The Fifth (band)

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THE Fifth
OriginFayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.
GenresRock, hard rock, heavy metal
Years active2001-present
Associated actsCold Sweat
Websitehttps://www.reverbnation.com/thefifth
MembersRoy Cathey
Jake Tripp
Gary "Zeus" Smith
Justin Womble
Past membersFranko (Bassist)
DC Garcia (Guitarist)
Chuck Titpon (Drums)
Rob Lee (Drums)
Marc Anthony (Drums)
Joseph "Poptart" Nation (Drums)
Bernie "B-Man" Mangiboyat
Darius Rose (Drums)
Icky Jim (Guitarist)

The Fifth is an American hard rock band from Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States. Formed by original members vocalist Roy Cathey, guitarist Dave ”DC” Garcia, bassist Bernie “b-man” Mangiboyat, and drummer Rob Lee. The current members are vocalist Roy Cathey, guitarist Justin Womble, bassist Jake Tripp and drummer Gary "Zeus" Smith. The Fifth signed to EMG/Universal Records on July 28, 2009,[1][2] with Monster Energy[3] sponsoring the band.

The Fifth celebrated 11 years together on July 14, 2012 with a free show at IT'Z Entertainment City in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

History[]

The Fifth began in 2001 out of Fayetteville, North Carolina fronted by Roy Cathey on vocals, b-man on bass, Dc Garcia on guitar, and Rob Lee on drums. Roy started out in the late 1980s with a band called Gibraltar. Gibraltar received air play locally with a ballad titled "Real", then in the early 1990s, he joined a band called Cold Sweat[4] with former Keel Lead and Rhythm guitarist Marc Ferrari. Roy Cathey co-wrote "Long Way Down" and "Killing Floor" from Cold Sweat's debut album Break Out. Cold Sweat released the "Lets Make Love Tonight"[5] video to MTV and on that day, Cold Sweat was dropped from MCA records. The breakup of Cold Sweat came when Grunge took over MTV and radio due to its objectively more interesting songwriting. Then later the Fifth formed in 2001.

Bernie “B-Man” Mangiboyat in an interview with Fayetteville observer back in November 2008 “live we give 150% know matter if it’s 5 or 5,000” which shows their enthusiasm for their live shows

Roy Cathey is quoted in an interview with The Fayetteville Feed as saying: "you know what the cool thing about all this is? We never set out to be famous, not originally. We were just having fun."[6][7]

They all formed the Fifth in 2001 In Fayetteville NC. Original members are vocalist Roy Cathey, guitarist Dave ”DC” Garcia, bassist Bernie “b-man” Mangiboyat, and drummer Rob Lee. They came out with an Ep called the fifth. Then later came out with a compilation EP called “welcome to the war” a tribute to 911. Then released their first album plead in 2003.Then rob lee left the band. They had some filler spots the brought in Mark Anthony around 2007. In 2006 D.C Garcia left the band and brought in Icky Jim. They started to become more popular around the area and was signed to a minor record label EMG/Universal studios. Then with a new line up vocalsRoy Cathey, bassist Bernie “B-man” Mangiboyat, Guitarist Icky Jim, and drummer Mark Anthony, they released “confessions of man “ in 2009. The song on the album “The Gift(take it back)” Received local air play becoming pretty popular for the fifth fans. They played shows and where pretty popular in certain cities and certain states. Then Mark Anthony left the band in 2010-2011. They had fillers then brought in drummer Darius Rose. The around 2013 bassist b-man left the band. Then brought in bassist Franko. Then released single “no more going home” in 2016. Then eventually Franko, Icky, and Darius left. Which led to them bringing in the new members guitarist Justin Womble, bassist Jake Tripp and drummer Gary "Zeus" Smith. Currently they are working on a EP as of 2021.

Members[]

Current members[]

  • Roy Cathey - Lead Vocals
  • Justin Womble - Lead & Rhythm Guitarist / Backing Vocals
  • Jake Tripp - Bass Guitar / Backing Vocals
  • Gary "Zeus" Smith - Drums / Backing Vocals

Former members[]

  • Franko (bassist)
  • DC Garcia (Guitarist)
  • Chuck Tipton (Drums)
  • Rob Lee (Drums)
  • Marc Anthony (Drums, Percussion and Backing Vocals)
  • Joseph "Poptart" Nation (Drums)
  • Bernie "B-Man" Mangiboyat (Bass Player And Backing Vocals)
  • Darius "Bunky" Rose (Drums)
  • Icky Jim (Guitarist)

Management[]

The Fifth has signed with Head First Entertainment[8] on February, 2014.

Television spots[]

  • Grey’s Anatomy Season 5 Episode 9 "In the Midnight Hour" Promo featured: "Even To This Day"
  • Two separate Dodge Ram commercials have The Fifth songs on them.[9]
    • Dodge Ram Challenge (Fireman) has the riffs from "Been Here Before"
    • Dodge Ram Challenge (Military) has the riffs from "Turnaway"
  • The Voice season 4 promo included “Been Here Before”

Discography[]

Year Album Label
2002 EP -
2003 Plead[10] Infidel
2005 Welcome to the War Infidel
2008 Confessions of Man[11] Infidel
2009 Confessions of Man[12]

References[]

  1. ^ Rockitt, Rob (July 2, 2009). "THE FIFTH sign with EMG/Universal and Fused Management". Hardrockhideout.com.
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ "永利游戏官网_永利总站官网_永利棋牌官网". The-fifth.com. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  4. ^ [2]
  5. ^ "Lets Make Love Tonight". YouTube.
  6. ^ [3][dead link]
  7. ^ "The Fifth on the Cover of the 5th Issue of: Fayetteville Feed" (JPG). Cffcd.net.
  8. ^ "Headfirst Entertainment". Headfirstentertainment.com. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  9. ^ "永利游戏官网_永利总站官网_永利棋牌官网". The-fifth.com. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  10. ^ "Billboard Information on The Fifth's Plead". Billboard.com.
  11. ^ "Billboard Information on The Fifth's Confessions of Man". Billboard.com.
  12. ^ "North Carolina Rockers THE FIFTH Will Release Their Debut Album 'Confessions Of Man' On July 28, 2009". Top40-Charts.com. Retrieved April 26, 2020.

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