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Free Music Review: An Incredible Heavy Metal Album And One of Disturbed's Finest
Hit: 5 Stars
Released on June 3rd, 2008, Disturbed's latest album is my personal favorite and arguably the best they've ever created. There's a huge difference with the band's chemistry and specifically the progression of their guitar riffs (including some sick solos in Indestructible) into memorable choruses. The following includes my personal ratings of each song, including a brief synopsis of what each song is about. Ultimately, the entire album is fantastic and well-balanced. You can't help but believe (especially after listening through the album in it's entirety, several times) that this is one of the best heavy metal albums ever created.
Indestructible: 9/10: Great lead-off song, definitely the best since Voices. Right from the get-go, you recognize that this is going to be a fast-paced, heavy album. This is a great song to start the album because it kind of pumps you up.
Inside the Fire: 8.6/10: I started to play it out after listening to it too many times, but it's still a great song. It fits especially well in the second slot of the album, because it keeps that past-paced, heavy beat that we saw ini the previous song. In any event, it's a good single (the video's up on their website).
Deceiver:8.4/10: The beginning has such a good riff to it. Once again, this song punches you in the face with heavy, fast riffs and a great solo right in the middle. The chorus is particularly good.
The Night-11/10: Best song on the album, and one of the best songs they've ever made. The riff in the beginning is amazing, and it continues with variations throughout the remainder of the song. And the solo in the middle is just stunning. It's definitely one of my favorite songs ever by them. I can easily see this being a single in the future.
Perfect Insanity:6.9/10: I'm not a big fan of Perfect Insanity, and there are much better songs on the album than this one. They specifically stuck the worst song on the album in between the two best songs (The Night and Haunted). I guess it was chosen as a single because of it's length. It's fast but not particularly memorable.
Haunted:10/10: An extremely dark, heavy song. It's easily the second best song on the album in my eyes, but I can also see why many people believe it's the best. The progression of the song rises until a climactic peak right in the middle. Thereafter, the song crashes down into an aggressive ending. Nice.
Enough-9.8/10: The way he sings the chorus in this song is particularly memorable and fantastic. Great hooks throughout, nice and heavy as well. You can really hear the emotions behind this song in his voice. It's also extremely heavy, but the chorus is incredible because the guitars slow down perfectly with Draiman's voice.
The Curse-7.7/10: It's a good song, no doubt about it. It just wasn't as memorable as other songs throughout the rest of the album.
Torn-9.5/10: The hooks right in the middle are incredible. The second best solo throughout the entire album. Absolutely amazing.It starts off really heavy, but doesn't really get to you until halfway through the song just how good it is.
Criminal:9.3/10: The lyrics and the guitar playing coordinate especially well in this song. Extremely catchy chorus. You can't help but rock out to it.
Divide: 9.4/10: At first, I didn't really like this song. I thought the end was kind of simple ("Divide, Divide, Divide, Divide. Divide, Divide, Break Apart and Divide"). But after listening to it a couple of times, It really began to grow on me and reminded me of their old stuff especially. I especially like the guitar effect they use for the main riff.
Façade: 9/10: A worthy ending to an amazing album. There's a nice change of pace in the song right in the middle. It ends up changing the song and made me gain more appreciation for the song in general.
I originally thought that Believe was alright, but probably the bands low-point as far as I'm concerned. After listening to Ten Thousand Fists, I noticed a startling change with the dynamics of the band, and Indestructible is the next step in their progression and evolution as a maturing and coherent band. That being said, I would consider this my favorite Disturbed album made thus far and certainly one of their best. It's almost as if the band combined the best of what they had to offer in Believe and Ten Thousand Fists and meshed the positives of each album together, leading to Indestructible. It's hard to find any songs that I didn't like on this album; each one is different in their own rights, and worth being listened to. The album as a whole exceeded my expectations, and they were high to begin with.
Overall Rating: 9.7 (Out of 10)
Free Music Review: An Indestructible Album
Hit: 5 Stars
Disturbed's back, and better than ever, with their new album, Indestructible. David Draiman sings again, with a fresh growl to each new song. And impressive they are; the songs pound with the sound of an experienced metal band, with some amazing guitar solos from their guitarist, Dan Donegan. He's an excellent step-up in skill from Ten Thousand Fists. And the drummer, Mike Wengren, continues to pound his drums with excellent rhythm. It provides the backbone to the album. And the bassist, John Moyer, is present in the songs, as well; fueling their strength.
These songs are the ones worth buying the album for:
Indestructible
Inside the Fire
The Night
Perfect Insanity
Divide
It's almost half the album. And these are just the most prominent in the selection; the other seven are just as good. Each song has its own fresh beat, as any song should. And on an interesting note, Perfect Insanity was written during the time that Down With the Sickness was released- It has not been released publicly before now.
