Disturbed

Disturbed is an American heavy metal band from Chicago, Illinois. The band comprises vocalist David Draiman, bassist John Moyer, guitarist Dan Donegan, and drummer Mike Wengren. Former band members are vocalist Erich Awalt and bassist Steve Kmak.

Formed in 1994 as Brawl, the band was renamed Disturbed in 1996 after Draiman was hired as the band's new vocalist. The band has released six studio albums, five of which have consecutively debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.[1]  Disturbed went into hiatus in October 2011, during which the band's members focused on various side projects, and returned in June 2015, releasing their first album in five years, Immortalized, on August 21.

Early Years as Brawl(1994-1996)
Before David Draiman joined Disturbed, the lineup consisted of vocalist Erich Awalt, guitarist Dan Donegan, drummer Mike Wengren, and bassist Steve "Fuzz" Kmak. Before changing their name to "Brawl", however, Donegan mentioned in the band's DVD,Decade of Disturbed, that the name was originally going to be "Crawl"; they switched it to "Brawl", due to the name already being used by another band. Awalt left the band shortly after the recording of a demo tape; the other three members advertised for a singer. They posted an advertisement in the local music publication in Chicago, Illinois, called the "Illinois Entertainer".[2]  Draiman answered the advertisement after going to twenty other auditions that month.[2]  Guitarist Dan Donegan commented on Draiman: "You know, out of all the singers that we had talked to or auditioned, he [Draiman] was the only singer who was ready to go with originals. And that impressed me, just to attempt that".[2]

With regard to Draiman being the new singer for the band, Donegan said, "After a minute or two, he just starts banging out these melodies that were huge...I'm playing my guitar and I'm grinning from ear to ear, trying not to give it away that I like this guy, you know, because I don't want to, you know...[say] 'Yeah, we'll give you a call back. We'll, you know, discuss it.' But I was so psyched. Chill up my spine. I'm like, 'There is something here'." As drummer Mike Wengren commented, "We clicked right off the bat."[2]  Draiman then joined the band in 1996 and the band was renamed Disturbed. When asked in an interview why he suggested to name the band Disturbed, Draiman said, "It had been a name I have been contemplating for a band for years. It just seems to symbolize everything we were feeling at the time. The level of conformity that people are forced into was disturbing to us and we were just trying to push the envelope and the name just sorta made sense."[3]

The Sickness(1997-2000)
After renaming the band, Disturbed went on to record two 3-track demo tapes, the first having the demos for  "The Game", " Down with the Sickness", and "Meaning of Life", with the second having the demos for "Want", " Stupify", and "Droppin' Plates". The artwork was composed of the band's recently created mascot, The Guy. The band eventually signed with  Giant Records. In 2000, the band released its debut album, titled  The Sickness, which launched the band into stardom. The album peaked at number twenty on Billboard 200<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;">. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[4] <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;"> and it has sold over four million copies in the United States since its release. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[5] <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;"> Before joining  Marilyn Manson<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;">'s 2001 European tour, bassist Steve Kmak was unable to play with the band due to a shattered ankle, caused by falling out of a fire escape outside Disturbed's rehearsal hall in Chicago. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-fuzzinjury_6-0" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[6] <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;"> He took the fire escape to exit the building while the elevator was being used to move their equipment downstairs. Kmak skipped the European trek of the tour, but he did perform with the band on January 11 and 12, 2001 at Disturbed's show in Chicago. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-fuzzinjury_6-1" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">[6] <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;"> During the European tour,  Marty O'Brien<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;"> replaced Kmak until he was able to tour again.

Believe(2001-2003)
<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.4px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">In February 2001, it was announced that the band had covered the song "MidLife Crisis" for a Faith No More tribute album,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[7]  however the cover was not used, and a rerecorded version would later make an appearance on the compilation album, The Lost Children.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[8]  In September 2001, production of their second studio album began. On June 4, 2002, Disturbed released a documentary DVD about the band, titled M.O.L., which showed some of the band's more personal moments in the studio and during tours, as well as featuring several music videos and live performances.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[9]  On September 17, 2002, Disturbed released their second studio album, titled Believe, which debuted at number-one on the Billboard 200.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-believeno1debut_10-0" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[10]  The music video for the first single from the album, titled "Prayer", was pulled from most television stations, due to perceived similarities with the September 11, 2001 attacks.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[11]  David Draiman recorded vocals for a song titled "Forsaken", a song written and produced by Jonathan Davis of the band Korn, released on Queen of the Damned.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-CDnotes_12-0" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[12]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.4px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">In 2003, the band once again participated in the Ozzfest tour and started another one of their own tours, titled Music as a Weapon II. The bands Chevelle, Taproot, and Unlocotoured with them.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-13" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[13]  During the tour, Disturbed debuted an unreleased song, titled "Dehumanized".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-14" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[14]  After Disturbed finished the Music as a Weapon II tour, Steve Kmak was fired by the band because of "personality differences". He was replaced by John Moyer,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-newbassplayer_15-0" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[15] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Hometown_Gig_16-0" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[16]  who is now the current bass player. On the night Moyer became the band's new bass player, Disturbed played live at the House of Blues and performed two new songs, "Hell" and "Monster", both of which are B-side tracks on the band's third studio album,Ten Thousand Fists.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Hometown_Gig_16-1" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[16]

