History Music / TenThousandFists

Preceded by ''Music/{{Believe}}'', succeded by ''Music/{{Indestructible}}''.

[[caption-width-right:350:You will remember the night you were struck by the sight of / Ten thousand fists in the air!]]

''Ten Thousand Fists'' is the third studio album to be released by Music/{{Disturbed}} and contains many firsts for the Chicago heavy metal group. It's the first album to feature new bassist John Moyer who replaced Steve "Fuzz" Kmak from the two previous albums. It's also the first album to feature Disturbed's grinning {{Mascot}} The Guy on the front cover, who would later become an iconic part of the band and has appeared on most of the covers of their subsequent albums.

Lyrically and musically, not much has changed from previous works, though Ten Thousand Fists is a bit more political than either ''The Sickness'' or ''Believe'' and has social commentary and references to politicians in many of its songs. It was the second album by the band to debut at number 1 on the Billboard 200 and spawned the singles "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3moLkjvhEu0 Stricken]]," "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WReGK97VdgQ Just Stop]]," "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV4oYkIeGJc Land of Confusion]]," "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyxBiUbCP8E Ten Thousand Fists]]," and "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcn3anBsFjc Guarded]]"[[note]]Technically a promotional single[[/note]].

# "Land of Confusion" (4:48)

* CoverVersion: The album includes their version of Music/{{Genesis|Band}}' "[[Music/InvisibleTouch Land of Confusion]]".

* CoverVersion: The album includes their version of Music/{{Genesis}}' "[[Music/InvisibleTouch Land of Confusion]]".

Preceded by ''Music/{{Believe}}'', succeded by ''Indestructible''.

* PleaseDontLeaveMe: "Stricken" is about a person who came into the narrator's life, bringing nothing but problems. The narrator stuck by them despite it, but they ultimately left without explanation. The narrator seemed to be in love with the person, but is conflicted on whether he wants them back, or can let them go.

* VoiceClipSong: "Deify" starts with clips of one [[UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush pro-Bush]] source, one comment on a repressive government, then clips of Bush himself from his 9/11 speech.
* WarIsHell: Several of the songs on this album take a dim and pessimistic view of war such as "Overburdened" and "Sacred Lie."

* TautologicalTemplar: In "Overburdened," Hell is [[TitleDrop overburdened]] with {{Knight Templar}}s [[ObliviouslyEvil who don't understand why they are being sent there.]] The narrator has a HeelRealization mid verse though.

* AGodAmI: Invoked and outright defied in "Deify" which is about standing against this type of mindset.

* BilingualBonus: Draiman will sometimes slip Hebrew phrases into some of his works, such as "Tefached" in the bridge of Stupify, and "Elochai / Bury me tonight" in Pain Redefined. These translate to "Be afraid" and "My God" respectively.

Lyrically and musically, not much has changed from previous works, though Ten Thousand Fists is a bit more political than either ''The Sickness'' or ''Believe'' and has social commentary and references to politicians in many of its songs. It was the second album by the band to debut at number 1 on the Billboard 200 and spawned the singles "Stricken", "Just Stop", "Land of Confusion", "Ten Thousand Fists" and "Guarded."

* CoverVersion: To Music/{{Genesis}}' "[[Music/InvisibleTouch Land of Confusion]]".

Ten Thousand Fists is the third studio album to be released by Disturbed and contains many firsts for the Chicago heavy metal group. It's the first album to feature new bassist John Moyer who replaced Steve "Fuzz" Kmak from the two previous albums. It's also the first album to feature Disturbed's grinning {{Mascot}} The Guy on the front cover, who would later become an iconic part of the band and has appeared on most of the covers of their subsequent albums.

Lyrically and musically not much has changed from previous works, though Ten Thousand Fists is a bit more political than either The Sickness or Believe and has social commentary and references to politicians in many of its songs. It was the second album by the band to debut at number 1 on the Billboard 200 and spawned the singles "Stricken", "Just Stop", "Land of Confusion", "Ten Thousand Fists" and "Guarded."

* HeelRealization: The narrator in "Overburdened" seems to realize halfway through the song why he ended up in hell:

* ThePowerOfHate: "Avarice."
-->I'll savor this anger\\

!Tracklist:

!Ten Thousand tropes:

-->You're no immortal!
-->I won't let them deify you!
* DeathByMaterialism: Invoked in (what else?) Avarice.

-->I was fighting for a reason
-->Holy blessed homicide
-->Seems I have committed treason
-->All I've sacrificed...
* ThePowerOfHate: Avarice.
-->I'll savor this anger
-->My hate makes me stronger

-->Don't you know the war is far from over now
-->What a stumbling block we've fallen over now
-->As our brothers die defending no one
-->The war is far from over now

!Ten Thousand tropes:

!Tracklist: