Disturbed - Ten Thousand Fists

My favorite Disturbed album

I think all the songs on this are well done...they have melodies which a lot of other hard rock/metal doesn't. I have Indestructible and The Sickness also. Indestructible has guitar solos which i like, but i like the songs better on Ten Thousand Fists. I'm not a great music critic but I think if you like disturbed then you need to have this album.

Oh, and shame on whoever tagged this as alternative rock. August 17, 2008

Excellent metal music

Great CD!! Excellent headbanging music!! A friend turned me onto Disturbed and now I can't turn them off!! August 13, 2008

Freakin' loved it!

Pure metal heads may again call me a poser - I'll take you in the pit regardless.

This may be Disturbed's best. It has everything I love about the band, and it works excellently. Rhythms change up in each song, building on one another, which is marked departure from simple verse-chorus-verse-bridge-chorus-end structures that classic progressive rock is known for.

Each track stands as a message, a work and an effort in its own right. Tracks on "The Sickness" are memorable for vocal dexterity and riff. Tracks on "Believe" are memorable for content and a sharp/flat resonance that almost shakes you on first hearing it. Tracks on "Ten Thousand Fists" you will know by the coalescing of instrument into harmony with a precision that is utterly gripping.

Each instrument lends its own voice in its own right but in a way that blends every player together.

Draiman's powerful voice is allowed to growl, grunt and sing with emotive and viscous resonance (yes, viscous, not viscious, though that he can be).

Donegan's guitar work shines brilliantly here because of and through the layered melodies and the brilliant bass and drum work.

Wengren's drumming is simply awesome - the drums are their own character. It stands out as its own persona better than any other album (even than "Indestructible").

Moyer, though a newcomer, lends his basswork excellently though he's not prominently heard. Such is the bane of good metal bass-players: the guitar can sound tinny without them, but there isn't much chance to stand out unless you want to be compared with Geddy Lee from Rush.

Thematically, "Ten Thousand Fists" is more energetic and may not seem as personal of an album to the band. Much of the lyrical work on "Indestructible", for instance, is deeply personal to Draiman, which gives the album a more intimate feel at times (which doesn't always feel reflected in the underlying melody and harmony). "Ten Thousand Fists" on the other hand is no soul-search. It's pure rock. It's a soundtrack to action itself - and would be incredible live. July 7, 2008

Metal Maniacs Unite!

Disturbed is one of the few bands to come out of the past decade without a normal, formulaic, and drab sense of style. So many metal bands have come out, and most of them sound the same with little improvement or with any real unique qualities. In short, most have been entirely forgettable. What I like about Disturbed is that they're hard-hitting, intense, enraged, and if you listen closely enough to the lyrics, Disturbed. The lyrics really tend to be about insanity, anger and pain-filled rages. Maybe this really applies to The Sickness (I still haven't listened to Believe completely), but much of what I like about them translated well into this effort. It doesn't have as many memorable tracks as The Sickness did, but it's still a solid effort from a band who is exploring and experimenting, much to the betterment of their overall style.

However, I will say that the individual members are not super-talented. The guitar tends to be very simplistic, and their drummer isn't exactly an acrobat. But nobody today is. However, that's not what makes Disturbed great. The sound produced from the culmination of the entire band, and the intensity, the rage... that's what we love about it. "Metal Heads" who listen to hardcore underground stuff tend not to like Disturbed, and honestly, I think it's just because they made it. They get airplay on the radio, they've been on MTV, they've been number 1 (or close to it). Let me cite this example: "The ONLY reason I was curious was because I had heard a rumor of possible guitar solos and I thought a listen might be good for a laugh." This guy sounds pre-determined to hate them before he ever hears them. However, he lists Dream Theater as a better band. I've got news for you, buddy. Dream Theater is all technology. You can hear it in the guitar as well as the drums, and their vocalist isn't really that strong of a singer. People tell me all the time that their drummer and guitarist are better than John Bonham and Jimmy Page, respectively (because every t-shirt I own is Led Zeppelin, and people like messing with me over it.) This is not bloody true. I heard a cover they did of "Achilles Last Stand", the drums were plain, and half the guitar notes were missing from the heavy section in the middle, he cut roughly 50% out. They're posers. Disturbed doesn't try to be anything more than what they actually are. What's next, you're going to tell me Led Zeppelin isn't half as talented as people say? Iced Earth isn't metal? Jon Shaffer is a weak guitarist? I'm tired of people acting like they're so much cooler because they listen to obscure metal bands and trashing great ones like Disturbed and Rob Zombie just because they've made something of themselves. Maybe those obscure metal bands are obscure for a reason dude. June 7, 2008

Strong, but the new Fozzy CD/DVD is better

I REALLY like Disturbed. Somehow they always sound fresh to me, and are just plain heavy. It's been a while since this CD came out, and I'm really anxious for the new CD to be released....in the meantime I bought the new Fozzy CD/DVD All That Remaains Reloaded....INCREDIBLE!!!! Fills the time until the new Disturbed comes out!!! Might even be better than TTF......SERIOUSLY!
April 9, 2008

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