The band has released six studio albums, five of which have consecutively debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. 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 four years, Immortalized, on August 21, 2015. They also recorded and released one live album, Disturbed: Live at Red Rocks on November 18, 2016, which was recorded on August 18, 2016 at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado, located about 10 miles west of Denver, Colorado. Their seventh studio album, Evolution, was released on October 19, 2018.
Before David Draiman joined Disturbed, guitarist Dan Donegan, drummer Mike Wengren, and bassist Steve "Fuzz" Kmak were in a band called Brawl with vocalist Erich Awalt. 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". Draiman answered the advertisement after going to twenty other auditions that month. 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".
With regard to Draiman being the 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." 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.
Disturbed headlined the 2018 Rock Fest, along with Godsmack and Incubus. The band announced via social media in early January of 2018 that they had entered the studio to begin recording their next studio album. In June 2018 lead guitarist Dan Donegan and bassist John Moyer confirmed with sources that the new album is complete, with 100% of the songs finished it is on to just mixing and mastering. Band members also posted a picture via Instagram together at a dinner party in celebration of completion of the recording process. The band's first album in over 3 years and the band’s first album in over 8 years to have bassist John Moyer being involved in.
The album, Evolution was released on October 19, 2018. On August 16, 2018, the lead single, titled "Are You Ready" was released. On September 21, 2018, the album's second single, titled "A Reason to Fight" was released.
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. 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.
Classified as a heavy metal or hard rock band, Disturbed is also regarded by some critics as nu metal and alternative metal. When asked about die-hard heavy metal fans not finding Disturbed heavy enough, Draiman at one time stated:
"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. 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."
They have often cited their influences as Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Metallica, Pantera, Iron Maiden, Led Zeppelin, Queensryche, Nirvana, Alice in Chains and Soundgarden.
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".
Awaken
Disturbed Lyrics
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In the midst of something that I
Want to play with your evil inside
Wanting, letting go, of what never could be again
Lost and alone
Imprisoned now inside of your mind
With the way you tried
To destroy me again
With the way you tried
To completely refuse all your life
Feed on your nothing
You'll never live up to me
Awaken you
With a little evil inside
Feed on your nothing
You'll never live up to me
I've stricken you
I don't wanna live with the lie
Feed on your nothing
And you'll never live up to me
Awaken you, oh no
Can't live up to me
I've stricken you
Feed on your nothing and you'll never live up to me
Stripped of life, alone
In the midst of something that I
Want to play with your evil inside
Wanting, letting go, of what never could be again
Lost and alone
Imprisoned now inside your mind
With the way you tried
To destroy me again
You were waiting and living for no one
With the way you tried
To completely refuse all your life
Feed on your nothing
You'll never live up to me
Awaken you
With a little evil inside
Feed on your nothing
You'll never live up to me
I've stricken you
I don't wanna live with the lie
Feed on your nothing
And you'll never live up to me
Awaken you, oh no
Can't live up to me
I've stricken you
Can't live up to me
There isn't a thing that I can do
Watching this whole thing just wash away
Making me wrong
There isn't a thing that I can do
Watching this whole thing just wash away
Making me wrong
Making you strong
Awaken you
With a little evil inside
Feed on your nothing
You'll never live up to me
I've stricken you
I don't wanna live with the lie
Feed on your nothing
And you'll never live up to me
Ooh can't live up to me, yeah
Feed on your nothing and you'll never live up to me
The lyrics of Disturbed's song Awaken seem to describe a person who is completely helpless and alone. The person has been stripped of all their life, and they are imprisoned inside the mind of the person who wants to destroy them. The person who wants to destroy them has been waiting and living for no one and is feeding off their nothingness. The singer explains how the person can never live up to them, and they have stricken the person. However, the singer states that they don't want to live with the lie that they are telling the person, which is why they are trying to awaken them with a little bit of evil inside.
The lyrics also seem to suggest that the person who wants to destroy them is not ready to live up to the singer's expectations. The singer claims that the person will never be able to match up to them because they are feeding on their nothingness. The person is trying to refuse their life, but the singer is there to awaken them and bring out the evil inside of them. In the end, the singer claims that the person can never live up to their expectations.
Overall, the lyrics of Disturbed's song Awaken seem to describe a person who has been stripped of their life and is imprisoned inside the mind of the person who wants to destroy them. The singer is trying to awaken the person and bring out the evil inside to help them deal with the situation they are in.
