DISTURBED To Tour Australia, New Zealand With TRIVIUM, AS I LAY DYING

November 16, 2010

Chicago heavy rockers DISTURBED will embark on the Australian/New Zealand leg of their "Music As A Weapon Tour" in April 2011. Support on the shows will come from TRIVIUM, AS I LAY DYING and FORGIVEN RIVAL (except where otherwise noted).

The dates are as follows:

Apr. 20 - Perth, AUS - Burswood Dome *
Apr. 23 - Adelaide, AUS - Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Apr. 24 - Melbourne, AUS - Rod Laver
Apr. 25 - Sydney, AUS - Acer Arena
Apr. 28 - Newcastle, AUS - Newcastle Entertainment Centre
Apr. 30 - Brisbane, AUS - Brisbane Entertainment Centre
May 03 - Auckland, NZ - Vector Arena *
May 04 - Wellington, NZ - TSB Arena *
May 06 - Canterbury, NZ - CBS Arena *

* Without FORGIVEN RIVAL

DISTURBED's latest album, "Asylum", sold 179,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 chart.

The band's previous three albums — 2008's platinum "Indestructible" (first-week sales: 253,000),2005's double-platinum "Ten Thousand Fists" (first-week sales: 238,000) and 2002's platinum "Believe" (first-week sales: 284,000) — also debuted at No. 1.

DISTURBED's best-selling release to date is its 2000 debut, "The Sickness", which has shifted more than four million copies in the U.S. alone, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

The "Asylum" limited-edition CD/DVD came with the full album, including two bonus tracks (live recordings of "Down With The Sickness" and "Stricken"),expanded artwork, a DVD with the "Decade Of Disturbed" documentary plus nine "Disturbed Dissected" exclusive instrument video instuctionals, and an exclusive double-sided poster with guitar tabs. It is available only through Disturbed1.com.

The iTunes LP version of "Asylum" also included a download featuring the "Decade of Disturbed" documentary, two bonus tracks (live recordings of "Down With The Sickness" and "Stricken"),an additional exclusive bonus track ("Leave It Alone"),and two "Disturbed Dissected" exclusive instrument video instructionals.

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