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".
Devour
Disturbed Lyrics
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Although I know you're not begging
Still as the thoughts running through your mind
Still enough
Although I know you're not begging
Give me a reason to make you mine
I will devour you
I cannot stay my hand
From reaching out so that I can
Empower you
For all eternity
It seems to ease my mind
To know that you've brought
Meaning to my life
Had enough
Although I see you're not running
Still are the thoughts running through your mind
Dead to love
The path that you are now taking
Show me the reason to make you mine
I will devour you
Take all the pain away
I cannot stay my hand
From reaching out so that I can
Empower you
For all eternity
It seems to ease my mind
To know that you've brought
Meaning to my life
Run, to where the smallest ray of light will never find you
Run, to where you will not need to shield your eyes
Run, away from all the soulless, heartless fiends who hound you
Run, away and let your memories go blind, as I devour you
Take all the pain away
I cannot stay my hand
From reaching out so that I can
Empower you
For all eternity
It seems to ease my mind
To know that you've brought
Meaning to my life
The lyrics of Disturbed's song "Devour" delve into the theme of obsession and the desire to possess someone. The first verse shows a person who is confident and not begging, but the singer still wants them to give him a reason to make them his own. Here, the singer uses the word "devour" in a suggestive way, indicating that he wants to consume the person and take away all their pain.
In the second verse, the person seems to have had enough, but their thoughts are still running through their mind. The singer then talks about how the person is taking the path of being dead to love, questioning their reason for choosing that path, and asks for a reason to make them his. The chorus repeats the same idea, with the singer wanting to devour the person, take away their pain, and empower them for eternity, which he finds comforting.
The bridge of the song is a little different and takes on a darker tone, with the singer asking the person to run away from soulless, heartless fiends who hound them and gives them permission to let their memories go blind as he devours them. The idea of devoured memories adds a deeper level of darkness and aggression to the theme of possession and consuming someone.
Line by Line Meaning
Still enough
Despite your situation, there is something that keeps you going
Although I know you're not begging
Even though you don't ask for help or pity
Still as the thoughts running through your mind
Your mind is restless, it's working harder than ever
Give me a reason to make you mine
Let me help you, let me take care of you
I will devour you
I will protect and take care of you, giving my all
Take all the pain away
I will do everything to end your suffering
I cannot stay my hand
I can't keep myself from extending help
From reaching out so that I can
To make sure you know you are not alone
Empower you
I want to give you strength and inspire you
For all eternity
I will not let you down, my love will endure forever
It seems to ease my mind
Helping you also helps me find peace
To know that you've brought
Your presence and your love have made a difference
Meaning to my life
You have given me a reason to strive and to cherish this life
Had enough
You reached a point where you can't take it anymore
Although I see you're not running
Even though you don't try to escape your problems
Dead to love
Love has failed you, it has turned into something unbearable
The path that you are now taking
You are walking down a dark road, one that worries me
Show me the reason to make you mine
Let me convince you that I can turn things around, that I can be the light in the darkness
Run, to where the smallest ray of light will never find you
Escape to a place where your problems cannot find you
Run, to where you will not need to shield your eyes
Run to a place where you can finally rest and start anew
Run, away from all the soulless, heartless fiends who hound you
Get away from all those who hurt you or don't care about you
Run, away and let your memories go blind, as I devour you
Forget about the past, let me take care of the present and the future
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: DAN DONEGAN, DAVID DRAIMAN, MICHAEL WENGREN, MIKE WENGREN, STEVE KMAK
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Disturbed - Devour - Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Still enough
Although I know you’re not begging
Still as the thoughts running through your mind
Still enough
Although I know you’re not begging
Give me a reason to make you mine
[Chorus]
I will devour you
Take all the pain away
I cannot stay my hand
From reaching out so that I can
Empower you
For all eternity
It seems to ease my mind
To know that you’ve brought meaning to my life
[Verse 2]
Had enough
Although I see you’re not running
Still are the thoughts running through your mind
Dead to love
The path that you are now taking
Show me the reason to make you mine
[Chorus]
I will devour you
Take all the pain away
I cannot stay my hand
From reaching out so that I can
Empower you
For all eternity
It seems to ease my mind
To know that you’ve brought meaning to my life
[Bridge]
Run to where the smallest ray of light will never find you
Run to where you will not need to shield your eyes
Run away from all the soulless, heartless fiends who hound you
Run away and let your memories go blind, when I
[Chorus]
Devour you
Take all the pain away
I cannot stay my hand
From reaching out so that I can
Empower you
For all eternity
It seems to ease my mind
To know that you’ve brought meaning to my life
@sebasmed13
13 years me listening this music: "Holy sh..t, this is amaizing..."
27 years me: "Holy sh..t, this is amazing!!!"
@Inf7cted
See you in the next 13 years to leave the same comment. 😎
@giancarlovella9217
Love your comment! .. but after 13 years you still don't know how to write amazing.. :p
@Argumemnon
Well, your writing skills haven't improved. ;)
@TheWykurwisty
guess why is that
@troglodyteimwhite4985
oh i get it because you still like this music after a significant interval of time. nice.
@wbs1O1
Disturbed - Devour - Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Still enough
Although I know you’re not begging
Still as the thoughts running through your mind
Still enough
Although I know you’re not begging
Give me a reason to make you mine
[Chorus]
I will devour you
Take all the pain away
I cannot stay my hand
From reaching out so that I can
Empower you
For all eternity
It seems to ease my mind
To know that you’ve brought meaning to my life
[Verse 2]
Had enough
Although I see you’re not running
Still are the thoughts running through your mind
Dead to love
The path that you are now taking
Show me the reason to make you mine
[Chorus]
I will devour you
Take all the pain away
I cannot stay my hand
From reaching out so that I can
Empower you
For all eternity
It seems to ease my mind
To know that you’ve brought meaning to my life
[Bridge]
Run to where the smallest ray of light will never find you
Run to where you will not need to shield your eyes
Run away from all the soulless, heartless fiends who hound you
Run away and let your memories go blind, when I
[Chorus]
Devour you
Take all the pain away
I cannot stay my hand
From reaching out so that I can
Empower you
For all eternity
It seems to ease my mind
To know that you’ve brought meaning to my life
@steffenengelhardt5576
❤️
@dropdead2929
In my personal opinion one of Disturbed's top 5 best songs
@laitan722
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