Distinctive Opportunity At Ozzfest Launches Disturbed

Originating in Chicago Illinois, Disturbed is a four man hard rock band. Their music has been classified as heavy metal, hard rock, nu metal, and alternative metal. Disturbed is comprised of four men, Dan Donegan, the guitarist, born in Oak Lawn, Illinois and father of one daughter and one son. Dave Draiman the lead vocalist for the band is from New York and traversed to Chicago to attend Loyola University, and has been with Disturbed since its beginning.

John Moyer, the 34 year old bass guitarist is one of the newest members of the band Disturbed, he was hired to fill the spot of their exiting bassist, Steve Kmak. Mike Wengren, one of the founding members of the band, as well as the drummer grew up in Chicago and started playing the drums at 10 years old.

Getting it Started

Disturbed had a pretty decent start. Its first album, The Sickness, has been credited as their one way ticket to the top. This much success after a first album is generally unheard of in the music world. You will find that the Down with the Sickness cut from the album gained immense popularity in a short time and has been featured in several movie soundtracks as well. Disturbed is also well known for revamping and rerecording the theme music for WWE wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin.

In 2001, Disturbed had the distinct opportunity to be a headlining act for Ozzfest. They played with big names such as Crazy Town, Black Label Society, Linkin Park, Papa Roach, Slipknot, Marilyn Manson, and Black Sabbath. In the same year, Disturbed was invited to join the European leg of Marilyn Manson's tour. It wasn't long after that the band decided to tour on their own. Their first tour, titled Music as a Weapon featured bands such as Systematic, Stereomud, Drowning Pool, and Adema.

In 2002, their second album was released and debuted at number one on the charts. This album was called Believe. Some of the most popular tracks from this album included Remember, Liberate, and Prayer. It has been a long and enjoyable road for Disturbed.


They have been featured on soundtracks such as Queen of the Damned and Transformers and has basked in the limelight of the music industry. Their album history includes:

• The Sickness topping the charts at number 29
• Believe topping the charts at number 1
• Ten Thousand Fists topping the charts at number 1
• Indescructable the yet released, but much anticipated new album

The band is currently awaiting the release of their fourth album Indescructable, which is an album that is completely produced by the band itself. Right now, while not on tour, they are busy making appearances and relaxing during their time off.

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