Band Information:
Originally, Disturbed was known as Brawl, a band whose lineup
consisted of vocalist Eric Awalt, guitarist Dan Donegan, drummer MikeWengren,
and bassist Steve "Fuzz" Kmak. 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 ad in the local music publication in Chicago, Illinois, called
the "Illinois Entertainer
Davis Draiman had
answered the ad after going to twenty other auditions that month. As guitarist
Dan Donegan commented on Draiman, "You know, out of all the singers, that
we had talked to or auditioned, he was the only singer who was ready to go with
originals. And that impressed me, just to attempt that". Donegan also went
on to say, "I think just to walk in a room with men that you don't know
and to have the balls to say, 'Let's just, you know, let's just jam'."
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. And I'm sitting there...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, 'cause I
don't want to, you know...'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."
Draiman
then joined the band in 1996 and he renamed the band Disturbed. When asked in
an interview why he decided to re-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 sort of made sense.
David Draiman
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Dan Donegan
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John Moyer
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Mike Wengren
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Updated 5/28/09