Zoltan Bathory: “When I Say That Nothing Is Impossible, I Truly Believe It”

If you ever feel like your dreams are insurmountable, just think about Zoltan Bathory. Born and raised in Soviet Hungary, then finding himself a wasted youth in the aftermath of the fall of the USSR, the Five Finger Death Punch bandleader could barely imagine getting his hands on a musical instrument, let alone ever becoming a successful guitarist. For Zoltan, however, necessity and ambition have bred invention in the most spectacular way. At 41 years old, the guitarist has dragged himself by his bootstraps from the grey communist squalor and censorship of his childhood, to living in amongst the neon lights and unchecked excesses of Las Vegas. His air-guitar driven bedroom fantasies have been traded for a place at the helm of the most successful band in modern American metal. Oh, and ...

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