Emo-influenced metal band whose surfeit of aggression and angst is only partially salved by its chart-busting popularity.
Heavy metal band Disturbed built up a following on Chicago's South Side before a demo tape led to their signing to Giant Records, which released their debut album, The Sickness, in March 2000. Amplifying their fondness for groups like Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Pantera, and Soundgarden, Believe was released in the fall of 2002 and was recognized as a heavier, more varied, and ultimately superior record to their debut, ultimately reaching the top of the Billboard 200. The tour document Music as a Weapon II appeared in 2004, and the ambitious studio full-length Ten Thousand Fists followed in September 2005. ~ William Ruhlmann
Reprise
2010
Reprise
2008