Righteous Indignation (secular): an emotional mix of sadness, frustration, and anger as a response to perceived Civil Rights Abuses, Injustices, Greed, and other crimes against humanity.

Ten Thousand Fists released in 2005. And if you are aware of the world during this time, you understand the climate that we all lived in post 9/11 and 3 years into the War on Terror.

One of the things I love about Disturbed is that they wear their politics on their sleeves, and there is only one phrase I can think of that encapsulates how I feel about this album.

Righteous Indignation.

Anyone who tells you that Disturbed is not political simply does not listen to the lyrics. These are the type of people to go to a Rage Against The Machine concert with a Blue Lives Matter flag shirt and Red Cap and be utterly shocked when they find out what said Machine the band is Raging against.

Disturbed is a lot in the same way, given both the political climate of the mid 2000s and David's own Political Science Degree.

And boy, does it really show in this album.

As for ranking, at this point it's more of a formality. I am nearly unable to be objective with Disturbed's music. Songs where my gut tells me A can be S on another day depending on how I feel.

Forgiven and Avarice are definitely great Disturbed songs but in my head they are the ones I forget about the most when it comes to the album.

At the end of the day, this is Disturbed's most popular album and it shows.

From Ten Thousand Fists being about solidarity to Deify being about how Leaders were glorified to the point that criticisms of them got people blacklisted and said leaders using their power to take from us.

From Sons of Ponder being about the music industry following trends and the bands that followed to I'm Alive being about being true to oneself to the point of choosing death rather than capitulation.

Then we get to Land of Confusion.

Disturbed has a really good track record of covers. In fact, I'd love an entire album of just covers in their style, much like Shout, ISHFWILF, Living After Midnight, and of course, Sound of Silence.

And while this is one of their best, this song was deliberately chosen to fulfill that Righteous Indignation I was talking about.

But Righteous Indignation also comes with sadness, depression, and apathy. We see this with Overburdened and Pain Redefined.

And of course how could we forget Decadence, the song that likely brought more people previously unaware of Disturbed thanks to Need For Speed Most Wanted.

Honestly, Ten Thousand Fists seems to be more relevant now more than 20 years after its release.

This album has spoken to me more and more the past 10 years. It's informed and brought voice to the anger I've felt as I became an adult and aware of the world.

I think it's their best album but not my personal favorite. It's definitely top 3.

Honestly, when Disturbed is speaking with such conviction, bringing voice to the injustices of this world…

It's their best work in my opinion.

With an average of 4.86/5, it is the highest rated albums in my rankings. Its one of 2 where I could argue it is flawless and the A rankings are fluid which would make this a 5/5. But then id feel its more of a circle perk. “Oh yeah, the Disturbed Fan on the Disturbed Subreddit thinks Disturbed is the best band ever” logic.

Ten Thousand Fists: Righteous Indignation in Vocal Form