Music as a Weapon
Music as a Weapon is a series of concert tours created by the American heavy metal band Disturbed. There have been seven editions of the tour, five in North America and two in Australasia. The name of the tour is from the lyrics of "Droppin' Plates" on Disturbed's first album, The Sickness.
Line-ups
Music as a Weapon (2001)
- Disturbed
- Drowning Pool
- Adema
- Stereomud
- Systematic
Music as a Weapon II (2003)
- Disturbed
- Chevelle
- Taproot
- Ünloco
Music as a Weapon III (2006)
- Disturbed
- Stone Sour
- Flyleaf
- Nonpoint
Music as a Weapon: Australia and New Zealand (2008)
For a list of tour dates, see Indestructible Tour.
- Disturbed
- P.O.D.
- Alter Bridge
- Redline
- Behind Crimson Eyes
Music as a Weapon IV (2009)
For a list of tour dates, see Indestructible Tour.
- Disturbed
- Killswitch Engage
- Lacuna Coil
- Chimaira
- Suicide Silence
- Spineshank
- Crooked X
- Bury Your Dead
- Born of Osiris
- After the Burial
Music as a Weapon V (2011)
For a list of tour dates, see Asylum Tour.
- Disturbed
- Korn
- Sevendust
- In This Moment
- StillWell (second leg only)
This was the first time Music as a Weapon had co-headliners, Disturbed and Korn.
Music as a Weapon: Australia and New Zealand (2011)
For a list of tour dates, see Asylum Tour.
- Disturbed
- Trivium
- As I Lay Dying
- Forgiven Rival (Australian dates only)
- These Four Walls (NZ dates only)
Live albums
Music as a Weapon II
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Live album by Disturbed, Chevelle, Taproot and Ünloco | ||||
Released | February 24, 2004 | |||
Recorded | 2003 | |||
Genre | Nu metal, alternative metal | |||
Label | Reprise, Warner Bros. | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Music as a Weapon II was recorded as a live album and DVD, created by Disturbed. It was recorded at The Aragon in Chicago in 2003, and released in 2004. It contains Disturbed's cover of Metallica's "Fade to Black" and the previously unreleased song "Dehumanized". The DVD also contains Disturbed's video for their single "Liberate". This was Disturbed's last release with bass guitarist Steve Kmak. It was also Ünloco's final release before splitting up.
Track listing
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Loading the Weapon" (instrumental) | Disturbed | 2:33 |
2. | "Bound" | Disturbed | 3:54 |
3. | "Myself" | Taproot | 3:36 |
4. | "Dehumanized" | Disturbed | 3:44 |
5. | "Forfeit" | Chevelle | 4:06 |
6. | "Fade to Black" (Metallica cover) | Disturbed | 4:26 |
7. | "Empty" | Ünloco, written by Tim Wilson | 4:03 |
8. | "Sumtimes" | Taproot | 4:42 |
9. | "Darkness" | Disturbed | 4:02 |
10. | "Bruises" | Ünloco | 2:50 |
11. | "Prayer" | Disturbed | 3:49 |
12. | "The Red" | Chevelle and David Draiman | 3:46 |
13. | "Poem" | Taproot | 3:20 |
14. | "Stupify" | Disturbed, Pete Loeffler and Joey Duenas | 4:28 |
Chart positions
Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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Billboard 200[2] | 148 |
References
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- Steve "Fuzz" Kmak
- Erich Awalt
- The Sickness
- Believe
- Ten Thousand Fists
- Indestructible
- Asylum
- Immortalized
- Evolution
- Divisive
- The Lost Children
- M.O.L.
- Music as a Weapon II
- Live & Indestructible
- Indestructible in Germany
- "Stupify"
- "Down with the Sickness"
- "Voices"
- "The Game"
- "Prayer"
- "Remember"
- "Liberate"
- "Guarded"
- "Stricken"
- "Just Stop"
- "Land of Confusion"
- "Ten Thousand Fists"
- "Inside the Fire"
- "Perfect Insanity"
- "Indestructible"
- "The Night"
- "Another Way to Die"
- "The Animal"
- "Warrior"
- "Hell"
- "3"
- "The Vengeful One"
- "Immortalized"
- "The Light"
- "The Sound of Silence"
- "Are You Ready"
- "A Reason to Fight"
- Music as a Weapon
- Indestructible Tour
- Asylum Tour
- Discography
- Awards and nominations
- Device
- Fight or Flight
- Category