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 Australia. 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
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
Chart positions Chart (2004)PeakpositionBillboard 200148
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