Disturbed also thought very highly of the war in Iraq for the production, and the opening track is proof of that.
The song Indestructible starts off with sounds of war, a tribute to the soldiers, which reflects what the song is about.
"Another time to carry--the colors again--My motivation, -- what I've sworn to defend--to win the honor, of coming home again."
And that's only from the first verse.
Another song worth noting for lyrics is Divide. It talks of the ever-constant stream of morals and ethics coming from the people of the world, who try to press upon everyone the 'righteousness' of everything they do and say.
"I am a little provocative than you might be--it is your shock and then your horror on which I feed--So can you tell me just what exactly does freedom mean--when I'm not free to be as twisted as I want to be?"
Now for the downsides. It is not very often you can hear the bass; it's tuned too far down to be truly heard, I often have a tough time picking it out. That doesn't mean it should be the loudest instrument playing, but it definitely needs to be picked up a bit. The drums seem to give most of the kick that the bass should be providing. That is as big as the problems get, though; not too big of a problem, as the music is still very powerful.
Another downside (More of an irritation, however) it's track arrangement. The most attention grabbing songs are at the front, as they should be - however, this leads the tracks past Enough(7) to be rather repetitive. They sound very different, yes, but they start very similarly. You'll really have to hear it to see what I mean.
This isn't really a downside, just a small pointer to anyone buying-
(and a kind of annoying one) Nearly every song on the album has some form of a guitar solo. Now I love them as much as the next guy, but it's a bit much for me.
Overall, this is still a very good album. A Disturbed fan's must, a metal fan's should, a newcomer's fresh start. This album deserves a good chance, for it separates Disturbed from the vast, all-consuming genre of Nu Metal.
Free Music Review: Mysterious and Energertic! DISTURBED'S BEST!
Hit: 5 Stars
I originally got introduced to disturbed with the songs voices and stupify (both are very good songs). Then I got their Ten Thousand Fists album and was very impressed on how well they can make every song enjoyable to listen to. Then I got this album (indestructible) and I can't stop listening to it! I have like 3000 songs on my playlist, and yet I still listen to disturbed's newest album 50 percent of the time. Here's a summary of the songs:
Indestructible (8.5/10.0) - Good introduction song for the cd. Good melody, good bass, solid song. Sort of too plain for me though.
Inside the Fire (9.8/10.0)- I love the beginning of this song, the lyrics, the beat, and it gets really really good near the end of the song. After half way through this song, I have a tendency to turn the volume up, because of how it builds up so well.
Deceiver (9.5/10.0) - Beginning is not so great, but it gets better after 15 seconds playing with the first verse. Then the chorus comes in, and I'm instantly hooked to it. Hypnotizing almost.
The Night (8.8/10.0) - A little too slow for my taste. The tune of the song is fairly good. And the lyrics are deep and complex (kind of like overburdened in the ten thousand fists album).
Perfect Insanity (9.4/10.0) - This one is my brother's favorite of the album (not mine). Really fast pace, not too complex chord structure, but get's better near the end. It has a little bit more complex harmony than indestructible.
Haunted (9.6/10.0) - You really need a good stereo system to bring out all the missing details of this song that you can't hear with a "good enough" walmart/best buy system. Introduction fits really well with the song.
Enough (8.0/10.0) - Probably the worst song on the album. But still decent.
The Curse (8.4/10.0) - An average disturbed song (similar to Guardian in 10,000 fists)
Torn (9.0/10.0) - Not much to the beginning, but the middle and the end is where it gets interesting. Listen to it!
Criminal (10.0/10.0) - WOW! I can't say how much I love this song! From beginning to end, its nothing but disturbed's finest!! Its starts off with a heavy mysterious introduction that will give you an eerie feeling while listening to it, then the heavy guitars come in with David's famous "monkey" chant. The verse just builds and builds, its amazing. The transition to the chorus is flawless, and then chorus comes in with deep emotional lyrics and sound. After the second chorus, the bridge comes in with David putting a LOT of emphasis on what he says, almost like he is pissed off about something. Then the chorus comes in again, but this time seems like he is about ready to cry, then he finishes the song strongly reinforcing the chorus once again. Probably the most underrated disturbed song and in my opinion is the BEST disturbed song ever.
Divide (9.1/10.0) - Heavy introduction, slower in the verses, transition to verse to chorus is fast, then chorus is slow. Good song.
Facade (9.7/10.0) - Probably the best percussion song on the album.
Free Music Review: Disturbed Truly Is Indestructible!
Hit: 5 Stars
Disturbed is one of those alternative rock/metal bands that has withstood the test of time. On top of that, their fanbase continues to grow and their albums show the growth of the individual band members and the group as a whole.
