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Zoltan Bathory
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Zoltan Bathory (Hungarian: Báthory Zoltán) (born in 1978[2]) is a Hungarian 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 won the Metal Hammer Golden God award for "Best Shredder".
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![]() Bathory performing with Five Finger Death Punch in 2017 | |
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Born | 1978 (age 45–46) Szentendre, Hungary[1] |
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Instrument(s) | Guitar |
Member of | Five Finger Death Punch |
Formerly of | U.P.O. |
Website | zoltanbathory |
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.