Music as a Weapon

Music as a Weapon is a concert tour created by American rock band Disturbed. As of 2010, there have been five editions of the tour: four which took place in North America, and one in Oceania. The name of this tour comes from the lyrics of Disturbed's song "Droppin' Plates" off their debut 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
• Unloco

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)

Notably, this is the first time Music as a Weapon has 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
• These Four Walls

Live albums

Music as a Weapon II

Music as a Weapon II
Live album by Disturbed, Chevelle, Taproot & Unloco
Released	February 24, 2004
Recorded	2003
Genre	Alternative metal, hard rock
Label	Reprise, Warner Bros.
Disturbed chronology
Believe 2002 Music as a Weapon II 2004 Ten Thousand Fists 2005
Chevelle chronology
Live from the Road 2003 Music as a Weapon II 2004 This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In) 2004
Taproot chronology
Welcome 2002 Music as a Weapon II 2004 Blue-Sky Research 2005
Unloco chronology
Becoming i 2003 Music as a Weapon II 2004

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Music as a Weapon II was recorded as a live album/DVD, created by Disturbed. It was recorded at The Aragon, Chicago, Illinois 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 to feature bassist Steve Kmak. It was also Ünloco's final release before splitting up.

Track listing

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Loading the Weapon"	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"	Disturbed	4:26
7.	"Empty"	Unloco, written by Tim Wilson	4:03
8.	"Sumtimes"	Taproot	4:42
9.	"Darkness"	Disturbed	4:02
10.	"Bruises"	Unloco	2:50
11.	"Prayer"	Disturbed	3:49
12.	"The Red"	Chevelle	3:46
13.	"Poem"	Taproot	3:20
14.	"Stupify"	Disturbed, Pete Loeffler, Joey Duenas	4:28

Chart positions

Chart (2004)	Peak position
The Billboard 200[2]	148

References

1. ^ "Music as a Weapon II - Disturbed". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r668932. 
2. ^ "Music as a Weapon II - Disturbed". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/album/disturbed-chevelle-taproot-unloco/music-as-a-weapon-ii/609782#/album/disturbed-chevelle-taproot-unloco/music-as-a-weapon-ii/609782. 

External links

• Music as a Weapon on Myspace