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Disturbed is an American heavy metal band from Chicago, formed in 1994. The band includes vocalist David Draiman, guitarist/keyboardist Dan Donegan, ... Disturbed(band) FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Americanheavymetalband DisturbedDisturbedperformingin2016BackgroundinformationOriginChicago,Illinois,U.S.Genres Heavymetal hardrock alternativemetal numetal(early) Yearsactive 1994–2011 2015–present Labels Giant Reprise Warner Intoxication Websitedisturbed1.comMembers DanDonegan MikeWengren DavidDraiman JohnMoyer Pastmembers ErichAwalt SteveKmak DisturbedisanAmericanheavymetalbandfromChicago,formedin1994.ThebandincludesvocalistDavidDraiman,guitarist/keyboardistDanDonegan,bassistJohnMoyeranddrummerMikeWengren.DoneganandWengrenhavebeeninvolvedinthebandsinceitsinception,withMoyerreplacingformerbassistSteve"Fuzz"KmakandDraimanreplacingoriginalleadvocalistErichAwalt. Thebandhasreleasedsevenstudioalbums,fiveofwhichhaveconsecutivelydebutedatnumberoneontheBillboard200.[1]DisturbedwentintohiatusinOctober2011,duringwhichtheband'smembersfocusedonvarioussideprojects,andreturnedinJune2015,releasingtheirfirstalbuminfouryears,ImmortalizedinAugust2015.Theyalsoreleasedtwolivealbums,MusicasaWeaponIIinFebruary2004andDisturbed:LiveatRedRocksinNovember2016. Disturbedhassoldover17millionrecordsworldwide,makingthemoneofthemostsuccessfulrockbandsinthemoderneraalongsideSlipknotandGodsmack,amongothers.[2] Contents 1History 1.1Earlyyears(1994–1996) 1.2TheSickness(1997–2000) 1.3Believe(2001–2003) 1.4TenThousandFists(2004–2006) 1.5Indestructible(2007–2009) 1.6AsylumandTheLostChildren(2010–2011) 1.7Immortalized(2015–2017) 1.8Evolution(2018–2021) 1.9Liveshowsandnewreleases(2021–present) 2Otherprojects 3Mascot 4Musicalstyle,influences,andlyricalthemes 5Bandmembers 5.1Timeline 5.2Gallery 6Discography 7Awardsandnominations 8References 9Externallinks History[edit] Earlyyears(1994–1996)[edit] BeforeDavidDraimanjoinedDisturbed,guitaristDanDonegan,drummerMikeWengrenandbassistSteve"Fuzz"KmakwereinabandcalledBrawlwithvocalistErichAwalt.Beforechangingtheirnameto"Brawl",however,Doneganmentionedintheband'sDVD,DecadeofDisturbed,thatthenamewasoriginallygoingtobe"Crawl";theyswitcheditto"Brawl",duetothenamealreadybeingusedbyanotherband.Awaltleftthebandshortlyaftertherecordingofademotape;theotherthreemembersadvertisedforasinger.TheypostedanadvertisementinthelocalmusicpublicationinChicago,Illinois,calledthe"IllinoisEntertainer".[3]Draimanansweredtheadvertisementaftergoingtotwentyotherauditionsthatmonth.[3]GuitaristDanDonegancommentedonDraiman:"Youknow,outofallthesingersthatwehadtalkedtoorauditioned,he[Draiman]wastheonlysingerwhowasreadytogowithoriginals.Andthatimpressedme,justtoattemptthat".[3] WithregardtoDraimanbeingthesingerfortheband,Donegansaid,"Afteraminuteortwo,hejuststartsbangingoutthesemelodiesthatwerehuge...I'mplayingmyguitarandI'mgrinningfromeartoear,tryingnottogiveitawaythatIlikethisguy,youknow,becauseIdon'twantto,youknow...[say]'Yeah,we'llgiveyouacallback.We'll,youknow,discussit.'ButIwassopsyched.Chillupmyspine.I'mlike,'Thereissomethinghere.'"AsdrummerMikeWengrencommented,"Weclickedrightoffthebat."