FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH frontman Ivan Moody was introduced with the important thing to town in the course of the band’s live performance this previous Wednesday (July 26) in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

The 43-year-old singer, who made Cheyenne his residence in June this yr, obtained the important thing from Cheyenne mayor Patrick Collins, joined FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH on stage on the Cheyenne Frontier Days pageant. Collins introduced the important thing to Ivan for his “assist of the Cheyenne group.” (Picture credit score: Cliff Cox)

Collins mentioned partly (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “We have by no means had a Cheyenne resident headline this live performance, or any live performance. That’s, till right this moment.

“I wished to offer Ivan an honor for among the issues he does… What I like about Ivan Moody is he moved to Cheyenne and he is telling his story about sobriety and psychological well being, and he is doing one thing about it. He is opening a remedy heart for individuals, and his mission is to seek out these people who find themselves wandering, unsure the place they are going and assist them discover that sobriety and psychological well being. And so tonight I wanna give Ivan Moody the important thing to town and thank him for his work and what he is doing for this nice metropolis.”

In accepting the consideration from Collins, Moody instructed the gang partly: “I grew up proper down the highway in a little bit metropolis known as Arvada, Colorado. And I watched my metropolis piece by piece get purchased and offered, and I’ve gotta be trustworthy with you, after I return there, I do not even acknowledge sure components. However after I come up right here to Cheyenne, I see one of many final standing true items of Americana on this nation.”

Later within the present, earlier than launching into a canopy of BAD COMPANY‘s “Unhealthy Firm” along with his FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH bandmates, Moody instructed the viewers: “The best half about Cheyenne? There isn’t any division. And at a FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH present, we share that fucking idea. As a result of right here, there isn’t any left, and there’s no proper. Right here, at a FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH present, there’s solely dangerous firm.”

On July 15, Moody celebrated the opening of his new Cheyenne companies at a particular block party-style occasion at his Moody’s Rock Cease, described as a rock and roll-based comfort retailer and fueling station which is designed for on a regular basis “recharging.” The celebration featured stay music, meals vehicles, and possibilities to win free tickets to FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH‘s present with PAPA ROACH at Cheyenne Frontier Days.

A musically themed stop-and-shop, Moody’s Rock Cease, situated at 901 W. Pershing Blvd., additionally sells the rock star’s private line of specialised merchandise and is the one gasoline station within the army city to supply a reduction to present and former armed service members, for which Ivan is a proud advocate for.

Ciara Coral, which additionally opened on July 15, is an intensive outpatient facility that focuses on treating dependancy and psychological well being issues. The power is situated at 433 E. nineteenth St. #2 and affords personalised remedy plans for every particular person. Ivan has been open about his struggles with dependancy and psychological well being and hopes to assist others by opening this facility.

Moody gave a fast speech from the stage on the July 15 occasion, explaining that he first got here to Cheyenne a couple of years in the past when he was headed to Tennessee from Las Vegas to search for a spot to stay when a storm hit.

“I used to be going midway down [Interstate] 80 and, unknowing to me, you guys have 70–80 miles fucking wind gusts, so I needed to cease for the night time and went to Terry Bison Ranch,” he mentioned.

After spending two weeks in Cheyenne, he mentioned he decided to relocate to town.

“I am going to let you know, man, I grew up in Colorado proper down the road, and after I return nowadays I don’t see the identical metropolis I used to,” he mentioned. “Fortunate for me, it is God’s will that I ended up right here with all of you.”

This previous Could and June, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH canceled quite a lot of European exhibits so as to permit Moody to completely recuperate from his current hernia surgical procedure.

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH had been touring in assist of its newest album, 2022’s “AfterLife”. Upon its launch final August, “AfterLife” instantly shot to the No. 1 spot on the iTunes High 100 Album, the Rock and Steel charts within the USA, Canada, Australia, Germany (the place it additionally debuted at No. 3 on the official album chart),Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Poland. “AfterLife” additionally debuted at No. 1 on the iTunes Rock and Steel charts and No. 2 on the iTunes High 100 charts within the U.Ok., France, Netherlands, Sweden and Hungary. Moreover, “AfterLife” hit High 10 on the iTunes High 100 in Italy, Spain, Eire and Belgium. It entered as No. 1 Rock Album on the UK Official Rock and Steel Album charts and debuted at #10 on the Billboard 200. Most notably, with “AfterLife” the band broke the report for many No. 1 albums within the historical past of Billboard‘s Laborious Rock chart.

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has amassed 28 prime 10 hit singles and 15 No. 1 singles. Having grow to be one of the vital recognizable names in music, 5FDP continuously play all main festivals and promote out arenas world wide. Since their debut album, “The Approach Of The Fist”, got here out in 2007, the band has launched eight consecutive albums, seven of which had been licensed gold or platinum by the RIAA, in addition to two chart-topping greatest-hits albums. As well as, 5FDP has earned quite a few nationwide and worldwide awards and honors during the last decade, comparable to the celebrated Soldier Appreciation Award by the Affiliation Of America Military, an honor bestowed solely upon Elvis Presley earlier than them.

Picture credit score (all photos above and beneath): Cliff Cox