The Details: Fans of the band Disturbed will surely be excited about the new project from its members Dan Donegan and Mike Wengren who have formed this new band Fight Or Flight while Draiman is on hiatus doing his thing with a project of his own called Device. The pair called upon the vocal talents of Evans Blue’s Dan Chandler and together they have just released the band’s debut “Life By Design”. It’s okay if the album seems a mystery to you because it just came out this past Tuesday. The newness of the project and their music makes me happy to announce that thanks to the Livenation powers that be, I shall be putting some interested PiercingMetal readers into the show for free. The band will be joined on the tour by Mindset Evolution who are also an exciting act so you know you don’t want to miss this one. Read on below for the means to enter our contest. Continue reading Win To See Fight Or Flight In NYC On 8/3/2013→
Artist: Disturbed Title: “Ten Thousand Fists” Label: Reprise Records Release Date: 9/20/2005 Genre: Heavy Metal Rating: 9/10
I remember the first time I heard of Disturbed, it was this weird “ooh wak ka ka ka ka” thing he did that stuck in my mind at first and then of course the quality of their music remained. Songs like “Down With The Sickness” and “The Game” had the band quickly establishing themselves a dedicated following. “Ten Thousand Fists” is probably the most traditional in the Hard Rock/Metal sense as there is little experimentation present and instead rock solid performance and song-writing. There is also very little of the synthesized sounds from the debut and previous effort as this record aims mainly at knocking you out with Hard Rock power. There are songs that call to mind the speeding train of Motorhead in their consistency and overall this proves that Disturbed has what it takes to keep the attention of an often wavering music audience. I enjoyed most of the album to be brutally honest and this does not happen for me all the time. I listen to too much music and so much crosses my path that giving CD’s more than the normal reviewers listen of a couple of spins is impossible. “Ten Thousand Fists” has remained close to my changer since I received it. Some of my most referred to tracks are the title itself, along with “Just Stop”, “Deify” and “Decadence”. I also liked “Guarded” since that was as close to vintage Metal as one could find present. The guys lend their style to the classic Genesis track “Land Of Confusion” which the Progressive fans will probably hate – but then again that is not the audience of Disturbed in most cases. However, this might spark some interest in Genesis themselves based on the band covering the song. The Disturbed rendition is closer than you might expect and does not do the original any disrespect. Photos lyrics and artwork make up the included booklet which features art by Todd McFarlane. Continue reading “Ten Thousand Fists” by Disturbed→
