There is power in numbers. It must be something to be a band or musical artist and see thousands upon thousands of people all united, fists in the air. That mass of humanity connecting with you in an emotional personal way. Enter Disturbed and their trademarked brand of heavy metal/nu-metal, designed to exhilarate and unite everyone. Today’s song is Disturbed‘s Ten Thousand Fists, was featured on the official soundtrack for Madden 06. More importantly, Ten Thousand Fists is the title track from Disturbed‘s 2005 album with the same name. When first heard Ten Thousand Fists, I immediately thought… “I need to hear to more.” I bought the album, much to my old man’s chagrin. He’s not a huge fan of metal, unless it’s the 1980’s hair metal stylings.
Ten Thousand Fists is a song that takes some electronic elements and uses them to make it feel like you are sitting on a battlefield, with two opposing forces staring each other down, waiting for the signal to charge. And that’s just the first five or so second before the guitar riffs and metal chords kick into overdrive. From that point on, it is a complete and total sonic soundscape adrenaline rush. A total dynamo fueled by pure, raw, and unadulterated energy. The drums pound away with earthquaking ferocity. DavidDraiman’s vocals are awesome here. Ten Thousand Fists as a album opener is legitimately perfect: it sets the tone as a call to arms. It tells you what to expect from here on out.
So grab your brothers-and-sisters-in-arms and raise your fists, as Ten Thousand Fists will give you the adrenaline, exhilaration, and unity you need.
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from the album, Ten Thousand Fists and the Madden 06 OST
There is power in numbers. Strength en masse. It has to be something to be a member of a band or a musical artists and see thousands upon thousands of people all united, fists in the air. All feeling an emotional attachment to it in their own personal way. Enter Disturbed and their trademarked brank of heavy metal/nu-metal, designed to exhilarate and unite everyone. Once again, today’s song is a whole ‘nother one that I picked up from an EA SPORTS video game soundtrack. This time, it’s Disturbed‘s Ten Thousand Fists, from the official soundtrack for Madden 06. More importantly, Ten Thousand Fists is the title track from Disturbed‘s 2005 album with the same name. When first heard Ten Thousand Fists, I immediately thought… “I need to hear to more.” I bought the album, much to my old man’s chagrin. He’s not a huge fan of metal, unless it’s the 1980’s hair metal stylings.
Ten Thousand Fists is a song that takes some electronic elements and uses them to make it feel like you are sitting on a battlefield, with two opposing forces staring each other down, waiting for the signal to charge. And that’s just the first five or so second before the guitar riffs and metal chords kick into overdrive. From that point, it is a complete and total sonic soundscape adrenaline rush. If you were to put the movie Die Hardinto a song, this would the product. A total dynamo fueled by pure, raw, and unadulterated energy. The drums pound away with earthquaking ferocity. The crunchy and punchy guitar riffs and bass lines send out sonic shockwaves. DavidDraiman’s vocals are awesome here. Ten Thousand Fists as an album opener is legit perfect: it sets the tone as a call to arms. It tells you what to expect from here on out. It is a song that never fails to get me pumped up.
So grab your brothers-in-arms (and sisters-in-arms) and raise your fists, as Ten Thousand Fists will give you the adrenaline, exhilaration, and unity you need.
And remember…
You will remember the night you were struck by the sight of
Ten thousand fists in the air
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Ten Thousand Fists is the second studio album from American heavy metal band, Disturbed. The album released on September 20th 2005 through Reprise Records. The album peaked at number on the Billboard 200 and is certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
Thoughts on the Album
There is power in numbers. Strength en masse. It has to be something to be a member of a band or a musical artists and see thousands upon thousands of people all united, fists in the air, rocking out to your stuff. That’s Disturbed‘s brand of heavy metal/nu-metal. It’s designed to unite everyone and exhilarate the masses. One of the first songs I heard by Disturbed was Ten Thousand Fists. I heard while play Madden 06 and I immediately thought… “I need to hear to more.” I bought the album, much to my old man’s chagrin. He’s not a huge fan of metal, unless it’s the 1980’s hair metal stylings.
You can say what you want about about Disturbed but you can not deny that Ten Thousand Fists is a great but uneven album. What the album does have is frontman David Draiman‘s best vocal work. He seamlessly and flawless blends together his screaming and singing as to not get too annoying and detract from the rest of the music. Songs like the titular track highlight his singing as well as tracks like Deify, Sacred Lie, and Forgiven. Take Deify, a political metal anthem that highlighted the band’s thoughts on then President George W. Bush and the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. This also noted on in Sacred Lie as well. If there was a message to seen/heard from this album, it’s that the band is trying to make a positive impact and change in the country as well as explaining their viewpoints on the wars in lyrical and poetic format.
Single, Stricken, was a massive hit and highlights some of the band’s best work. There is good reason for why this song was a massive hit. The chorus of the song shows off Draiman‘s harsh, but clean, and powerful vocal prowess. The main riff is instantly recognizable as well as a riff that is extremely fun to learn how to play. The guitars and vocals seemingly play of each other, perfectly harmonizing with each other. That’s a sign of an amazing song: when guitars and vocals can harmonize together. The vocals, guitar, and bass give off an epic vibe to them. Then there’s Overburdened, a six-plus minute, slow burning exploration of progressive metal. It’s one of the band’s best songs, blending together both clean and “dirty” guitar riffs and that menacing bass work/ It all comes to a head with the massive and excellent climax in the outro.
Then there is of course, my favorite track from the album, the album opener and title track, Ten Thousand Fists. A track that takes some electronic elements and uses them at the beginning to make it feel like you are sitting on a battlefield, waiting for the two armies to charge at each other. The track is a complete and total audible adrenaline rush. If you were to put the movie Die Hardinto a song, this would the product. A total dynamo of a track that is fueled by pure, raw, unadulterated energy. The drums pound away with earthquaking ferocity. The crunchy and punchy guitar riffs and bass lines send out sonic shockwaves. Draiman’s vocals are awesome here.
Conclusion
While the filler in this album hurts it just a bit, some of the band’s best work is featured here. Ten Thousand Fists, Deify, Forgiven, Land of Confusion, and Stricken are absolute gems. Frontman David Draiman is at his best with his harsh and clean vocals powering the album. So grab your brothers-in-arms (or sisters-in-arms) and raises your fists, as Ten Thousand Fists will give you the adrenaline, exhilaration, and unity you need. One last thing:
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