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Coming off of the enormous success of their brooding cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "Sounds of Silence," Chicago nu-metal veterans Disturbed deliver another slab of commercial grade active rock and montage-ready power balladry on their seventh studio effort, Evolution. Billed as a tribute to deceased contemporaries Chester Bennington of Linkin Park and Vinnie Paul of Pantera, the ten-track set strikes an even balance between meat-and-potatoes stadium shakers ("Are You Ready," "No More") and butane-draining acoustic numbers ("Hold On to Your Memories," "Already Gone"). Working once again with producer Kevin Churko -- bass player and backing vocalist John Moyer, who left in 2011 to tear things up in Adrenaline Mob and Art of Anarchy, has also returned -- the band's penchant for pairing uncompromising sonic heft with mile high hooks remains its greatest asset, with frontman Dave Draiman's powerhouse voice shouldering that weight with Herculean stamina. The electronic elements that began creeping in on 2015's Immortalized are utilized to an even greater degree this time around, but Moyer, guitarist Dan Donegan, and drummer Mike Wengren are always at the forefront, maintaining the road ahead with workmanlike precision. Disturbed play to their strengths, and why shouldn't they? Stringing together five consecutive number one debuts is no small feat, and while it's hard to argue that Evolution lives up to its moniker, the familiarity of the architecture is lent considerable gravitas by the overall execution, which as per usual, leaves nothing but perspiration in its wake -- Draiman did remove his very '90s goatee and signature chin piercings, citing a desire to not look like a "45-year old Hot Topic kid," so there is that.
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Dan Donegan, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, Background Vocals - David Draiman, Lead Vocals, Writer - Disturbed, MainArtist - Kevin Churko, Producer, Additional Keyboards, Writer, Additional Programmer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Mike Wengren, Drums, Percussion, Programmer, Writer, Background Vocals - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - John Moyer, Bass Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals
© 2018 Reprise Records ℗ 2018 Reprise Records
Dan Donegan, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, Background Vocals - David Draiman, Lead Vocals, Writer - Disturbed, MainArtist - Kevin Churko, Producer, Additional Keyboards, Writer, Additional Programmer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Mike Wengren, Drums, Percussion, Programmer, Writer, Background Vocals - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - John Moyer, Bass Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals
© 2018 Reprise Records ℗ 2018 Reprise Records
Dan Donegan, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, Background Vocals - David Draiman, Lead Vocals, Writer - Disturbed, MainArtist - Kevin Churko, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Mike Wengren, Drums, Percussion, Programmer, Writer, Background Vocals - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - John Moyer, Bass Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals
© 2018 Reprise Records ℗ 2018 Reprise Records
Dan Donegan, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, Background Vocals - David Draiman, Lead Vocals, Writer - Disturbed, MainArtist - Kevin Churko, Producer, Additional Keyboards, Writer, Additional Programmer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Mike Wengren, Drums, Percussion, Programmer, Writer, Background Vocals - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - John Moyer, Bass Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals
© 2018 Reprise Records ℗ 2018 Reprise Records
Dan Donegan, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, Background Vocals - David Draiman, Lead Vocals, Writer - Disturbed, MainArtist - Kevin Churko, Producer, Additional Keyboards, Writer, Additional Programmer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Mike Wengren, Drums, Percussion, Programmer, Writer, Background Vocals - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - John Moyer, Bass Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals
© 2018 Reprise Records ℗ 2018 Reprise Records
Dan Donegan, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, Background Vocals - David Draiman, Lead Vocals, Writer - Disturbed, MainArtist - Kevin Churko, Producer, Additional Keyboards, Writer, Additional Programmer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Mike Wengren, Drums, Percussion, Programmer, Writer, Background Vocals - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - John Moyer, Bass Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals
© 2018 Reprise Records ℗ 2018 Reprise Records
Dan Donegan, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, Background Vocals - David Draiman, Lead Vocals, Writer - Disturbed, MainArtist - Kevin Churko, Producer, Additional Keyboards, Writer, Additional Programmer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Mike Wengren, Drums, Percussion, Programmer, Writer, Background Vocals - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - John Moyer, Bass Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals
© 2018 Reprise Records ℗ 2018 Reprise Records