Line by Line Meaning
Stripped of life, alone
Feeling completely drained and isolated
In the midst of something that I
In the midst of a challenging situation
Want to play with your evil inside
Desire to confront and overcome inner demons
Wanting, letting go, of what never could be again
Desire to move on from something that cannot be undone
Lost and alone
Feeling completely directionless and cutoff from others
Imprisoned now inside of your mind
Trapped in one's own negative thinking and emotions
With the way you tried
With the negativity and harm inflicted by someone else
To destroy me again
To harm and bring down someone else repeatedly
You were waiting and living for no one
Not caring about or considering others' needs
To completely refuse all your life
To consistently turn away from positive change and growth
Feed on your nothing
Live on a toxic and empty existence
You'll never live up to me
You will never succeed in bringing me down
Awaken you
Rise up and confront one's own darkness
With a little evil inside
With the realization of personal flaws and darkness
I've stricken you
I have weakened your impact and hold over me
I don't wanna live with the lie
I don't want to continue living with false beliefs and negativity
And you'll never live up to me
You will never bring me down or overpower me
Can't live up to me
Cannot match or exceed my strength and resilience
There isn't a thing that I can do
Feeling powerless in the face of external challenges
Watching this whole thing just wash away
Watching the situation fall apart or crumble
Making me wrong
Blaming oneself for the situation's failure
Making you strong
Inspiring the enemy to become stronger and more ruthless
Feed on your nothing and you'll never live up to me
Living off negativity and emptiness will never bring me down
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Dan Donegan, David Draiman, Michael Wengren, Steve Kmak
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@Ivaylodr5
Lyrics:
Stripped of life, alone in the midst of something that
I want to play with your evil inside
Wanting, letting go of what never could be again
Lost and alone imprisoned now inside your mind
With the way you tried to destroy me again
You were waiting and living for no one
With the way you tried to completely refuse all your life
Feed on your nothing, you'll never live up to me
Awaken you with a little evil inside
Feed on your nothing, you'll never live up to me
I've stricken you, I don't wanna live with the lie
Feed on your nothing and you'll never live up to me, yeah
Awaken you, you know can't live up to me, sure
I've stricken you
Feed on your nothing and you'll never live up to me
Stripped of life, alone in the midst of something that
I want to play with your evil inside
Wanting, letting go of what never could be again
Lost and alone imprisoned now inside your mind
With the way you tried to destroy me again
You were waiting and living for no one
With the way you tried to completely refuse all your life
Feed on your nothing, you'll never live up to me
Awaken you with a little evil inside
Feed on your nothing, you'll never live up to me
I've stricken you, I don't wanna live with the lie
Feed on your nothing and you'll never live up to me, yeah
Awaken you, you know can't live up to me, sure
I've stricken you, ooh can't live up to me
There isn't a thing that I can do
Watching this whole thing just wash away
Making me long
There isn't a thing that I can do
Watching this whole thing just wash away
Making me long, making you strong
Awaken you with a little evil inside
Feed on your nothing, you'll never live up to me
I've stricken you, I don't wanna live with the lie
Feed on your nothing and you'll never live up to me, yeah
Ooh can't live up to me, yeah
Feed on your nothing and you'll never live up to me
@marksauck3399
“Who taught you how to hate” was Disturber’s strongest message and one that means so much more today. This group is important to America.
@labret2
This whole album is a masterpiece.
@GoYourself-f3z
This is the only album I always listen to all the way through....It's my second favorite however all this art came out in my 20's so the heavier the better was the name....This album is their lyrical genius album.....
@jakemilitano2453
If you guys are wondering why they re uploaded the same song is because they upped the audio quality by increasing its bitrate for smoother audio on newer speakers.
@Ivaylodr5
Lyrics:
Stripped of life, alone in the midst of something that
I want to play with your evil inside
Wanting, letting go of what never could be again
Lost and alone imprisoned now inside your mind
With the way you tried to destroy me again
You were waiting and living for no one
With the way you tried to completely refuse all your life
Feed on your nothing, you'll never live up to me
Awaken you with a little evil inside
Feed on your nothing, you'll never live up to me
I've stricken you, I don't wanna live with the lie
Feed on your nothing and you'll never live up to me, yeah
Awaken you, you know can't live up to me, sure
I've stricken you
Feed on your nothing and you'll never live up to me
Stripped of life, alone in the midst of something that
I want to play with your evil inside
Wanting, letting go of what never could be again
Lost and alone imprisoned now inside your mind
With the way you tried to destroy me again
You were waiting and living for no one
With the way you tried to completely refuse all your life
Feed on your nothing, you'll never live up to me
Awaken you with a little evil inside
Feed on your nothing, you'll never live up to me
I've stricken you, I don't wanna live with the lie
Feed on your nothing and you'll never live up to me, yeah
Awaken you, you know can't live up to me, sure
I've stricken you, ooh can't live up to me
There isn't a thing that I can do
Watching this whole thing just wash away
Making me long
There isn't a thing that I can do
Watching this whole thing just wash away
Making me long, making you strong
Awaken you with a little evil inside
Feed on your nothing, you'll never live up to me
I've stricken you, I don't wanna live with the lie
Feed on your nothing and you'll never live up to me, yeah
Ooh can't live up to me, yeah
Feed on your nothing and you'll never live up to me
@trenalynn74
You got it correct for the most part in depicting the lyrics. You missed, however, the part where David says 'I don't want to live without the lie" I know it is hard to exipher his annunciations while he sings sometime, when he speaks, of course, it is a much different scenario. He is very clear in🙄🎹 his interviews..... It is within the music that you have to really hearken his words.
@henriquesabino3595
Thnx a lot
@Jarod-vg9wq
Like how they mixed the three symbols of Christianity ✝️ , Judaism ✡️ , and Islam ☪️ into one symbol. It it supposed to represent unity?
@michaeldanielson3098
Three fold aspect of God, Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma
@teresajsherrick5099
...did you miss the pentagram? ...celtic cross, star of David, crescent moon of Islam, and a pentagram...