Ten Thousand Fists

Ten Thousand Fists is the third studio album by Disturbed. Disturbed is an American heavy metal band. The album was released on September 20, 2005. It was the band's first album with John Moyer playing the bass guitar. This is because Steve Kmak left the band in 2003.[6] The album was produced by John Karkazis. It was the band's third album produced by Karkazis.

Ten Thousand Fists
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 20, 2005
RecordedJanuary – June 2005[1]
StudioGroovemaster Studios in Chicago, Illinois
Genre
Length56:00
Label
Producer
  • John Karkazis
  • Disturbed
Singles from Ten Thousand Fists
  1. "Guarded"
    Released: June 28, 2005
  2. "Stricken"
    Released: July 25, 2005
  3. "Just Stop"
    Released: February 7, 2006
  4. "Land of Confusion"
    Released: October 2, 2006
  5. "Ten Thousand Fists"
    Released: December 28, 2006

The album was number one on the Billboard 200, an American music chart. It was Disturbed's second album to do this. In one week, over 200,000 copies of the album were sold. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA. The album also had a cover version of "Land of Confusion". This is a song by Genesis. The cover was number one on Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The album was made for Dimebag Darrell, a music maker that was killed before it was released.[7]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Disturbed, except "Land of Confusion", which was first made by Genesis

No. Title Length
1. "Ten Thousand Fists"   3:32
2. "Just Stop"   3:44
3. "Guarded"   3:20
4. "Deify"   4:17
5. "Stricken"   4:05
6. "I'm Alive"   4:42
7. "Sons of Plunder"   3:48
8. "Overburdened"   5:57
9. "Decadence"   3:24
10. "Forgiven"   4:12
11. "Land of Confusion" (Genesis cover) 4:48
12. "Sacred Lie"   3:06
13. "Pain Redefined"   4:07
14. "Avarice"   2:57
Total length:
56:00

References

  1. DISTURBED Begin Mixing New Album June 3, 2005 Blabbermouth.net
  2. Lemeshow-Barooshian, Rae (January 8, 2019). "Top 50 Best Nu-Metal Albums of All-Time". Loudwire. http://loudwire.com/top-50-nu-metal-albums-of-all-time/. Retrieved January 10, 2019. 
  3. "The 50 best nu metal albums of all time". April 2022.
  4. Loftus, Johnny. "Ten Thousand Fists Allmusic review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
  5. D., Spence. "Disturbed – Ten Thousand Fists". IGN. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
  6. "Disturbed Finds New Bassist". May 4, 2004. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
  7. Decade of Disturbed