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Mike Wengren
Michael Wengren (born September 3, 1971) is an American drummer, best known for his work with Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Disturbed (band), Disturbed. He is one of the founding members of the band, which was formed in 1994. Wengren is known for his bass drum techniques that have become a staple of Disturbed's music. Biography Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Wengren has been playing drums since around the age of 10. He attended Curie High School on the Southwest side of Chicago. He has been quoted as saying that Metallica, Slayer, Judas Priest, Testament (band), Testament, Mötley Crüe, Pantera, Iron Maiden, and Racer X (band), Racer X were his strongest influences. On August 31, 2005, before the set closed, frontman David Draiman handed the microphone to Wengren, who invited his girlfriend onstage and proposed marriage to her. In 2013, Wengren pursued a side project band, Fight or Flight (band), Fight or Flight, in collaboration with Disturbed member Dan Done ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heavy Metal Music
Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and United States. With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock and acid rock, heavy metal bands developed a thick, monumental sound characterized by distortion (music), distorted guitars, extended guitar solos, emphatic Beat (music), beats and loudness. In 1968, three of the genre's most famous pioneers – Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple – were founded. Though they came to attract wide audiences, they were often derided by critics. Several American bands modified heavy metal into more accessible forms during the 1970s: the raw, sleazy sound and shock rock of Alice Cooper and Kiss (band), Kiss; the blues-rooted rock of Aerosmith; and the flashy guitar leads and party rock of Van Halen. During the mid-1970s, Judas Priest helped spur the genre's evolution by discarding much of its blues influence,Walser (1993), p. 6 while Motörhea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evolution (Disturbed Album)
''Evolution'' is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Disturbed. It was released on October 19, 2018, by Reprise Records. The album's first single, " Are You Ready", was released before the album in August 2018, while the second single, "A Reason to Fight", was released a month later. The third single, "No More", was released on June 2, 2019. The album debuted at number four on the ''Billboard'' 200, making it Disturbed's sixth straight top 5 album. It is the band's first album since ''The Sickness'' not to reach number one, thus ending the band's streak of number one albums at five. Background and recording The band announced in January 2018 that they had begun recording their seventh studio album. Recording finished in June with just mixing and mastering needing to be done. It was the band's first album in over three years and the band's first album in over eight years to involve bass guitarist John Moyer. Frontman David Draiman stated that the writing and r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Immortalized (Disturbed Album)
''Immortalized'' is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Disturbed. The album was released on August 21, 2015 by Reprise Records, and is Disturbed's first studio album since ''Asylum'' (2010), marking the longest gap between two studio albums in their career. With 98,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, ''Immortalized'' is Disturbed's fifth consecutive number one debut on the United States ''Billboard'' 200 chart. They are the third band in history to achieve this feat, after Metallica and Dave Matthews Band. The band also found crossover success in the album's third single, a cover of the 1964 song " The Sound of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel, which marked Disturbed's highest ranked single on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number 42 and has since become Disturbed's biggest song since "Down with the Sickness". This is the band's only studio album to be recorded as a trio, as bass player John Moyer did not participate on the recording sessions due to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lost Children (album)
''The Lost Children'' is a B-sides compilation album by American heavy metal band Disturbed. It was released on November 8, 2011. The album was announced in August 2011 by David Draiman via Twitter, where he answered several questions regarding the album. Background The title comes from the band calling the songs "their children", because they can't pick a favorite. ''The Lost Children'' features all of Disturbed's B-side tracks that were recorded during a time period of 11 years with the exception of the song "Glass Shatters" which is only available on ''WWF Forceable Entry''. The only song on the album not previously available is "Mine". A track titled " 3", which was originally released as a digital single on the band's website for a campaign backing the West Memphis Three, was not originally intended to be released on the album but was included due to a surprise hearing for the West Memphis Three, resulting in their release from prison. The album artwork was revealed on Septem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asylum (Disturbed Album)
