Ten Thousand Fists
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Publication |
September 19, 2005 |
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| Label (s) | Reprise Records | |||
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Title (number) |
14th |
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running time |
56 m 22 s |
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Johnny k |
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Studio (s) |
Groovemaster Studios, Chicago |
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Ten Thousand Fists ( English for "Ten Thousand Fists") is the third studio album of American Metal - band Disturbed . It was released on September 19, 2005 via Reprise Records and reached number one on the US album charts . In the USA , the album was awarded double platinum .
Emergence
After completing the “Music as a Weapon II” tour, bassist Steve “Fuzz” Kmak had to leave the band due to personal differences. He was replaced by John Moyer , who previously played in the Texas- based hard rock band The Union Underground . Disturbed rented a former warehouse as a rehearsal room in which the new songs were written and rehearsed. As there are a few restaurants near the hall , the band received frequent visits from the police as the restaurant owners complained about the band's noise.
The recordings took place from January to April 2005 in the "Groovemaster Studios" in Chicago . In total, the band recorded 19 songs, 14 of which were released on the album. Among these 14 songs is “ Land of Confusion ”, a cover version of a song by the band Genesis from their album Invisible Touch . After “Shout 2000”, a cover version of the Tears for Fears song “Shout”, it is only the second cover version that Disturbed has released. Originally, after “Shout 2000”, which appeared on the debut album The Sickness , Disturbed didn't want to record another cover version. At the suggestion of Dan Donegan , “Land of Confusion” was recorded because, according to singer David Draiman , the “biting and apt lyrics” would go well with the album concept.
The album was produced by Johnny K and the band. The album cover was designed by Todd McFarlane , best known for the Spawn comic series . The band mascot "The Guy" appears here for the first time . At the end of June 2005 the song "Guarded" was played on various radio stations for the first time . As singles the songs "Stricken", "Just Stop" and "Land of Confusion" were released.
In an interview with the German magazine Rock Hard , Draiman sketched the album as a grown man who has found his place. In comparison, he described the debut album The Sickness as a newly born baby crying with rage, while the predecessor Believe the adolescence phase describes a person.
Lyric background
Singer David Draiman describes Ten Thousand Fists as the band's most political record. More than half of the 14 songs deal with the topic of war . "Deify" is about people who become a deity through their office . As examples of this, Draiman named US President George W. Bush , the Pope and media mogul Ted Turner in an interview . At the beginning of the song you can hear excerpts from a televised address by President Bush immediately after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 . "Overburdened" revolves around a soldier who on his death waits. He wonders why he finds himself in this predicament and realizes that he has only followed orders from people he trusted. "Forgiven" is about the victims of a soldier. As soon as the victim is killed, the victim forgives the soldier for his act, since the soldier will be the next to die. "Avarice" is about the endless greed of the most powerful politicians in the world. Wars are instigated to satisfy greed. Another topic deals with "Sons of Plunder". Draiman criticizes the music industry, which "always manages to kill a trend by signing 100 bands that all sound the same".
Track list
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The "Tour Edition" of the album contains the following songs as a bonus:
- Monster - 4:05
- Two Worlds - 3:24
A DVD was also included with this version .
This contains:
- - Concert recording by Just Stop (will not be played live , but with the studio version)
- - A second music video from Just Stop showing the band members in computer-animated form playing the song
- - The music video for knitting
- - A making-of which the band during the recording of the music video to knitting shows
- - An approximately 45 minute live concert by the band in Norfolk
reception
Ten Thousand Fists received various reviews from the trade press. The German rock-hard magazine named the album "Album of the Month". In his review, Uwe “Buffo” Schnädelbach acknowledges that “the 14 hymns are addicting after the first take” and that “the often used phrase no fillers, just killers applies to this record”. Schnädelbach awarded nine out of ten points, the average grade was 8.5 points. Metal hammer editor Matthias Weckmann was less enthusiastic and accused the band of “musically stepping on the spot”. Weckmann gave the album four out of seven points.
Of Ten Thousand Fists 239,000 units were sold in the first week of sales in the US and managed as its predecessor Believe the leap to number one on the US album charts. The single "Stricken" reached number 95 in the US single charts. In Germany the album was number 21, in Austria number 37 and in Switzerland number 67.
In early January 2006 the album went platinum for over one million units sold in the US. The album also went platinum in Canada and Australia . In June 2018 the album went double platinum in the USA.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Allmusic
- ↑ Boris Kaiser: Well oiled is half sung . In: Rock Hard , September 2005, page 54
- ↑ Marcel Anders: Middle finger for mom . In: Metal Hammer , September 2005, page 33
- ↑ a b Boris Kaiser: Red with anger . In: Rock Hard, October 2005, page 44
- ↑ Marcel Anders: Faustrecht . In: Metal Hammer, October 2005, p. 96
- ↑ rockhard.de: Disturbed - Ten Thousand Fists
- ^ Metal Hammer, Oct. 2005, p. 113
- ↑ billboard.com: Disturbed Scores Third Straight No. 1 album
- ^ Billboard.com: Disturbed Chart History
- ↑ officialcharts.de: Disturbed - Ten Thousand Fists
- ↑ austriancharts.com: Disturbed in the Austrian charts
- ^ Hitparade.ch: Disturbed in the Swiss hit parade
- ↑ blabbermouth.net: DISTURBED: 'Ten Thousand Fists' Certified Platinum
- ↑ cria.ca: CRIA Database Search for Disturbed
- ↑ aria.com.au: ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2008 Albums