David Draiman's vocals have gotten so much cleaner since The Sickness and are, at least, a step up from Ten Thousand Fists. Dan Donegan's talent as the guitarist in the group has gotten so good, he has multiple solos in this album. John Moyer's bass, like Dan Donegan's guitar skills, have gotten a lot better and Mike Wengren just is awesome on the drums and has shown significant growth as well.
As far as the album itself, words can't even begin to describe how great it is! The song opens up with a song designed specifically for the soldiers titled, Indestructible. However, as David Draiman has noted about the song and the album, "It's a soundtrack for people to feel indestructible." The Night is one of the songs that really stands out from the album with it's wonderful chorus and rhythms. Criminal is a song that features a Dan Donegan solo along with a melody that doesn't slow down and an exciting chorus that drags the listener into the mindset of what Draiman may have been thinking when he wrote the song. The one song, however, that stands out differently is the song, Divide. When I listened to it, it sounded like a song that was a long-lost track from The Sickness. After I watched the Making of Indestructible, I found out it was a track that got thrown onto the back-burner until now; when the band felt like it was time for the song to be released onto an album. In some ways, it disturbs (no pun intended) the overall flow of the album. All the songs prior, and after, Divide are new material then Divide hits and you are immediately thinking of the album, The Sickness. Don't get me wrong, it is a great song as well but I think it would have helped the album's flow better if one of the B-Side tracks like Parasite or Run was in the album and Divide was the B-Side track.
Overall, Indestructible is proof as to why Disturbed continues to thrive and survive while other bands are struggling just to keep the fanbase they have. With them, you don't get any screaming where you have no clue as to what they're saying, you great a group heavily devoted to creating exceptional melodies, and a group that has a reason for creating an album and for writing the songs that they do. From beginning to end, this album has one great song right after another! They were aiming for a ballsier and darker album and I think they have succeeded in doing so.
I have loved all of Disturbed's albums and this one is easily five stars as well. But what you get here is a Disturbed that has shown more growth and continues to get better. Indestructible just may be my favorite album of theirs! Anyone who loves Disturbed, buy it! Anyone who loves alternative rock and metal, give this a shot, you will find something to enjoy here.
Free Music Review: Haunting
Hit: 5 Stars
Many bands suffer from being poorly labeled (look at Alice In Chains), Disturbed suffered heavily from being dubbed Nu-Metal. While being succesful in Nu-Metals climax, Disturbed was easily amongst the most metallic and closest relative to heavy metal of past generations.
"10,000 Fists" (Disturbed's previous album) shows they had survived the shortly lived Nu-Metal era, while "Indestructible" features an invincible combination of highly distorted guitars,eerie echoing strong vocals, and catchy rhythmical beats. Much like the previous album the songs are much more in depth than their earlier works, and the production is much finer than say "Believe".
The intro of "Indestructible" (the track not the album title) lets loose on the unstoppable thematic tones of the album, beginning with sirens soaring into an almost Dio like riff, and smoothly ending with a operatic
vocal departure. To sum this up, you're in for a powerful course of songs coming of all variety, I like to think it has a little bit for just about any hard rocker/ retro metalhead. "Inside The Fire" feels a bit weak upon first listen to be dubbed a single, but much to my relief I became addicted to the verse... I needed to hear it again (not so much the chorus, but everyone is entitled to his or her opinion). The intro is
like a draw from a Nine Inch Nails work, the verse displays a choppy fiery like manor.
The beats for songs like "Perfect Sanity" and "Criminal" are just absolute brilliance. The solos go well with each song they are on and never fall away from the songs tone to make a blistering mile a minute sound. Thus giving the solos more emotive. "Haunted" begins with a creeping bass and a bell toll, atmospherically sliding guitar progressing to clicking drums. Disturbed has come a long way from being the simplified band they began as. Even the standard heavy hitters like "The Curse" and a personal favorite "Facade" show signs of maturity. Most impressively matured is David Draiman the singer showing us he can really hold a note and add emphasis to little things. John Moyer the bassist has come a long way too, the bass has been turned up a notch and is much more noticeable this time around. Some songs may feel like familiarly treaded territory, give them another listen you'll soon disagree.
Many of the songs are a bitter sweet dark tinged rides, which is really great as thats what they aimed to achieve, claiming this album to be their darkest yet. Disturbed honestly are not as brutal as the media likes to make them seem, but radio wise they are quite heavy in attitude to appear on it. While not a Mayhem, or a Immortal black metal sound, or even a Trivium or All That Remains metalcore sound (which is becoming the
standard for the hardcore/metal scene) Disturbed is non the less a metal band at heart! They do what they do, and do it well. They'll continue disturbing us for a long time, and frankly I'm looking forward to it.