Dan Donegan, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, Background Vocals - David Draiman, Lead Vocals, Writer - Disturbed, MainArtist - Kevin Churko, Producer, Additional Keyboards, Writer, Additional Programmer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Mike Wengren, Drums, Percussion, Programmer, Writer, Background Vocals - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - John Moyer, Bass Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals
© 2018 Reprise Records ℗ 2018 Reprise Records
Dan Donegan, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, Background Vocals - David Draiman, Lead Vocals, Writer - Disturbed, MainArtist - Kevin Churko, Producer, Additional Keyboards, Writer, Additional Programmer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Mike Wengren, Drums, Percussion, Programmer, Writer, Background Vocals - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - John Moyer, Bass Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals
© 2018 Reprise Records ℗ 2018 Reprise Records
Dan Donegan, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, Background Vocals - David Draiman, Lead Vocals, Writer - Disturbed, MainArtist - Kevin Churko, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Mike Wengren, Drums, Percussion, Programmer, Writer, Background Vocals - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - John Moyer, Bass Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals
© 2018 Reprise Records ℗ 2018 Reprise Records
Myles Kennedy, FeaturedArtist - Dan Donegan, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Background Vocals - David Draiman, Producer, Lead Vocals - Disturbed, MainArtist - Kevin Churko, Keyboards, Programmer - Paul Simon, Writer - Mike Wengren, Producer, Drums, Percussion, Programmer, Background Vocals - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - John Moyer, Producer, Bass Guitar, Background Vocals - Ashton Parsons, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Jeremy Jayson, Additional Guitar - Brent Carpenter, Audio Recording Engineer
© 2018 Reprise Records ℗ 2018 Reprise Records
Dan Donegan, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, Background Vocals - David Draiman, Lead Vocals, Writer - Disturbed, MainArtist - Kevin Churko, Producer, Additional Keyboards, Writer, Additional Programmer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Mike Wengren, Drums, Percussion, Programmer, Writer, Background Vocals - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - John Moyer, Bass Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals
© 2018 Reprise Records ℗ 2018 Reprise Records
Dan Donegan, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, Background Vocals - David Draiman, Lead Vocals, Writer - Disturbed, MainArtist - Kevin Churko, Additional Keyboards, Writer, Additional Programmer, Audio Recording Engineer - Sam de Jong, Producer, Programmer, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Mike Wengren, Drums, Percussion, Programmer, Writer, Background Vocals - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - John Moyer, Bass Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals
© 2018 Reprise Records ℗ 2018 Reprise Records
Sean Hurley, Bass Guitar - Dan Donegan, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, Background Vocals - David Draiman, Lead Vocals, Writer - Disturbed, MainArtist - Kevin Churko, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer - Warren Huart, Engineer - Diane Warren, Writer - DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards - Mike Wengren, Drums, Percussion, Programmer, Writer, Background Vocals - Jochem Van Der Saag, Programmer, MixingEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - John Moyer, Bass Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals - Matthew Knobel, AssistantEngineer
© 2018 Reprise Records ℗ 2018 Reprise Records
Album review
Coming off of the enormous success of their brooding cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "Sounds of Silence," Chicago nu-metal veterans Disturbed deliver another slab of commercial grade active rock and montage-ready power balladry on their seventh studio effort, Evolution. Billed as a tribute to deceased contemporaries Chester Bennington of Linkin Park and Vinnie Paul of Pantera, the ten-track set strikes an even balance between meat-and-potatoes stadium shakers ("Are You Ready," "No More") and butane-draining acoustic numbers ("Hold On to Your Memories," "Already Gone"). Working once again with producer Kevin Churko -- bass player and backing vocalist John Moyer, who left in 2011 to tear things up in Adrenaline Mob and Art of Anarchy, has also returned -- the band's penchant for pairing uncompromising sonic heft with mile high hooks remains its greatest asset, with frontman Dave Draiman's powerhouse voice shouldering that weight with Herculean stamina. The electronic elements that began creeping in on 2015's Immortalized are utilized to an even greater degree this time around, but Moyer, guitarist Dan Donegan, and drummer Mike Wengren are always at the forefront, maintaining the road ahead with workmanlike precision. Disturbed play to their strengths, and why shouldn't they? Stringing together five consecutive number one debuts is no small feat, and while it's hard to argue that Evolution lives up to its moniker, the familiarity of the architecture is lent considerable gravitas by the overall execution, which as per usual, leaves nothing but perspiration in its wake -- Draiman did remove his very '90s goatee and signature chin piercings, citing a desire to not look like a "45-year old Hot Topic kid," so there is that.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:59:56
© 2018 Reprise Records ℗ 2018 Reprise Records
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