Ten Thousand Fists

For the album's title track, see Ten Thousand Fists (song).

Ten Thousand Fists
The cover of Ten Thousand Fists by Greg Capullo featuring the mascot of Disturbed, known as The Guy
Studio album by
Disturbed
ReleasedSeptember 20, 2005
RecordedJanuary – June 2005[1]
StudioGroovemaster Studios (Chicago, Illinois)
Genre
Length56:09
Label
Producer
Disturbed chronology
Music as a Weapon II
(2004) 		Ten Thousand Fists
(2005) 		Indestructible
(2008)
Singles from Ten Thousand Fists
  1. "Guarded"
    Released: June 28, 2005
  2. "Stricken"
    Released: July 25, 2005
  3. "Just Stop"
    Released: February 7, 2006
  4. "Land of Confusion"
    Released: October 2, 2006
  5. "Ten Thousand Fists"
    Released: December 28, 2006

Ten Thousand Fists is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Disturbed. It was released on September 20, 2005 by Reprise Records and became Disturbed's second consecutive number 1 debut on the Billboard 200 in the United States, shipping around 239,000 copies in its opening week.[2] It has been certified platinum by the RIAA and was also the band's second number 1 release in New Zealand. It is also the first Disturbed album to not have the Parental Advisory label.

Ten Thousand Fists marks the first album with bassist John Moyer who replaced Steve Kmak following his dismissal in 2003. However, Moyer was considered a session musician during the time of recording, and only became a full-time member during the tour supporting the album.[3] It would be the band's third and final collaboration with mainstay producer Johnny K. In addition, Ten Thousand Fists is also the first album to feature their now-famous mascot The Guy on the cover; he would later appear full-bodied in the music video for the band's "Land of Confusion" cover.

Ten Thousand Fists is, as of 2010, Disturbed's second highest selling album in the United States, with sales of around 2 million copies. The Sickness, the band's debut CD, has shifted sales of almost 4.2 million copies in the United States.[4] The album was dedicated to Dimebag Darrell, who was murdered the year before the album's release.[5]

  1. ^ DISTURBED Begin Mixing New Album June 3, 2005 Blabbermouth.net
  2. ^ "Disturbed Pummel Billboard Competition With #1 Fists". MTV. September 28, 2005. Archived from the original on November 30, 2005. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
  3. ^ "Disturbed Finds New Bassist". May 4, 2004. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
  4. ^ "Metal band Disturbed takes nothing for granted". Yahoo!. August 20, 2010. Archived from the original on August 23, 2010. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
  5. ^ Decade of Disturbed