Before vocalist David Draiman joined Disturbed, they were known as Brawl, a band whose lineup consisted of vocalist Erich Awalt, guitaristDan 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 called "Crawl" but switched it to "Brawl" due to the name already being used by someone else. Awalt left the band shortly after the recording of a demo tape and the other three members went on advertising for a singer. They posted an advertisement in the local music publication in Chicago, Illinois, called the "Illinois Entertainer".[3] Draiman had answered the advertisement after going to twenty other auditions that month.[3] As guitarist Dan Donegan commented on Draiman, "You know, out of all the singers that we had talked to or auditioned, he [Draiman] was the only singer who was ready to go with originals. And that impressed me, just to attempt that".[3]
With regards of 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...[say] '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."[3] Draiman then joined the band in 1996 and the band was re-named 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.
After Disturbed finished the Music as a Weapon II tour, Steve Kmak was fired by the band because of "personality differences". He was replaced by John Moyer
- Studio albums
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Sickness | Giant/Reprise |
| 2002 | Believe | Reprise |
| 2005 | Ten Thousand Fists | |
| 2008 | Indestructible | |
| 2010 | Asylum |
Band members
- Current
- David Draiman – lead vocals (1996–present)
- Dan Donegan – guitar (1996–present)
- Mike Wengren – drums (1996–present)
- John Moyer – bass guitar (2004–present)
- Former
- Steve "Fuzz" Kmak – bass guitar (1996–2003)
Source : Wikipedia
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