[3]Draimanthenjoinedthebandin1996andthebandwasrenamedDisturbed.Whenaskedinaninterviewwhyhesuggestedtonametheband"Disturbed",Draimansaid,"IthadbeenanameIhavebeencontemplatingforabandforyears.Itjustseemstosymbolizeeverythingwewerefeelingatthetime.Thelevelofconformitythatpeopleareforcedintowasdisturbingtousandwewerejusttryingtopushtheenvelopeandthenamejustsortamadesense."[4] TheSickness(1997–2000)[edit] Afterrenamingtheband,Disturbedwentontorecordtwothree-trackdemotapes,thefirstcontainingdemosfor"TheGame","DownwiththeSickness",and"MeaningofLife",whilethesecondhaddemosfor"Want","Stupify",and"Droppin'Plates".Theartworkwascomposedoftheband'snewly-createdmascot,TheGuy.ThebandeventuallysignedwithGiantRecordsinAugust1999andopenedforMinistryatChicago'sRivieraTheatrearoundthesametime.[5]In2000,thebandreleaseditsdebutalbum,titledTheSickness,whichlaunchedthebandintostardom.Thealbumpeakedatnumber20ontheBillboard200,[6]andithassoldoverfourmillioncopiesintheUnitedStatessinceitsrelease.[7]BeforejoiningMarilynManson's2001Europeantour,bassistSteveKmakwasunabletoplaywiththebandduetoashatteredankle,causedbyfallingoutofafireescapeoutsideDisturbed'srehearsalhallinChicago.[8]Hetookthefireescapetoexitthebuildingwhiletheelevatorwasbeingusedtomovetheirequipmentdownstairs.KmakskippedtheEuropeantrekofthetour,buthedidperformwiththebandonJanuary11and12,2001atDisturbed'sshowinChicago.[8]DuringtheEuropeantour,MartyO'BrienreplacedKmakuntilhewasabletotouragain. Believe(2001–2003)[edit] DavidDraimanonstageinfrontoftheBelievelogo Disturbedcoveredthesong"MidlifeCrisis"foraFaithNoMoretributealbumthatwaseventuallyreleasedin2002.[9]However,Disturbed'scoverwasnotused,andarerecordedversionwouldlatermakeanappearanceonthecompilationalbum,TheLostChildren.[10]InSeptember2001,productionoftheirsecondstudioalbumbegan.OnJune4,2002,DisturbedreleasedadocumentaryDVDabouttheband,titledM.O.L.,whichshowedsomeoftheband'smorepersonalmomentsinthestudioandduringtours,aswellasfeaturingseveralmusicvideosandliveperformances.[11]OnSeptember17,2002,Disturbedreleasedtheirsecondstudioalbum,titledBelieve,whichdebutedatnumberoneontheBillboard200.[12]Themusicvideoforthefirstsinglefromthealbum,titled"Prayer",waspulledfrommosttelevisionstations,duetoperceivedsimilaritieswiththeSeptember11,2001attacks.[13]DavidDraimanrecordedvocalsforasongtitled"Forsaken",asongwrittenandproducedbyJonathanDavisofthebandKorn,releasedonQueenoftheDamned.[14] In2003,thebandonceagainparticipatedintheOzzfesttourandstartedanotheroneoftheirowntours,titledMusicasaWeaponII.ThebandsChevelle,Taproot,andÜnlocotouredwiththem.[15]Duringthetour,Disturbeddebutedanunreleasedsong,titled"Dehumanized".[16]AfterDisturbedfinishedtheMusicasaWeaponIItour,SteveKmakwasfiredbythebandbecauseof"personalitydifferences".HewasreplacedbyJohnMoyer;[17][18]Moyer'slastband,theUnionUnderground,hadrecentlybecomeinactive.OnthenightMoyerbecametheband'snewbassplayer,DisturbedplayedliveattheHouseofBluesandperformedtwonewsongs,"Hell"and"Monster",bothofwhichareB-sidetracksontheband'sthirdstudioalbum,TenThousandFists.[18] TenThousandFists(2004–2006)[edit] Disturbed'sthirdstudioalbum,TenThousandFists,wasreleasedonSeptember20,2005.ThealbumdebutedatnumberoneontheBillboard200,whilealsosellingaround238,000copiesintheweekfollowingitsrelease.[19]Thealbumwascertifiedplatinum,shipping1,000,000units,intheUnitedStatesonJanuary5,2006.[20]Thebandtouredwith10YearsandIllNiñoinsupportofthealbum.DisturbedheadlinedOzzfest2006alongwithSystemofaDown,LacunaCoil,DragonForce,AvengedSevenfold,andHatebreed.