''Asylum'' is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Disturbed. It was released on August 31, 2010, in the United States through Reprise Records. The album is meant to take a fresh direction in the band's music career, while remaining consistent with the band's previous albums. Most of the lyrical content was inspired by aspects of frontman David Draiman's life prior to making the album. ''Asylum'' is also the third consecutive Disturbed album to not feature the Parental Advisory label (although the deluxe version on iTunes is marked explicit for live versions of their earlier material from ''The Sickness''). A tour in support of the album, titled the Asylum Tour, started in late August 2010. ''Asylum'' debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart with sales of approximately 179,000 according to Nielsen Soundscan. This is the fourth consecutive number one album in the U.S. for Disturbed. The other two bands ever to accomplish this feat in the Soundscan era a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indestructible (Disturbed Album)
''Indestructible'' is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Disturbed. A self-produced effort, ''Indestructible'' is the first Disturbed album that did not feature Johnny K, the producer of Disturbed's previous three albums, ''The Sickness'', '' Believe'', and ''Ten Thousand Fists''. ''Indestructible'' was recorded at Groovemaster Studios in Chicago, Illinois. The album features two songs, "Perfect Insanity" and "Divide", that were written by Disturbed prior to their first album, ''The Sickness'', but were never previously released. The album shows Disturbed abandoning the nu metal sound prominent on previous three albums and features significantly darker themes than any of the their previous work, according to the band. Some of the lyrical themes involve actual experiences that vocalist David Draiman had endured over the course of the past few years prior to making the album, including "bad relationships", a motorcycle accident that he was involved with, and an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Believe (Disturbed Album)
''Believe'' is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Disturbed, released on September 17, 2002 via Reprise Records. Produced by the band and Johnny K, it focuses heavily on religious and spiritual themes inspired by recent tragedies. With greater emphases on melodic dynamics, it also demonstrates a broadening in the band's musical range compared to their 2000 debut ''The Sickness''. ''Believe'' was the last album to feature original bassist Steve "Fuzz" Kmak before he was fired from the band in 2003. ''Believe'' debuted at number one on the US ''Billboard'' 200, making it Disturbed's first number one debut, selling over 284,000 copies in its first week of sales. It was certified double platinum by the RIAA in the United States on September 23, 2008. Three singles were released from the album: "Prayer", "Remember", and " Liberate". Background and recording With Black Sabbath's August 2001 tour canceled, and Disturbed's opening slot with it, the Chicago quartet pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sickness
''The Sickness'' is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Disturbed. It was released on March 7, 2000, by Giant and Reprise Records. The album peaked at number 29 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, and spent a total of 106 weeks on the chart. It was Disturbed's only album to not hit number one on the US ''Billboard'' 200 until their seventh album ''Evolution'' debuted at number 4 in 2018. In 2018, ''The Sickness'' was certified five times platinum by the RIAA for shipments of over five million copies in the US, making it the band's most successful album. Background and recording ''The Sickness'' was Disturbed's first studio release since the band's formation in 1994. Reflecting on the band's early days, lead vocalist David Draiman said in a 2015 interview, "People think it was like this meteoric rise. It really wasn't. We beat the hell out of ourselves for two or three years as a local band, our own self-promotional mega-machine, every band member in a different venue o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Ten Thousand Fists
''Ten Thousand Fists'' is the third studio album by American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Disturbed (band), Disturbed. It was released on September 20, 2005 and became Disturbed's second consecutive number 1 debut on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 in the United States, shipping around 239,000 copies in its opening week. It has been certified platinum by the RIAA certification, RIAA and was also the band's second number 1 release in New Zealand. It is also the first Disturbed album to not have the Parental Advisory label. ''Ten Thousand Fists'' marks the first album with bassist John Moyer who replaced Steve Kmak following his dismissal in 2003. However, Moyer was considered a session musician during the time of recording, and only became a full-time member during the tour supporting the album. It would be the band's third and final collaboration with mainstay producer Johnny K. In addition, ''Ten Thousand Fists'' is also the first album to feature their now-famous mas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabian Cymbals
Sabian is a Canadian and Armenian cymbal manufacturing company established in 1981 in Meductic, New Brunswick, where it is still headquartered. Sabian is considered one of the ''big four'' manufacturers of cymbals, along with Zildjian, Meinl and Paiste. History Sabian Cymbals was founded in 1981, by Robert Zildjian, when he had a conflict with his brother Armand after he was not chosen to be the main CEO and successor of Avedis Zildjian. Robert opened Sabian in the small eastern Canadian village of Meductic, New Brunswick. The name 'Sabian' comes from the first two letters of the names of Robert's three children (Sally, Billy, and Andy). In 1982, Sabian introduced the Automatic Anvil (AA) and the Hand Hammered (HH) lines, producing 45,000 cymbals in the first year. In 1989, Sabian produced its first signature artist cymbals, the Jack DeJohnette ride/ hi-hats, and the Carmine Appice Silver Nickel Chinese. Eight years later, due to rising demand, a larger plant was opened in Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
