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Disturbed is a rock band from Chicago, Illinois. The group was formed in 1996 when musicians Dan Donegan, Steve "Fuzz" Kmak, and Mike Wengren hired singer David Draiman in Chicago, Illinois.
Originally classified as a metal band, Disturbed is now regarded by some music critics as hard rock or heavy metal, although others now regard them as alternative metal.
Around 1998, Disturbed recorded two separate demo EPs, "Stupify" and "Perfect Insanity", which the band then sent out to different record companies.
The band sent two to show the record companies that the band was dedicated to its music and that the first EP wasn't a fluke.
The band broke out in 1999 with its single "Stupify" and subsequent album The Sickness.
The album launched the band into stardom. The song "Down with the Sickness" became extremely popular from the album and was later used in many film soundtracks and still is used a lot to this day. Soon after the release of The Sickness, Disturbed released a revamped cover version of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's theme music for the WWE called "Glass Shatters". Disturbed headlined Ozzy Osbourne's Ozzfest tour in 2001 alongside Black Sabbath, Marilyn Manson, Slipknot, Papa Roach, Linkin Park, Black Label Society, and Crazy Town.
Afterwards, the band started their own tour, called Music as a Weapon. The bands Adema, Drowning Pool, Stereomud, and Systematic were featured on the tour alongside Disturbed. |