[21] Disturbedperformingin2005 InaninterviewwithLaunchRadioNetworks,DisturbedvocalistDavidDraimanstatedthattwentysongswererecordedforthealbum,butonlyfourteenmadeittothefinaltracklisting.[22]Theremainingsongsincluded"Hell",whichwasincludedinoneofthetwo"Stricken"singles;[23]"Monster",whichwasincludedasaniTunespre-orderbonusforTenThousandFists,[24]thenlaterincludedontheTenThousandFistsTourEdition;"TwoWorlds",whichwasalsoincludedontheTourEditionofTenThousandFists;and"Sickened",whichwasincludedinthe"LandofConfusion"single.[25]TenThousandFistsisthefirstalbumreleasedbyDisturbedtofeatureguitarsolos.Thebandstatedthattheyfeltthatguitarsolosareapartofmusicthatisabsentinalotofmodernmusic,andtheywantedtobringsomeofthatback.Songslike"Stricken","Overburdened",and"LandofConfusion"allfeatureguitarsolos,aswellasmanyothers. In2006,aEuropeantourwasscheduledbuthadbeenmovedtwiceduetoDraimanhavingtroubleswithsevereacidreflux,whichaffectedhisvoice,[26]asrelatedbyDraimanhimself.[27]Laterthatyear,Draimanunderwentsurgeryforadeviatedseptumwhichaffectedhisvoice.[27]Itwassuccessful,andeversincethen,Draimanhaslimitedhisdrinkingontheroad.[28]Inlate2006,DisturbedheadlinedanotheroneoftheirowntoursnamedMusicasaWeaponIII;thebandsFlyleaf,StoneSour,andNonpointtouredwiththem.[29]DisturbedcompletedthefirstlegoftheirMusicasaWeaponIIItourinlate2006.[30]Soonafter,Draimanstatedthattherewasnotgoingtobeasecondlegtothetourandthatinsteadthebandwasgoingofftheroadtostartworkingontheirfourthstudioalbum.[31] Indestructible(2007–2009)[edit] DavidDraiman(left)andDanDoneganperformingin2009 InJuly2007,anewtracktitled"ThisMoment"wasreleasedonthesoundtracktothefilmTransformers.Disturbedmixedtheirfourthstudioalbum,titledIndestructible,[32]inLosAngelesinlate2007.[33]Inanearlierinterview,DavidDraimansaidthattheyweregoingtorecordfifteensongs,butonlytwelvewouldbeonthealbum.[34] Indestructible'sfirstsingle,"InsidetheFire"wasmadeavailableondigitaldistributionservicesforpurchaseonMarch25,2008.ThebandalsotouredintheUnitedStatesinAprilandMay2008withthebandsFiveFingerDeathPunchandArtofDying.[35]Themusicvideofor"InsidetheFire"wasreleasedonMay2,2008ontheband'sofficialwebsite.Disturbedreleasedtheirpreviouslyfreesong"PerfectInsanity"oniTunesStoreasasecondsingleonMay6,2008,andthealbumIndestructiblebecomeavailableforpre-orderforthereleasedateonJune3,2008.IndestructiblewasreleasedintheUnitedStatesonJune3,2008andinAustraliaonJune7,2008andbecametheband'sthirdconsecutivenumberonedebutontheBillboard200.Aspecial"InternetOnly"limitededitionofthealbumthatincludestheB-sidetrack"Run",amaking-ofDVDwithinstructionalvideos,wrap-aroundposter,VIPlaminate,accesstospecialDisturbedevents,andaspecialwebsitewithanexclusivevideo,rareaudioandmorewasalsoreleased.[36]DisturbedplayedtheirfirstliveonlineconcertonMay29,2008.TheconcertwassponsoredbyPepsiandDeepRockDrive.[37]TheyperformedinLasVegas.Thebandtouredinsupportofthe"MayhemFestival"[38]alongsideSlipknot,DragonForceandMastodonduringsummerof2008.[39]DisturbedalsocompletedatourofAustraliaandNewZealandthroughAugustandSeptember2008. InMay2008,Harmonix,thedevelopersofthevideogameRockBandannouncedtheyhadreachedadealwithDisturbedandBestBuytooffertwotracksfromIndestructibleforplayinRockBandtothosewhopre-orderedthealbumfromBestBuy'swebsite.OnJune3,2008,HarmonixreleasedthreetracksfromIndestructible;"Indestructible","InsidetheFire",and"PerfectInsanity".OnMay12,2009,HarmonixreleasedStrickenandStupifytotheRockBandmusicstore. DanDonegan(left)andJohnMoyerin2009 OnSeptember30,2008,thebandreleasedaniTunes-exclusivelivealbumentitledLive&Indestructible,madeupofsongsfromDeepRockDrive,aswellasthemusicvideofor"Indestructible".