The Sickness [PA]

Performer: Disturbed
Engineer: Johnny K; Tadpole; Steve Sisco; The Johnny Z. Band
Producer: Johnny K; Disturbed
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: Disturbed: David Draiman (vocals); Dan Donegan (guitar); Fuzz (bass); Mike Wengren (drums, programming). Additional personnel: Frank De Lamora, Enrique Santiago (programming). Recorded at Groovemaster Studios, Chicago, Illinois. Personnel: David Draiman (vocals); Dan Donegan (guitar, electronics); Mike Wengren (drums, percussion, programming); Frank de Lamora, Enrigue Santiago (programming). Audio Mixer: Andy Wallace. Recording information: Groovemaster, Chicago, IL. Photographers: P.R. Brown; Jana Leon. Disturbed's debut found the band crawling through the mire of contemporary metal staples for a cohesive direction. The staccato primal scream that became the band's trademark helped break the single, "Down With The Sickness," in tandem with the song's Tool-meets-Pantera rhythmic complexities. From the rap metal grooves of "Voices" and "Stupify" to the neo-reggae vibe of "Violence Fetish," THE SICKNESS was a musical forecast of things to come for Disturbed. "Numb" found the band making a foray into more melodic and progressive territory, an approach they would further develop with 2002's BELIEVE.

Rolling Stone (9/28/00, pp.53-4) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Follows the same trajectory of their 1st album [going from] tranquil emotional tenderness into fuzzed-out, white-knuckle anger....with banging beats..." Alternative Press (5/00, pp.84-5) - 4 out of 5 - "...A resuscitating jolt of unwholesome tweaked soundage....This satisfying slab is just anthem after anthem of maximum decibels that -miraculously - never gets samey..." CMJ (1/08/01, p.26) - Included in CMJ's "Best Loud Rock Albums" of 2000. CMJ (3/27/00, p.28) - "...catchy, addictive, and ultimately forward-thinking...leaving a permanent impression..." Melody Maker (7/4/00, p.65) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Rather entertaining in a turn-off-brain cheap-thrills kinda way....Absolute unreasoning misanthropy of a frankly adolescent nature."

While heavy metal band Disturbed displays all the expected aggression and angst of its peers, it has achieved a wildly successful, chart-busting popularity, bolstered by a melodic complexity and frontman Dave Draiman's persuasive swagger. Formed in Chicago in 1996, the band developed a passionate following in their hometown. Their first major label release in 2000 sold in the millions, and their 2002 follow-up BELIEVE topped the charts. Main-staging 2003's Ozzfest cemented their status as the reigning kings of nu-metal, so that their hotly anticipated 2005 release 10,000 FISTS debuted at number one on the Billboard Top 200.

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