The War of Art (album) The War of Art (album) The War of Art is the second album by the industrial metal band American Head Charge, released in 2001. The album was recorded at Rick Rubin's allegedly haunted recording studio. The title is a play on words of the Chinese book "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu. This is the band's only album with Aaron Zilch on samplers, and David Rogers and Wayne Kile together on guitar. After the departure of Zilch, Fouler remained the band's sole keyboardist/sampler. The album landed American Head Charge a spot at Ozzfest 2001. Their concerts featured some controversy
Sun Tzu stories about Sun Tzu, taken from Sima Qian, illustrates Sun Tzu's temperament as follows: Before hiring Sun Tzu, the King of Wu tested Sun Tzu's skills by commanding him to train a harem of 360 concubines into soldiers. Sun Tzu divided them into two companies, appointing the two concubines most favored by the king as the company commanders. When Sun Tzu first ordered the concubines to face right, they giggled. In response, Sun Tzu said that the general, in this case himself, was responsible for ensuring that soldiers understood the commands given to them. Then, he reiterated the command, and