[40]ThebandstartedatourofEurope,startinginLondonduringOctober2008andfinishingduringNovember2008inHelsinki.[41]InNovemberandDecember2008,DisturbedtouredintheUnitedStates.[42]Thesong"InsidetheFire"wasnominatedfora2009GrammyAwardinthe"BestHardRockPerformance"category.InMarch2009,Disturbedreleasedamusicvideoforthesingle"TheNight".ThebandbegantheirMusicasaWeaponIVtourinMarch2009anditendedinlateMay.Thetour,alsodubbeda"festival",featuredthebandsKillswitchEngage,LacunaCoil,andChimairaonthemainstage.[43]ThebandreleasedasecondcoverversionofFaithNoMore'ssong"MidlifeCrisis"onthealbumCovered,ARevolutioninSound,whichalsoincludedbandssuchasMastodon,TheUsed,andAvengedSevenfold.Thiscoverof"MidlifeCrisis"wasoriginallyrecordedforIndestructible,butthebanddecidednottoincludeitonthealbum. AsylumandTheLostChildren(2010–2011)[edit] InaninterviewinJuly2009,withFaceCulture,DraimanstatedthattheDVDwouldbe"chroniclingthepastdecadeofDisturbed'sexistence.It'smeanttoshowourgrowthoverthecourseofthedecade."Healsotalkedmoreaboutthefifthalbum:"Acoupleof[songriffs]thatDannyhascomeupwitharereallyamazing.Butthey'rejustlittlepieces...it'snotevenintwo-threepartprogression[yet]."[44]AfewmonthslateronMarch23,2010,thebandreleasedareissueoftheirdebutalbum,TheSickness,withtheB-sidetracks"GodoftheMind"and"AWelcomeBurden",updatedartwork,aswellasremasteringandremixingthetracklist.[45]Itwasalsoavailableforthefirsttimeinvinylformat.[46]OnFebruary26,2010,HarmonixannouncedasecondDisturbedpackfordownloadontheRockBandmusicstore,containingthe2010remasteredversionsof"Voices","TheGame",and"MeaningofLife".[47] ThebandenteredthestudioinChicagoinearly2010tobeginrecordingtheirfifthalbum,planningonareleasethatsummer.GuitaristDanDoneganstatedthatthebandhadwrittenaround15–18songs.[48]ItwaslaterconfirmedthatthetitleofthealbumwouldbeAsylum.[49]ThebandreleasedacoverofheavymetalbandJudasPriest'ssong"LivingAfterMidnight"fortheMetalHammerPresents...TributetoBritishSteelalbum.OnApril20,2010,roughlytwomonthsaftertheyenteredthestudio,Disturbedannouncedthattheyhadfinishedrecordingthealbum,andwerereadytobeginmixingitinLosAngeles,California.AstheydidwiththeirlastalbumIndestructible,Disturbedstatedthattheyself-producedAsylum.[50]ThebandannouncedthatAsylumwouldbereleasedonAugust31,2010.OnJuly9,2010,thetracklistingwasrevealedontheband'sofficialwebsite.AsylumdebutedatnumberoneontheBillboard200.[51]AsylumwasDisturbed'sfourthconsecutivestudioalbumtodebutontopofthecharts,anachievementonlyearnedbytwootherbands:MetallicaandDaveMatthewsBand.[52] Disturbedperforming"DownwiththeSickness"in2010 Disturbedheadlinedthefirstannual"RockstarEnergyDrinkUproar"tourwithAvengedSevenfold,aswellasStoneSour,HellyeahandHalestorm,amongothersinlatesummer2010.[53]Then,inOctober2010,itwasreportedthatDavidDraimanwasdiagnosedwitha"seriousthroatcondition",andtheband'sU.S.tourhadbeencanceled,asDraiman'shealingprocesscouldhavetakenuptofourweeks.[54]Aroundtheendofthatyear,DisturbedannouncedthattheywouldbecommencingtheMusicasaWeaponVtourin2011,co-headliningwithKornandguestsSevendust,InThisMomentandStillwell.InJanuary2011,theMayhemFestivalannouncedthatDisturbedwouldbeheadliningthefestivalalongwithGodsmackandMegadeththatsummer.