Disturbed

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Biography

Disturbed is an American metal band from Chicago, Illinois. The band formed in 1996 when musicians Dan Donegan, Steve "Fuzz" Kmak, and Mike Wengren hired David Draiman as their singer. Since the band's formation, they have sold over 13 million albums worldwide, making them one of the largest grossing metal/rock bands in recent years. The band has released five studio albums, four of which have consecutively debuted at number-one on the Billboard 200. They are only the third band in history to achieve this feat. The band went into an indefinite hiatus in October 2011. Before vocalist David Draiman joined Disturbed, they were known as Brawl. Brawl's lineup consisted of vocalist Erich Awalt, guitarist Dan Donegan, drummer Mike Wengren, and bassist Steve "Fuzz" Kmak. 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 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 new 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... '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."

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Item Name Item Details
Year Formed 1996
Number of Albums 27
Record Label Reprise Records
Website www.disturbed1.com
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Trivia

Disturbed are one of the most passionate and well-respected bands in what genre?

HardRock

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What label were Distured signed to?

Giant Records

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In what month and year was Believe released?

September 2002

... fulllength album, The Sickness, in March 2000. Two years later, in September 2002 , the band issued Believe which became an instant hit, flying in at ...
Where did the album Believe rank in the US and Canada?

1

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What was the name of the first single released in the U.S.?

Prayer

...n the U.S. and at 2 on the Top Canadian Albums chart. The first single, Prayer , quickly catapulted into the top 3 on both Mainstream and Modern Rock c...
How did Prayer rank on both Mainstream and Modern Rock charts?

top 3

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What year did Fuzz leave the band?

2003

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What was the name of the album that collected live performances from Disturbed?

Music As A Weapon II

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Who was the frontman of Disturband's Indestructible?

David Draiman

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What was the name of the band's drummer?

Mike Wengren

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The final single from Fire rose to what number on the Hot Mainstream Rock chart?

2

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When was Disturbed formed?

1994

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What is Dan Donegan's job title?

guitaristkeyboardist

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How many studio albums has Disturbed released?

seven

...iman replacing original lead vocalist Erich Awalt. The band has released seven studio albums, five of which have consecutively debuted at number one o...
What was the name of the band's first album in four years?

Immortalized

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In what year was Disturbed: Live at Red Rocks released?

2016

... Weapon II in February 2004 and Disturbed: Live at Red Rocks in November 2016 . Disturbed has sold over 17 million records worldwide, making them one o...
What was the band's name before they changed their name to Brawl?

Crawl

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In what month and year did Disturebed:Live at RedRocks release?

November 2016

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When were Disturbed formed?

around 1994

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What was the name of the band formed by Dan Donegan, Steve Fuzz Kmak, Mike Wengren, and Erich Awalt?

Brawl

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When did the band officially change their name?

1996

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What was the name of their debut album?

The Sickness

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Where did The Sickness rank on the US Heatseekers chart?

No. 3

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How many of the albums have debuted at number one on the Billboard 200?

five

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When did Disturbed release their first album in four years?

August 21, 2015

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When was their seventh studio album released?

October 19, 2018

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Who was the vocalist of Brawl?

Erich Awalt

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In what city was the local music publication called the Illinois Entertainer located?

Chicago

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How many auditions did he attend in a month?

twenty

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Where was David Draiman born?

Brooklyn, NY

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In what city was Fuzz born?

Covington, KY

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What was the name of Disturbed's first song?

Want

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How many of Disturbed's subsequent offerings debuted at number one?

all four

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In what year did the band disturbed go on a four year hiatus to focus on various side projects?

2011

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Where did Disturbed gain a following?

Chicago's South Side

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When was the album The Sickness released?

March 2000

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What was the name of the festival Disturbated played at in 2001?

Ozzfest

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Who is Dan Donegan?

guitarist

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What was the name of the local music publication?

Illinois Entertainer

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How many number one albums have the band released?

three

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Who left the band shortly after the recording of a demo tape?

Awalt

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What guitarist commented on Draiman?

Dan Donegan

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