Ten Thousand Fists(2004-2006)
<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.4px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Disturbed's third studio album, Ten Thousand Fists, was released on September 20, 2005. The album debuted at number-one on the Billboard 200, while also selling around 238,000 copies in the week following its release.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-17" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[17]  The album was certified platinum, shipping 1,000,000 units, in the United States on January 5, 2006.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-18" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[18]  The band toured with 10 Years and Ill Niño in support of the album. Disturbed headlined Ozzfest 2006 along with System of a Down, Lacuna Coil, DragonForce, Avenged Sevenfold, andHatebreed.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-19" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[19]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.4px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">In an interview with Launch Radio Networks, Disturbed vocalist David Draiman stated that twenty songs were recorded for the album, but only fourteen made it to the final track listing.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-20" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[20]  The remaining songs included "Hell", which was included in one of the two "Stricken" singles;<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-21" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[21]  "Monster", which was included as an iTunes pre-order bonus for Ten Thousand Fists,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-22" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[22]  then later included on the Ten Thousand Fists Tour Edition; "Two Worlds", which was also included on the Tour Edition of Ten Thousand Fists; and "Sickened", which was included in the "Land of Confusion" single.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-23" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[23]  Ten Thousand Fists is the first album released by Disturbed to feature guitar solos. The band stated that they felt that guitar solos are a part of music that is absent in a lot of modern music, and they wanted to bring some of that back. Songs like "Stricken", "Overburdened", and "Land of Confusion" all feature guitar solos, as well as many others.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.4px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">In 2006, a European tour was scheduled but had been moved twice due to Draiman having troubles with severe acid reflux, which affected his voice.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-tourpostponevoicetroubles_24-0" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[24]  as related by Draiman himself.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-draimanstatementvoiceproblems_25-0" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[25]  Later that year, Draiman underwent surgery for a deviated septum which affected his voice.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-draimanstatementvoiceproblems_25-1" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[25]  It was successful, and ever since then, Draiman has limited his drinking on the road.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-draimaninterview_26-0" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[26]  In late 2006, Disturbed headlined another one of their own tours named Music as a Weapon III; the bands Flyleaf, Stone Sour, and Nonpoint toured with them.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-27" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[27]  Disturbed completed the first leg of their Music as a Weapon III tour in late 2006.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-28" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[28]  Soon after, Draiman stated that there was not going to be a second leg to the tour and that instead the band was going off the road to start working on their fourth studio album.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-nosecondlegformusicasaweapontour_29-0" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[29]