[55]InFebruary2011,Disturbedwasaddedtothatsummer'sDownloadFestival.[56]DisturbedannouncedthatinMay2011,theywouldbeco-headliningtheRockontheRangeFestivalinColumbus,Ohio.[57] OnThursday,April28,DisturbedannouncedthattheirpreviouslyunreleasedbonustrackfromAsylum,titled"3",wouldbeavailablefordownloadontheirwebsite.TheysaidthatallproceedsmadefromthedownloadofthesongwouldgotowardstheDamienEcholsDefenseFund,abenefitfoundationsupportingthereleaseoftheWestMemphisThree. InJuly2011,thebandconfirmeditwouldgoonhiatusafterfinishingtheirUStourthatyear,andinaninterviewthatsamemonth,Draimandismissedconcernsthatthehiatuswasaresultofconflictbetweenthebandmembers.[58]DisturbedwentintohiatusinOctober2011.Disturbedreleasedab-sidecompilationalbum,titledTheLostChildren,onNovember8,2011.Thesong"Hell"wasmadeavailablefordigitaldownloadonOctober11,2011,butDraimanstatedonhisTwitterpagethattherewouldnotbeamusicvideoforit.Apreviouslyunreleasedtrack,titled"Mine",alsoappearsonthealbum.ThetracklistingandreleasedatewererevealedonDraiman'sTwitterpageonSeptember20.OnApril21,2012,tocommemorateRecordStoreDay,Disturbedreleased"TheCollection".Itisaboxsetfeaturingtheband'sfivefull-lengthstudioalbumsin140 gramvinylLPs. Immortalized(2015–2017)[edit] ThebandatRockamRing,Germany,2016 OnJune20,2015,onDisturbed'sFacebookpageandwebsite,therewasmaterialpostedhintingatapossiblereturnoftheband.ThewebsiteshowsanewDisturbedlogo,plusavideooftheband'smascot"TheGuy"appearingtobeonlifesupport,stillbreathing.[59]ThenewDisturbedlogowasalsopostedtotheirofficialFacebookpage,alongwiththevideooftheirmascot,andtheirprofilepicturechangedtosolidblack,indicatingnewactivitywithintheband.[60]OnJune22,2015,DisturbedpostedanothervideoonFacebook,thistimeshowingTheGuyawakeningfromlifesupport,aswellasan18-hourcountdownontheirofficialwebsite,givingspeculationtoadefinitereunion. OnJune23,2015,DisturbedofficiallyannouncedtheendoftheirhiatusandthecomingoftheirnewalbumentitledImmortalized.Onthesameday,theofficialmusicvideoforthenewsingle"TheVengefulOne"wasreleasedontheirYouTubechannel.[61]ImmortalizedwasreleasedonAugust21,2015.JohnMoyerdidnotperformonthealbumduetoworkingonotherprojects,withallbasstracksbeingperformedbyDanDonegan.Moyerisnotintheband'svideofor"TheSoundofSilence"releasedinDecember2015.Moyerremainsabandmember,however,havingappearedinpromotionalphotographyforthealbumaswellascontinuingtoperformlivewiththeband. Onthealbum'sreleaseday,thebandplayedtheirfirstshowinfouryearsattheHouseofBluesinChicago.Theshowfeaturedthelivedebutsoffournewsongs("TheVengefulOne","WhatAreYouWaitingFor","TheLight"andthetitletrack)andthesong"Hell",aB-sidefromTenThousandFists,initsentiretyforthefirsttime.[62] DisturbedduringHellfest2016 Disturbedreleasedavirtualrealityexperiencefortheband'scoverof"TheSoundofSilence"viaLittlstar.[63]ThebandreleasedalivealbumtitledLiveatRedRocksonNovember18,2016.[64]Thebandperformed"TheSoundofSilence"liveonanepisodeofAustralia'sTheXFactor.[65]Thebandalsoperformed"TheSoundofSilence"liveonanepisodeofConan.[66]DisturbedwasannouncedasadirectsupporttoAvengedSevenfoldontheirUK&EuropeantourthroughoutJanuaryandMarch2017,alongsideInFlamesandChevelle.