The Suffolk Voice

Issue date: 6/5/08 Section: Arts & Entertainment

Now that over a decade has passed since the group's official forming, and three
previous albums now finished, so too are Disturbed's days of harsh yet mostly radio-friendly songs.

As fervent as it once was to rock out to the group's first major hit "Down with the Sickness," those nostalgic days are now lost in the past - but don't worry, because I can announce that their latest album, Indestructible kicks ass.

"If we don't know what we're doing by now, we shouldn't be doing it," said frontman David Draiman in a recent interview.

What they ended up doing, incidentally, is create an album that was truer to the band's heavier roots with an elaborate mix of abrasive and resonant sounds.

The often megalomaniacal lyrics on Indestructible are delivered in a wide variety of vocals by Draiman that can be described as everything from dulcet to frantic, including of course his self-coined "monkey noises." What truly makes the vocals on the album so great, however, is a
newly-added sense of sullen yet obstinate sentiment, made in response to the band's string of "bad luck" over the years.

Instrumentally, Indestructible is the band's greatest work. The riffs are all complex and powerful, giving credit to both the rhythm and lead guitarists for their work together. Specifically, the rhythm is executed with subtle confidence, providing more than enough support and structure to promote the lead's solos, not to mention the vocals. Like the vocals, the album features some pretty gritty and melodic melodies.

Overall, if you weren't a fan of the band before now, feel free to remain skeptical. But if you enjoyed Disturbed in any way before, then go get Indestructible... right now.

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