Indestructible(2007-2009)
<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.4px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">In July 2007, a new track titled "This Moment" was released on the soundtrack to the film Transformers. Disturbed mixed their fourth studio album, titled Indestructible,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-newalbumindestructiblemtvref_30-0" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[30]  in Los Angeles in late 2007.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-31" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[31]  In an earlier interview, David Draiman said that they were going to record fifteen songs, but only twelve would be on the album.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-disturbednewbrutalalbum_32-0" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[32]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.4px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Indestructible's first single, "Inside the Fire" was made available on digital distribution services for purchase on March 25, 2008. The band also toured in the United States in April and May 2008 with the bands Five Finger Death Punch and Art of Dying.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-33" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[33]  The music video for "Inside the Fire" was released on May 2, 2008 on the band's official website. Disturbed released their previously free song "Perfect Insanity" on iTunes Store as a second single on May 6, 2008, and the album Indestructible become available for pre-order for the release date on June 3, 2008. Indestructible was released in the United States on June 3, 2008 and in Australia on June 7, 2008 and became the band's third consecutive number-one debut on the Billboard 200. A special "Internet Only" limited edition of the album that includes the B-side track "Run", a making-of DVD with instructional videos, wrap-around poster, VIP laminate, access to special Disturbed events, and a special website with exclusive video, rare audio and more was also released.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-amountofsongsforindestructible_34-0" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[34]  Disturbed played their first live online concert on May 29, 2008. The concert was sponsored byPepsi and Deep Rock Drive.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-35" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[35]  They performed in Las Vegas. The band toured in support of the "Mayhem Festival"<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-36" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[36]  alongside Slipknot, DragonForce and Mastodon during summer of 2008.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-activerockrecordandtourfinished_37-0" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[37]  Disturbed also completed a tour of Australia and New Zealand through August and September 2008.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.4px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">In May 2008, Harmonix, the developers of the video game Rock Band announced they had reached a deal with Disturbed and Best Buy to offer two tracks from Indestructible for play in Rock Band to those who pre-ordered the album from Best Buy's website. On June 3, 2008, Harmonix released three tracks from Indestructible; "Indestructible", "Inside the Fire", and "Perfect Insanity". On May 12, 2009, Harmonix released Stricken and Stupify to the Rock Band music store.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.4px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">On September 30, 2008, the band released an iTunes-exclusive live album entitled Live & Indestructible, made up of songs from Deep Rock Drive, as well as the music video for "Indestructible".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-newlivealbum_38-0" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[38]  The band started a tour of Europe, starting in London during October 2008 and finishing during November 2008 in Helsinki.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-39" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[39]  In November and December 2008, Disturbed toured in the United States.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-40" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[40]  The song "Inside the Fire" was nominated for a 2009 Grammy Award in the "Best Hard Rock Performance" category. In March 2009, Disturbed released a music video for the single "The Night". The band began their Music as a Weapon IV tour in March 2009 and it ended in late May. The tour, also dubbed a "festival", featured the bands Killswitch Engage, Lacuna Coil, and Chimaira on the main stage.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-MAAWIV_41-0" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[41]  The band released a second cover version of Faith No More's song "Midlife Crisis" on the album Covered, A Revolution in Sound, which also included bands such as Mastodon, The Used, and Avenged Sevenfold. This cover of "Midlife Crisis" was originally recorded for Indestructible, but the band decided not to include it on the album.

Asylum, The Lost Children, and Hiatus(2010-2011)
<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.4px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">In an interview in July 2009, with FaceCulture, a Draiman stated that the upcoming DVD will be "chronicling the past decade of Disturbed's existence. It's meant to show our growth over the course of the decade." He also talked more about the upcoming fifth album: "A couple of [song riffs] that Danny has come up with are really amazing. But they're just little pieces...it's not even in two-three part progression [yet]."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-42" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[42]  A few months later on March 23, 2010, the band released a reissue of their debut album, The Sickness, with the B-side tracks "God of the Mind" and "A Welcome Burden", updated artwork, as well as remastering and remixing the track list.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-43" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[43]  It was also available for the first time in vinylformat.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-44" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[44]  On February 26, 2010, Harmonix announced a second Disturbed pack for download on the Rock Band music store, containing the 2010 remastered versions of "Voices", "The Game", and "Meaning of Life".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-45" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[45]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.4px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">On February 8, 2010, it was announced that the band had entered the studio in Chicago, Illinois to begin recording their fifth album, tentatively set for a summer 2010 release. Guitarist Dan Donegan stated that the band had written around 15–18 songs.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-46" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[46]  It was later confirmed that the title of the album is Asylum.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-47" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[47]  The band released a cover of heavy metal band Judas Priest's song "Living After Midnight" for the Metal Hammer Presents... Tribute to British Steel album. On April 20, 2010, roughly two months after they entered the studio, Disturbed announced that they had finished recording the album, and were ready to begin mixing it in Los Angeles, California. As they did with their last album Indestructible, Disturbed stated that they self-produced Asylum.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-disturbed1.com_48-0" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[48]  The band announced that Asylum would be released on August 31, 2010. On July 9, 2010, the track listing was revealed on the band's official website. Asylum debuted at number-one on the Billboard 200.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-49" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[49]  Asylum was Disturbed’s fourth consecutive studio album to debut on top of the charts, an achievement only earned by two other rock groups: Metallica and Dave Matthews Band.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-50" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[50]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.4px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Disturbed headlined the first annual "Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar" tour with Avenged Sevenfold, as well as Stone Sour, Hellyeah and Halestorm, among others in late summer 2010.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-51" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[51]  Then, in October 2010, it was reported that David Draiman was diagnosed with a "serious throat condition", and the band's U.S. tour had been canceled, as Draiman's healing process could have taken up to four weeks.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-52" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[52]  Around the end of that year, Disturbed had announced that they would be commencing the Music as a Weapon V tour in 2011, co-headlining with Korn and guests Sevendust, In This Moment and Stillwell. In January 2011 it was announced that Disturbed would be headlining the Mayhem Festival, along with Godsmack and Megadeth, for the summer of 2011.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-53" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[53]  February 2011, it was announced that Disturbed would be playing the Download Festival.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-54" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[54]  Disturbed announced that in May 2011, they will be co-headlining the Rock on the Range Festival in Columbus, Ohio.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-55" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[55]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.4px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">On Thursday, April 28, Disturbed announced that their previously unreleased bonus track from Asylum, titled "3", would be available for download on their website. They said that all proceeds made from the download of the song would go towards the Damien Echols Defense Fund, a benefit foundation supporting the release of the West Memphis Three.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.4px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">In July 2011, the band confirmed it would go on hiatus after finishing their US tour that year, and in an interview that same month, Draiman dismissed concerns that the upcoming hiatus was a result of conflict between the band members.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-56" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[56]  Disturbed went into hiatus in October 2011. Disturbed released a b-side compilation album, titled The Lost Children, on November 8, 2011. The song "Hell" was made available for digital download on October 11, 2011, but Draiman stated on his Twitter page that there would not be a music video for it. A previously unreleased track, titled "Mine", also appears on the album. The track listing and release date were revealed on Draiman's Twitter page on September 20. On April 21, 2012, to commemorate Record Store Day, Disturbed released "The Collection". It is a box set featuring the band's five full-length studio albums in 140 gram vinyl LPs.