[67][68] Evolution(2018–2021)[edit] Disturbedheadlinedthe2018RockFest,alongwithGodsmackandIncubus.ThebandannouncedviasocialmediainearlyJanuary2018thattheyhadenteredthestudiotobeginrecordingtheirnextstudioalbum.InJune2018,leadguitaristDanDoneganandbassistJohnMoyerconfirmedwithsourcesthatthenewalbumhadbeencompleted,with100%ofthesongsfinished,leavingonlymixingandmasteringtobedone.BandmembersalsopostedapictureviaInstagramtogetheratadinnerpartyincelebrationofcompletionoftherecordingprocess,theband'sfirstalbuminover3yearsandtheband'sfirstalbuminover8yearstohavebassistJohnMoyerbeinginvolvedin. Thealbum,EvolutionwasreleasedonOctober19,2018.[69]OnAugust16,2018,theleadsingle,titled"AreYouReady"wasreleased.OnSeptember21,2018,thealbum'ssecondsingle,titled"AReasontoFight"wasreleased.[70]Insupportofthealbum,thebandannouncedthe'EvolutionWorldTour',whichtookplaceinearly2019.TheinitialdatesannouncedincludedshowsacrossNorthAmericawithselectCanadiandates,aswellasaEuropeanlegofthetour.[71]OnMarch25,2019,DisturbedannouncedamassivesummertourwithPopEvilandInThisMoment.PopEvilopenedthefirsthalfofdatesandInThisMomentopenedthesecond.[72] OnJanuary27,2020,thebandannounceda31-datetourwithStaindandBadWolvescelebratingthe20thanniversaryofTheSickness.[73]DuetotheCOVID-19pandemic,thebandhadpostponedthetourto2021.[74]OnSeptember11,2020,Disturbedreleasedacoverofthesong"IfIEverLoseMyFaithinYou"bySting.[75]OnMarch12,2021,itwasannouncedthatthe20thanniversarytourwasofficiallycanceled.[76] Liveshowsandnewreleases(2021–present)[edit] Followingabreak,thebandplayeditsfirstpandemic-eraliveshows.ThefirstonewasthefirsttimeinnearlytwoyearsonSeptember25,2021,asoneoftheheadlinersoftheLouderThanLifefestivalinLouisville,Kentucky.ThebandalsoplayedearlierinNovemberattheWelcometoRockvillefestivalattheDaytonaInternationalSpeedwayinDaytonaBeach,Florida. Draimantalkedabouttheprogressofthesongwritingsessionsfortheband'sfollow-upto2018'sEvolution:"It'soninabig,big,bigfuckingway.Itreally,reallyis.Imean,wearesogenuinelyexcited."Healsosaidthatthenewmaterialisgoingbacktotheir"meatandpotatoes",andthatitisclosetothevibeofTheSicknessandTenThousandFistsalbums.[77]DraimansaidthatthebandwantstobeginrecordingaftertheNewYearof2022,buttheyhaveyettoannounceaproducer.Thenewsongswillalsobereleasedontwoseparatemediums,asopposedtoDisturbed'susualalbumreleases.[77] Otherprojects[edit] OnFebruary8,2012,itwasannouncedthatJohnMoyerwassupergroupAdrenalineMob'snewbassplayer.JohnmadehisonstagedebutwiththegrouponMarch12,atNewYorkCity'sHiroBallroom,adaybeforethereleaseoftheband'sdebutfull-lengthalbum,Omertá.[78]OnFebruary14,2012,onhisTwitteraccountDavidDraimanconfirmedthathewouldmakeanappearanceonVH1'sThatMetalShow10thSeasonairingsometimethatyear.[citationneeded]Thatepisodewaslatermovedtothe11thseasonandpremieredonAugust11,2012. InMay2012,Draimanannouncedhisnewproject,anindustrialmetalbandcalledDevice.DraimanlaterreleasedinformationregardingthefutureofDisturbedandhisnewprojectDevice,statingthatDevicewouldreleasetheirself-titleddebutalbumonApril9,2013.Thealbumfeaturesseveralguestmusiciansfromvariousmetalbands.OnApril25,2013,itwasannouncedthatguitaristDanDonegananddrummerMikeWengrenhadbegunanewprojectwithEvansBluesingerDanChandler,FightorFlight.Theirdebutalbum,"LifebyDesign?"wasreleasedonJuly23,2013.[79] InDecember2014,MoyerformedanewbandwithScottWeiland,Ron"Bumblefoot"Thal,twinsJonandVinceVottacalledArtofAnarchy,withaself-titledalbumreleasedinJune2015.[80]AfterthedeathofWeiland,thebandrecruitedretiredCreedsingerScottStappandrecordedtheirsecondalbumTheMadness,releasedinMarch2017.