Music as a Weapon

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 Australasia. The name of the tour is from the lyrics of "Droppin' Plates" on Disturbed's first album, The Sickness.

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. This was the first time Music as a Weapon had co-headliners, Disturbed and Korn.
 * Disturbed
 * Korn
 * Sevendust
 * In This Moment
 * StillWell (second leg only)

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)

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.