Five Finger Death Punch Talk Mayhem Festival, Favorite Albums + More (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO)

Las Vegas powerhouse Five Finger Death Punch continues its amazingly successful march with the announcement that they'll be playing the main stage on the 2013 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival tour this summer.

And just consider what else this band is done recently: Three consecutive gold albums, 10 consecutive top 10 radio singles, and a relentless touring schedule as they bring their own brand of hook-heavy metal all around the globe.

Leading up to the Mayhem tour, Five Finger Death Punch will be playing at this year's Golden Gods Awards show in Los Angeles on May 2, and then will hit some of the biggest European festivals in advance of Mayhem Fest.

May will also see the release of their new single followed by the group's fourth studio album later in the summer. Noisecreep had the chance to catch up with one of our favorite bands backstage at the Whisky in Los Angeles after the Mayhem press conference earlier this week, and as always, the guys all had something to say. Whether it's about the new record, their favorite albums growing up, or what it means to go play for U.S. troops around the world, with FFDP it's all about the passion, the humor and the heart and soul.

Take it away, guys.

Mayhem Festival lineup breakdown:

ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAIN STAGE
ROB ZOMBIE
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH
MASTODON
AMON AMARTH

JAGERMEISTER STAGE
MACHINE HEAD
JOB FOR A COWBOY
BUTCHER BABIES
BATTLECROSS
HUNTRESS

MUSICIANS INSTITUTE STAGE
CHILDREN OF BODOM
BEHEMOTH
EMMURE
BORN OF OSIRIS
MOTIONLESS IN WHITE
THROWN INTO EXILE

SUMERIAN RECORDS/HEADBANG FOR THE HIGHWAY STAGE
CITY IN THE SEA
3 LOCAL OPENERS

Mayhem Festival 2013 tour dates:

6/29 San Bernardino, CA San Manuel Amphitheater
6/30 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
7/2 Boise, ID Idaho Center Amphitheatre
7/3 Auburn, WA White River Amphitheater
7/5 Phoenix, AZ Desert Sky Pavilion
7/6 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheatre
7/7 Denver, CO Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
7/10 Toronto, ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
7/12 Burgettstown, PA First Niagara Pavilion
7/13 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
7/14 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake PAC
7/16 Mansfield, MA Comcast Center
7/17 Bangor, ME Bangor Waterfront
7/19 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
7/20 Saratoga Springs, NY SPAC
7/21 Hartford, CT The Comcast Theatre
7/23 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
7/24 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live
7/26 Noblesville, IN Klipsch Music Center
7/27 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
7/28 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
7/30 Atlanta, GA Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood
7/31 Tampa, FL Live Nation Amphitheatre at the Florida State Fairgrounds
8/2 Austin, TX Austin360 Amphitheater
8/3 The Woodlands, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
8/4 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion