Zoltan Bathory

Zoltan Bathory
Zoltan Bathory
	Bathory performing with Five Finger Death Punch in 2017
Background information
Born	1978 (age 45–46); Szentendre, Hungary
Genres	Heavy metal; groove metal; alternative metal; hard rock;
Occupation(s)	Musician; songwriter; record producer; martial artist;
Instrument(s)	Guitar
Member of	Five Finger Death Punch
Formerly of	U.P.O.
Website	zoltanbathory.com

Zoltan Bathory (born in 1978^[2]) is a Hungarian-American musician and martial artist. He is the founder and rhythm guitarist of Las Vegas-based heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch. In 2010, he was named Golden God's "Best Shredder" by Metal Hammer magazine.

He is an actively competing martial artist,^[3] a black belt^[4] in both jiu-jitsu and judo, and 2021's Jiu-Jitsu American Nationals Silver Medalist.^[5] in Black Belt Masters Super Heavy Division. Bathory is also a founding board member of the veterans nonprofit Home Deployment Project in Las Vegas and sits on the Board of Advisors at VETPAW (Veterans Empowered to Protect African Wildlife), an anti-poaching organization operating on the African continent, composed of US combat veterans.

^ "FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH - A halálos magyar csapás". hammerworld.hu (in Hungarian). September 15, 2009. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019.
^ "Zoltan Bathory: 'When I Say That Nothing Is Impossible, I Truly Believe It'". Kerrang!. March 30, 2020.
^ "FFDP's Bathory pulls no punches". ESPN. October 6, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
^ Clements, Averi (March 15, 2021). "Five Finger Death Punch Guitarist Zoltan Bathory Earns BJJ Black Belt". jiujitsutimes.com. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
^ Clements, Averi (June 30, 2021). "Five Finger Death Punch's Zoltan Bathory Earns Double Silver At American Nationals". Jiu-Jitsu Times. Retrieved March 9, 2022.

[1] "FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH - A halálos magyar csapás". hammerworld.hu (in Hungarian). September 15, 2009. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019.

[2] "Zoltan Bathory: 'When I Say That Nothing Is Impossible, I Truly Believe It'". Kerrang!. March 30, 2020.

[3] "FFDP's Bathory pulls no punches". ESPN. October 6, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2021.

[4] Clements, Averi (March 15, 2021). "Five Finger Death Punch Guitarist Zoltan Bathory Earns BJJ Black Belt". jiujitsutimes.com. Retrieved March 16, 2021.

[5] Clements, Averi (June 30, 2021). "Five Finger Death Punch's Zoltan Bathory Earns Double Silver At American Nationals". Jiu-Jitsu Times. Retrieved March 9, 2022.

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