Other Projects(2012-2014)
<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.4px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">On February 8, 2012, it was announced that John Moyer was supergroup Adrenaline Mob's new bass player. John made his onstage debut with the group on March 12, at New York City’s Hiro Ballroom, a day before the release of the band's debut full-length album, Omertá.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-57" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[57]  On February 14, 2012, on his Twitter account David Draiman confirmed that he would make an appearance on VH1's That Metal Show 10th Season airing sometime that year.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;white-space:nowrap;">[citation needed]  That episode was later moved to the 11th season and premiered on August 11, 2012.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.4px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">In May 2012 Draiman announced his new project, an industrial metal band called Device. Draiman later released information regarding the future of Disturbed and his new project Device, stating that Device would release their self-titled debut album on April 9, 2013. The album features several guest musicians from various metal bands. On April 25, 2013, it was announced that guitarist Dan Donegan and drummer Mike Wengren had begun a new project with Evans Blue singer Dan Chandler, Fight or Flight. Their debut album, "Life by Design?" was released on July 23, 2013.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-58" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[58]  In December 2014, Moyer formed a new band with Scott Weiland, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, twins Jon and Vince Votta entitled Art of Anarchy, with an album released in June 2015.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-59" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[59]

Return From Hiatus and Immortalized(2015-Present)
<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.4px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">On June 20, 2015, on Disturbed's Facebook page and website, there was material posted hinting at a possible return of the band. The website shows a new Disturbed logo, plus a video of the band's mascot "The Guy" appearing to be on life support, still breathing.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-60" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[60]  The new Disturbed logo was also posted to their official Facebook page, along with the video of their mascot, and their profile picture changed to solid black, indicating new activity within the band.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-61" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[61]  On June 22, 2015, Disturbed posted another video on Facebook, this time showing The Guy awakening from life support, as well as an 18-hour countdown on their official website, giving speculation to a definite reunion. On June 23, 2015, Disturbed officially announced the end of their hiatus and the coming of their new album entitled Immortalized. On the same day, the official music video for the new single "The Vengeful One" was released on their YouTube channel.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-62" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[62]  Immortalized was released on August 21, 2015. For currently unknown reasons, John Moyer did not perform on the album, with all bass tracks being performed by Dan Donegan. However, Moyer remains a band member, having appeared in promotional photography for the album as well as continuing to perform live with the band.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.4px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">On the album's release day, the band played their first show in four years at the House of Blues in Chicago. The show featured the live debuts of four new songs ("The Vengeful One", "What Are You Waiting For", "The Light" and the title-track) and the song "Hell", a b-side from Ten Thousand Fists in its entirety for the first time.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-63" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[63]

Mascot
<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;">Disturbed's mascot, named "The Guy", was originally just a drawing of a face with a large grin, as seen on the back of the album  The Sickness<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;">. The original drawing of The Guy was then edited using a digital distorting program. After the original image had been distorted three times The Guy became the official mascot for the band. Later, he would be drawn as a full figure by artist  David Finch<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;">.