[81]InFebruary2018,ArtofAnarchymembersfiledalawsuittotheNewYorkSupremeCourtagainstStappforallegedfailuretopromoteTheMadness.[82] Mascot[edit] TheGuy "TheGuy"redirectshere.Forotheruses,seeGuy(disambiguation). Disturbed'smascot,named"TheGuy",wasoriginallyjustadrawingofafacewithalargegrin,asseenonthebackofthealbumTheSickness.TheoriginaldrawingofTheGuywastheneditedusingadigitaldistortingprogram.AftertheoriginalimagehadbeendistortedthreetimesTheGuybecametheofficialmascotfortheband.Later,hewouldbedrawnasafullfigurebyartistDavidFinch. Musicalstyle,influences,andlyricalthemes[edit] Whileoftenclassifiedasaheavymetal[83][84][85][86][87][88]orhardrock[83][84][85][86][87][89]band,Disturbed'ssoundhasalsobeendescribedasnumetal[83][85][90][91]andalternativemetal.[91][92]Whenaskedaboutdie-hardheavymetalfansnotfindingDisturbedheavyenough,Draimanatonetimestated: "Weprobablyhavetoomuchmelodygoingonorwe'renotquiteasturbulentorcaustic.WhileIreallylovethattypeofmusic,it'snotwhatwetrytodo.Ifwehavetoplacethingsincontext,we'remorehardrockthanheavymetalthesedays.[93] Thesecretisthatwewereneverreallypartofanyparticulartrend,althoughwedefinitelybenefitedfromthepopularityofwhatwascallednumetalatthetime ...Weneverhadthestereotypicalattributesthatthosebandshad.Wedon'trap;there'snoturntableinvolved;nofusioninthatrespect.Weplay,inmyopinion,classicmetal.Sabbath,Maiden,Priest,Metallica,Pantera:thesearethebandsthatmadeuswanttoplay."[94] AllmusicreviewerBradleyTorreanodescribedthealbumBelieveas"takingthesortofjumpthattheirheroesinSoundgardenandPanteramadeaftertheirrespectivebreakthroughrecords".[95]Healsodescribedthetitletrackasmoving"fromabrutalchugtoasweepingchorusthatsuddenlystopsinitstracksandturnsintoawindingriffthatrecallstheworkofvintageJamesHetfield". BelieveisalsoconsideredbyseveralcriticstobeastepawayfromthenumetalsoundfeaturedonTheSickness,movingtowardsamorehardrockandheavymetalsoundthatwascontinuedintheirfollowingalbums.[96][97][98][99] AccordingtofrontmanDavidDraimanonthebandhomedocumentaryM.O.L.,thelyricsthathewritesareinspiredbyactualexperiencesofhisown,andhestatedthathelikestopresenthisideaswithcrypticlyrics.[3] TheselyricalthemesrangefromtheJudeo-ChristianconceptofHeavenandHell,domesticabuse,suicide,insanity,relationships,war,tomorefantasticalthemes,suchasvampirism,werewolvesanddemons. TheyhaveoftencitedtheirinfluencesasBlackSabbath,JudasPriest,Metallica,Pantera,IronMaiden,Queensrÿche,andSoundgarden.[citationneeded]Draiman'smaininfluencescamefromfunk-infusedbandssuchasFaithNoMore,andheexpressesmuchadmirationforFaithNoMoresingerMikePatton.[2][100] GuitaristDanDoneganusesguitartuningsdropC,dropC#anddropB(alsooccasionallyE♭standard),whicharelowertuningsthanregularEstandard.[citationneeded]TheselowertuningsallowforaheaviersoundandquickerchordchangesinDonegan'sriffs.[citationneeded]Doneganalsousessubtleelectroniceffects,whichtherestofthebandreferstoas"TheDannyDoneganOrchestra".[101] Bandmembers[edit] CurrentmembersDanDonegan–guitars,programming,keyboards,backingvocals(1994–2011,2015–present) MikeWengren–drums,percussion,backingvocals,programming(1994–2011,2015–present) DavidDraiman–leadvocals(1996–2011,2015–present) JohnMoyer–bass,backingvocals(2005–2011,2015–present;session2004–2005) Formermembers ErichAwalt–leadvocals(1994–1996) Steve"Fuzz"Kmak–bass(1994–2003) 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