This is their first cover in 13 years not to feature their band mascot, The Guy, that hooded figure with glowing red eyes and malevolent grin. The new album artwork reflects this transformation. I love the different characters that each one of these songs takes on.” “There are so many different textures on this record,” says Draiman. The Chicago band are opening up musically and vocally, but retaining their edge while exploring greater possibilities. Just because there is a softer side to the album does not mean that Disturbed have overhauled their sound and gone pop with Evolution. (A live version of “The Sound of Silence” with guest Myles Kennedy is included on Evolution.) But it seems that the spirit of Simon and Garfunkel infused a new musical ethos within them. Surprisingly, the return of Draiman, Donegan, and Wengren with Immortalized did not expand much from the uniform approach of the group’s previous three releases. It was clear that during the band hiatus between 20 – when vocalist Draiman created the industrial-laced Device, guitarist Dan Donegan and drummer Mike Wengren indulged in the melodic hard rock of Fight Or Flight, and bassist John Moyer joined ranks with Adrenaline Mob and later other groups – the members needed to explore other musical vistas. So we just literally went wherever our creative juices were going and flowing on any given day, with the specific intention of starting with the more laid back stuff out of the gate.” “If we could do that and achieve that, what limitations are there anymore? The answer in our minds was no. “We showed that we could do something different and be successful at it,” he says. But the resounding success of the Paul Simon-endorsed “The Sound of Silence” inspired them to think bigger. “We just never prioritized the other styles,” notes the singer.
But fans of their electric thunder will find plenty to chew on with bristling tunes like “Are You Ready,” “Savior Of Nothing,” and “Best Ones Lie.”ĭraiman notes that the normal writing process for a Disturbed album starts with the heavy stuff. “Watch You Burn” is a gritty rocker played out acoustically, the gentle “A Reason To Fight” features an anthemic chorus, while bonus track “The Uninvited Guest” is a somber, semi-orchestral composition. That hardly means they’re standard ballads, though. Yet unlike that megaplatinum release, nearly half the songs here are acoustic or semi-acoustic. Draiman has compared Evolution to Metallica’s Black album. The Chicago quartet’s seventh and latest studio album Evolution, while not an all-out acoustic affair, is their most diverse album ever and one of their best, on par with their 2002 hit album Believe. Jackson Wang's Parents Thought He'd Get 'Kidnapped' When He Began Pursuing Music
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