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The Fifth

New CD May/June 2008

About Me

Fayetteville, NC: Home to Ft. Bragg, strip clubs, tattoo shops, pawn shops, and THE FIFTH. Formed in 2001 by former Cold Sweat (MCA) vocalist Roy Cathey, The Fifth have been voted Best Local Band for 6 consecutive years by the readers of Up & Coming Magazine. The band's current full-length release "Plead" (Infidel) has sold 4000+ copies to date. The single "Lost" has received radio airplay and outstanding listener feedback on NC, TX, and FL modern rock radio stations. Release of the follow-up CD is scheduled for Spring 2008.
The Fifth's recent Japanese tour (Feb. 08) was documented for an upcoming DVD and a few of the shows were recorded for a live CD.
The Fifth have shared bills with Nickelback, Hinder, Staind, CC DeVille, Crossfade, Breaking Benjamin, 3 Days Grace, Puddle of Mudd, Finger Eleven, Saliva, RA, Black Stone Cherry, Revelation Theory, Silvertide, Jackyl, Ratt, Quiet Riot, and Blue Oyster Cult.
DISCOGRAPHY:
$9.99
PLEAD (2007) Reissue w/ new inside and back artwork.
$7.99
WELCOME TO THE WAR (2005)
PLEAD (2004)
THE FIFTH (2002)
CHECK THIS OUT: TONIGHT @ 11pm THE FIFTH WILL BE DOING A LIVE INTERVIEW ON "THE VAULT"

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Member Since: 2/25/2005
Band Website: the-fifth.com
Band Members: Roy Cathey: Vocals
B-Man: Bass
Icky Jim: Guitar
Marc Anthony: Drums

"Erase Me" and "Turn Away" Live in Japan 2-7-08

C.C. Deville from Poison jammin with The Fifth in Myrtle Beach 7-3-07

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Influences: Everything we’ve ever heard. You should learn what to do from the good, what not to do from the bad.
Sounds Like: The Fifth, Disturbed, Nickleback, Audioslave & Shinedown
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Marc Anthony & Regal Tip Drumsticks

From The Fifth drummer Marc Anthony- "I'm very honored to announce that, as of today, I am a Regal Tip drumstick artist. I would like to thank my new friend and business partner J. Medynski in Artis...
Posted by The Fifth on Fri, 09 May 2008 06:23:00 PST

Fayetteville Observer article

Here is an article that ran in the Feb. 7 edition of the Fayetteville Observer newspaper [Fayetteville, NC]. Special thanks to Brian Dukes and Raul Rubiera. Link: http://www.fayobserver.com/article?...
Posted by The Fifth on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:00:00 PST

Hello From Tokyo

What's up everybody?  We made it here just fine, this is our second day full day in the city.  Today is the first show which is at the Chelsea Hotel.  We are all looking ...
Posted by The Fifth on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 07:39:00 PST

Easyriders Magazine

Check out the Feb. 2008 issue of Easyriders Magazine. The Fifth are featured on page 40 as part of the Best of Biketoberfest feature. Pick up a copy anywhere in the USA where biker mags are sold. You&...
Posted by The Fifth on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 01:03:00 PST

B-Man & Spector Basses

Its official! We would like to congratulate B-Man and welcome Spector Basses to the Fifth family. Thanks to Spector for believing in The Fifth."My bass arrived last week and it's a beauty! You'll see...
Posted by The Fifth on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:48:00 PST

The Fifth Invades Japan!

We have just been given tentative tour dates for Japan. We should be doing ten shows in early February. We will keep everyone posted as all the details come in. The following is all the info we have a...
Posted by The Fifth on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 06:06:00 PST

Budlite Downtown Live Promo

Click on the player to have Roy tell ya about our next big show. Make sure you stay tuned, we have a much bigger show coming up, we'll tell ya about that one in a few days. Add to My Prof...
Posted by The Fifth on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:34:00 PST

Studio Blog: Week 1

What's up everybody? Here is the first installment of our new Studio Blog updates.  This whole video blogging thing is new to us, we hope to give you regular studio and show updates this way...
Posted by The Fifth on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:34:00 PST

The Fifth & Nickelback: Aug 26th

We are very pleased to announce the we will be opening up the Nickelback show on Sunday Aug 26th.Playing on the "Second" Stage for Nickelback, Puddle of Mudd & Finger Eleven. We will be ...
Posted by The Fifth on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 06:16:00 PST

New Videos Uploaded

Hello everybody, We finally have some videos uploaded for you to watch. They are all shot live at the Fort Bragg Fair during the 3rd set. Make sure to tell everyone about them, load them on your page ...
Posted by The Fifth on Thu, 24 May 2007 01:23:00 PST