Jason Hook
Hook in 2023
Hook in 2023
Background information
Birth nameThomas Jason Grinstead
BornToronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)Guitar
Member ofFlat Black
Formerly ofFive Finger Death Punch

Jason Hook (born Thomas Jason Grinstead) is a Canadian guitarist, best known as the former lead guitarist of the American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch. He is also the founder and guitarist of the Canadian/American heavy metal/hard rock band Flat Black and was briefly a member of Alice Cooper's touring band.

Early life

Hook was born in Toronto, Ontario.

Career

Hook spent many years in Canada honing his craft and was eventually signed to Elektra with his band No Love Lost. The band recorded an album with producer Beau Hill in Los Angeles, but it remained unreleased. Then, as a session musician, Hook was hired by hard rock / heavy metal singer Vince Neil as the guitarist in his live lineup. Hook then became a highly coveted session player in the L.A. circuit and went on to tour and record with acts like Alice Cooper.

In 2007, Hook released his debut instrumental hard rock/metal album Safety Dunce which won best instrumental album at the LA Music Awards. He recorded his second solo album, American Justice, in 2009, which featured guest appearances from Alice Cooper and members of Five Finger Death Punch. It remains Unreleased.

In early 2009, it was announced that Hook was joining heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch, replacing guitarist Darrell Roberts. On September 22, 2009, Hook and his bandmates released War Is The Answer, which landed them a number 7 debut on the Billboard Top 200 album. Five Finger Death Punch had great success in the following years including 14 number-one songs and a total of 12 million albums sold worldwide. Some of the bands more popular hits were co-written by Hook, including "A Little Bit Off", "Wash It All Away", "Coming Down", "Inside Out", "Sham Pain", "Lift Me Up", "Battle Born", and "Remember Everything".

In 2019, Hook had emergency gallbladder surgery, which caused him to miss the remainder of Five Finger Death Punch's European tour.

Hook left Five Finger Death Punch in February 2020. His departure was officially announced by the band in October, with Andy James permanently replacing him. In an interview in 2021, Hook said about his departure from the band, "As for the reason I'm leaving… well, there really isn't just one. I've been in bands my entire life and I feel like I've done all the good that I can here. It's time to pass the baton and move on to new challenges."

During the pandemic, Hook kept busy with several different projects including a feature on Cory Marks's 2021 single "Blame It on the Double".[1][2] A collaboration with artist Dorothy on the song A Beautiful Life. 2021 also saw Hook form his label Drama Kills Entertainment. Hook's 1st signing and release was from Canadian singer-songwriter Alex Coles.

In 2023 Hook's new heavy metal band FLAT BLACK emerged with new management in Shelter Music Group. In July of 2023, the band signed with Concord Music Group / Fearless Records. FLAT BLACK's debut album is slated for early 2024.

TV and film appearances

Hook appeared on the 1st episode of the last season of Eddie Trunks 'That Metal Show' as the guest guitarist.

Hook appeared on the History Channel's Counting Cars on July 9, 2013. His motorcycle had broken down on the side of the road and the show's star, Danny "The Count" Koker, “happened to” come along and helped get Hook's motorcycle running. Hook later appeared in the episode receiving an Ace Frehley tattoo at Koker's tattoo shop.

Hook also appeared in an episode of My Cat from Hell.[3]

In 2016 Hook produced and created the documentary film Hired Gun (2016)|[4]

Discography

Monkeyhead

  • 2001: Monkeyhead

Bulletboys

Solo

Five Finger Death Punch

References

  1. ↑ Parton, Chris (April 30, 2021). "CORY MARKS PUTS THE HAMMER DOWN FOR 'BLAME IT ON THE DOUBLE' COLLAB". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  2. ↑ Brooks, Dave (April 30, 2021). "Cory Marks Drops Single With Jason Hook & Theory of a Deadman's Tyler Connolly". Billboard.
  3. ↑ Hartmann, Graham (July 27, 2017). "Watch Five Finger Death Punch's Jason Hook on 'My Cat From Hell'". Loudwire. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  4. ↑ Hired Gun on IMDB |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4026034/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
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