Musical Style, Influences, and Lyrical Themes
<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.4px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Classified as a heavy metal<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-rollingstone1_64-0" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[64] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-IGN2_65-0" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[65] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-PM_66-0" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[66] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-NME_67-0" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[67] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-About.com_68-0" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[68] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-69" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[69]  or hard rock<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-rollingstone1_64-1" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[64] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-IGN2_65-1" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[65] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-PM_66-1" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[66] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-NME_67-1" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[67] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-About.com_68-1" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[68] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-BerelianPage102_70-0" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[70]  band, Disturbed is also regarded by some critics as nu metal<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-rollingstone1_64-2" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[64] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-PM_66-2" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[66] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-71" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[71] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-IGN1_72-0" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[72]  and alternative metal.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-IGN1_72-1" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[72] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-allmusic_73-0" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[73] When asked about die-hard heavy metal fans not finding Disturbed heavy enough, Draiman at one time stated: <p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">We probably have too much melody going on or we're not quite as turbulent or caustic. While I really love that type of music, it's not what we try to do. If we have to place things in context, we're more hard rock than heavy metal these days.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ultimateguitar_74-0" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[74] <p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:inherit;">The secret is that we were never really part of any particular trend, although we definitely benefited from the popularity of what was called nu-metal at the time ... We never had the stereotypical attributes that those bands had. We don’t rap; there’s no turntable involved; no fusion in that respect. We play, in my opinion, classic metal. Sabbath, Maiden, Priest, Metallica, Pantera: these are the bands that made us want to play.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Orlando_Sentinel_75-0" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[75] <p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.4px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Allmusic reviewer Bradley Torreano described the album Believe as "taking the sort of jump that their heroes in Soundgarden and Pantera made after their respective breakthrough records".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-allmusicreview_76-0" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[76]  He also described the title track as moving "from a brutal chug to a sweeping chorus that suddenly stops in its tracks and turns into a winding riff that recalls the work of vintage James Hetfield". Believe is also considered by several critics to be a step away from the nu metal sound featured on The Sickness, moving towards a more hard rock and heavy metal sound that was continued in their following albums.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-411mania.com_77-0" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[77] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-blender.com_78-0" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[78] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ew.com_79-0" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[79] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-allmusic.com_80-0" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[80]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.4px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">According to frontman David Draiman on the band home documentary M.O.L., the lyrics that he writes are inspired by life experience, perception, and actual experiences of his own, and he stated that he likes to present his ideas with cryptic lyrics.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-M.O.L._DVD_2-4" style="line-height:1;font-size:11.2px;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[2]  These lyrical themes range from the Judeo-Christian concept of Heaven and Hell, domestic abuse,suicide, insanity, relationships, war, to more fantasy-like themes, such as vampirism, werewolves and demons.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.4px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Guitarist Dan Donegan uses guitar tunings Drop C, Drop C# and Drop B (also occasionally Eb), which are lower tunings than regular E standard. These lower tunings allow for a heavier sound and quicker chord changes in Donegan's riffs. Donegan also uses subtle electronic effects, which the rest of the band refers to as "The Danny Donegan Orchestra".

Current members

 * 1) David Draiman—lead vocals(1996—presente)
 * 2) Don Donegan—guitar(1994—present)
 * 3) John Moyer—bass, backing vocals(2003—present)
 * 4) Mike Wengeren—drums(1994—present)

Former Members

 * 1) Erich Awalt—lead vocals(1994–1996)
 * 2) Steve Kmak—bass, backing vocals(1994-2003)

Discography

 * 1) The Sickness(2000)
 * 2) Normal
 * 3) Voices
 * 4) The Game
 * 5) Stupify
 * 6) Down With The Sickness
 * 7) Violence Fetish
 * 8) Fear
 * 9) Numb
 * 10) Want
 * 11) Conflict
 * 12) Shout 2000
 * 13) Droppin' Plates
 * 14) Meaning of Life
 * 15) 2002 International Re-Issue(Excluded North America)
 * 16) God of the Mind
 * 17) Stupify LIVE
 * 18) The Game LIVE
 * 19) Voice LIVE
 * 20) Down With The Sickness LIVE
 * 21) 2010 10th Anniversary Edition
 * 22) God of the Mind
 * 23) A Welcome Burden
 * 24) Disc 2 No Open Instrumental Version
 * 25) Believe(2002)
 * 26) Ten Thousand Fists(2005)
 * 27) Indestructible(2008)
 * 28) Asylum(2010)
 * 29) The Lost Children(2011)
 * 30) Immortalized(2015)

Videos

 * Audio Only Videos
 * Lyrics Videos
 * Music Videos
 * Live Performances
 * Interviews