Music as a Weapon
series of rock concert tours
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.
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