've been having an incredible run with our friends in Megadeth and Bad Wolves so far, and the vibe of the tour has been amazing. We look forward to seeing all the German fans next and appreciate all of you joining us in wishing Jason a speedy recovery.
Five Finger Death Punch”
Hamburg Knuckleheads, Due to unforeseen circumstances, our brother Jason Hook will not be able to perform tonight. He...
Posted by Five Finger Death Punch on Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Andy James was his replacement at the time and he also issued a statement:
“As some of you may have heard I have been asked by @5fdp to come and fill in for Jason Hook as he heads home to better health as they finish their European tour. I’ll do my best to help maintain the high level of show these guys smash out every night and do the material justice not just from a professional standpoint but also being a huge fan of the band! I’d like to thank @ivanmoody @zoltanbathory @5fdpchriskael @charlieengen and their amazing crew for making me feel very welcome as we complete the rest of the European shows for all you knuckleheads out there that wanna come and throw down🤘🏻🤘🏻AJ”
Five Finger Death Punch is set to release the vinyl version of “A Decade Of Destruction - Vol 2” on November 20, 2020. You can purchase it here.
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