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TODD MCFARLANE AND GREG CAPULLO COVER ART
FOR ‘TEN THOUSAND FISTS’ ALBUM
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17 ON WWW.SPAWN.COM
DISTURBED will unveil the cover art for their forthcoming TEN THOUSAND FISTS album by renowned comic artist Greg Capullo and producer/director/artist Todd McFarlane on Wednesday, August 17 at www.SPAWN.com. The intriguing album art has been under wraps but incorporates imagery from the band’s past.
Lead singer DAVID DRAIMAN explains the album art: “We wanted to bring our old icon, the DISTURBED smiley face, whom we call ‘the guy,’ to life. I came up with a concept that embodied what the record was about, the ‘guy’ leading an army of people from all walks of life and all colors of skin, with their fists raised in unison, as a symbol of unity, strength and defiance with an azure sky in the background. Being a fan of the SPAWN comic book series and the artwork that Todd and his company have done in the past, we could think of no better team to bring this idea to life. We are incredibly pleased with the piece, and think it is the most striking and certainly our favorite of the three covers.”
McFarlane comments: “The hardest part of doing any album cover art is making that piece different enough from all the other CDs that may be surrounding it at a store. I believe that Greg Capullo and I have delivered an image that will be evocative and inspiring. Much like the music that Disturbed has unleashed upon us.”
In connection with the album art debut, DISTURBED will give away a guitar signed by the band members and Todd McFarlane via their website www.disturbed1.com.
TEN THOUSAND FISTS marks DISTURBED’s first studio album in three years and is due out September 20 on Reprise Records. Driven to take their unique, hard rock sound to new creative heights, DISTURBED have shaped an album that lead singer DAVID DRAIMAN says “seems to fuse the brutality and darkness of The Sickness with the added melodic nature and complexity of Believe (Billboard.com, 6/21/05).” The band will introduce North American fans to some of the new songs–including first single “Stricken”-during their in-progress six-and-a-half-week U.S. tour.
Although the album’s official first single, “Stricken,” has just gone to radio, “Guarded”–a track that was offered to specialty metal radio shows– is now Top Ten at Mainstream Rock radio as a result of popular demand.
Recorded in the band’s hometown of Chicago, the 14-track album was co-produced by the band and Johnny K, who also guided 2000’s The Sickness and 2002’s Believe. A modern hard rock essential, The Sickness has sold 3.4 million copies while the equally evocative and platinum-plus-selling Believe debuted at #1 on Billboard‘s Top 200 chart.
Here are the in-progress DISTURBED tour dates:
Date City Venue
Wed 8/10 Portland, OR Radio Show
Fri 8/12 Sturgis, SD Buffalo Chip (Sturgis Motorcycle Rally)
Sun 8/14 Colorado Springs, CO City Auditorium
Mon 8/15 Albuquerque, NM Albuquerque Convention Center
Wed 8/17 Corpus Christi, TX Concrete Street
Fri 8/19 Amarillo, TX Aztec Music Hall
Sat 8/20 Oklahoma City, OK Farmers Market
Sun 8/21 Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom
Tue 8/23 Wichita, KS Cotillion
Wed 8/24 Springfield, MO Oasis Outside
Fri 8/26 Omaha, NE Sokol Hall
Sat 8/27 Fargo, ND Civic Auditorium
Sun 8/28 Sioux Falls, SD Ramkota Exhibition Hall
Tue 8/30 Des Moines, IA Val Air Ballroom
Wed 8/31 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Club
Fri 9/2 Springfield, IL The Warehouse
Sat 9/3 Cedar Rapids, IA Hawkeye Downs Speedway
Mon 9/5 Toronto, ONT Kool Haus
Tue 9/6 London, ONT John Labatt Center
Wed 9/7 Youngstown, OH Struthers
Fri 9/9 Pittsburgh, PA Post Gazette Pavilion
Sat 9/10 Indianapolis, IN Radio Show
Mon 9/12 Scranton, PA Cultural Center
Wed 9/14 Hartford, CT Webster Theatre
Fri 9/16 Poughkeepsie, NY Mid Hudson Civic Center
Sat 9/17 Niagara Falls, NY Dome Theatre
Sun 9/18 Boston, MA Radio Show
For more information on DISTURBED, please contact:
MSO WARNER BROS RECORDS
818 380 0400 Jim Baltutis (818 953 3375)
Kristine Ashton (ext 233) Jim.Baltutis@WBR.com
Lathum Nelson (ext 227)
Shazila Mohammed (ext 241)-tour press
Mitch Schneider (ext 235)
For more information about The McFarlane Companies, please contact:
480 491-7070
Chuck King (ext 239), or cking@mcfarlane.com
Corrinne Robinson (ext 240), or crobinson@mcfarlane.com
Todd McFarlane Entertainment, a division of the McFarlane Companies, produces award-winning animation, television, feature films and music videos. Past projects include Pearl Jam’s animated music video “Do the Evolution”, Korn’s mini-movie-style video for “Freak on a Leash” and Jodie Foster’s critically acclaimed The Dangerous Lives of the Alter Boys. Animation and live-action projects under the production of Todd McFarlane and Terry Fitzgerald have won a Grammy, two Emmys, two MTV Music Awards, and a Much Music Video Music Award. Also part of the McFarlane Companies is McFarlane Toys, the fifth largest U.S. action figure manufacturer featuring, SPAWN, Motley Crue, Slash, The Matrix, Shrek, Ozzy Osbourne, NASCAR drivers, Beatles, KISS, Alien Vs. Predator, plus officially licensed football, baseball, basketball and hockey action figures. More information at SPAWN.com.
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