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2	[[caption-width-right:350:''You will remember the night you were struck by the sight\
3	of ten thousand fists in the air!'']]
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5	''Ten Thousand Fists'' is the third studio album by American {{heavy metal}} band Music/{{Disturbed}}, released on September 20, 2005.
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7	The album contains many firsts for the band. It's the first album to feature new bassist John Moyer, who replaced Steve "Fuzz" Kmak from the two previous albums following his firing, as well as 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 appeared on most of the covers of their subsequent albums. The main lyrical change made by ''Ten Thousand Fists'' compared to previous albums is its increased political emphasis, with many of its songs including social commentary and references to politicians.
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9	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]].
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12	Preceded by ''Music/{{Believe\|Album}}'', succeded by ''Music/{{Indestructible}}''.
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14	!!Tracklist:
15	# "Ten Thousand Fists" (3:32)
16	# "Just Stop" (3:44)
17	# "Guarded" (3:20)
18	# "Deify" (4:17)
19	# "Stricken" (4:05)
20	# "I'm Alive" (4:42)
21	# "Sons of Plunder" (3:48)
22	# "Overburdened" (5:57)
23	# "Decadence" (3:24)
24	# "Forgiven" (4:12)
25	# "Music/LandOfConfusion"[[note]]originally by Music/{{Genesis\|Band}}[[/note]] (4:48)
26	# "Sacred Lie" (3:06)
27	# "Pain Redefined" (4:07)
28	# "Avarice" (2:57)
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31	!!Ten Thousand Tropes:
32	* AGodAmI: Invoked and defied in "Deify" which is about standing against this type of mindset.
33	-->You're no immortal!\
34	I won't let them deify you!
35	* BadassBoast: "I'm Alive".
36	-->The things I treasure most in life\
37	Cannot be taken away\
38	There will never be a reason why\
39	I would surrender to your advice\
40	To change myself, I'd rather die\
41	Though they may not understand\
42	I won't make the greatest sacrifice\
43	You can't predict where the outcome lies\
44	You'll never take me alive!\
45	I'm alive!\
46	I'm Alive!!\
47	I'm ALIVE!!!
48	* BilingualBonus: Draiman sometimes slips Hebrew phrases into some of his works. "Elochai" in "Pain Redefined" translates to "My God."
49	* CoverDrop: The TitleTrack drops the cover in every chorus:
50	-->You will remember the night you were struck by\
51	The sight of ten thousand fists in the air!
52	* CoverVersion: The album includes their version of Music/{{Genesis\|Band}}' "Music/LandOfConfusion".
53	* DeathByMaterialism: Invoked in (what else?) "Avarice."
54	-->Avarice will kill you in time!
55	* FistPump: The album's title, the TitleTrack, and the cover show a crowd with their fists in the air and are all "Meant to signify unity and strength, the kind of elation and power that can be felt at a momentous rock show," per Draiman's words.
56	* HeelRealization: In "Overburdened," a KnightTemplar realizes why he ended up in hell:
57	-->I was fighting for a reason\
58	Holy blessed homicide\
59	Seems I have committed treason\
60	All I've sacrificed...
61	%%* HeWhoFightsMonsters: "Overburdened".
62	* MoneySong: "Avarice" maligns greed: "Avarice will kill you in time."
63	* MurderBallad: "Forgiven". "You're just another dead man living to me. How can you let a dead man live?"
64	* PleaseDontLeaveMe: "Stricken" is a conflicted song where the narrator switches between lamenting all the problems someone caused him, "I am crippled by all that you've done," and begging that person not to leave, "I can't let you go!"
65	* ThePowerOfHate:
66	** "I'm Alive":
67	--->No more games\
68	It won't feel the same\
69	If I hold my anger inside
70	** "Avarice".
71	--->I'll savor this anger\
72	My hate makes me stronger
73	* ProtestSong: This album is a lot more political than either of the previous two and contains several examples of this trope such as "Deify", "Land of Confusion" and "Sacred Lie."
74	* SpokenWordInMusic: "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.
75	* TautologicalTemplar: The narrator of "Overburdened" finds himself in Hell in the afterlife and wonders, "How was I considered evil?" and "How have I been so determined malign?" Then in the second verse, he says, "I was fighting for a reason / Holy blessed homicide." He undergoes a HeelRealization right there though.
76	* TitleTrack: The very first song shares its title with the album.
77	* WarIsHell: "Overburdened" and "Sacred Lie" depict horrors of war.
78	-->Don't you know the war is far from over now\
79	What a stumbling block we've fallen over now\
80	As our brothers die defending no one\
81	The war is far from over now

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