DISTURBED – Immortalized Album Preview Now On iTunes First Play

Hard rock titans Disturbed returned from its four year hiatus earlier this summer by announcing Immortalized, which is available as an exclusive preview starting today, August 14th, on iTunes First Play. The album is out everywhere August 21st via Reprise Records.

Disturbed have announced a 2016 tour in support of Immortalized. The tour, which kicks off March 11th in Vancouver, will offer a rare chance to see Disturbed’s arena-ready show in an up close and personal setting, such as The Fillmore in San Francisco, Irving Plaza in New York City, Roseland Theater in Portland, and more. Fans who pre-order the new album on Disturbed1.com will have exclusive access to the ticket pre-sale on August 18th at 10 AM, local time. Tickets are available to the general public starting on August 21st.

“Our return from hiatus was for one reason: we are dying for our fix of the live experience,” said David Draiman. “We need to satisfy our addiction to the feeling you get when you play to the most dedicated and vibrant fan base in existence, the Disturbed ones. We know the arena shows will come, but we wanted to start out feeling like it did in the old days. Intimate, hot, and intense. We can’t wait. Prepare yourselves. The Leviathan has risen.”

Tour dates:

March
11 – Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC
12 – The Showbox – Seattle, WA
14 – Roseland Theater – Portland, OR
16 – The Fillmore – San Francisco, CA
17 – The Observatory – Santa Ana, CA
20 – House of Blues – San Diego, CA
23 – House of Blues – Dallas, TX
24 – House of Blues – Houston, TX
25 – House of Blues – New Orleans, LA
27 – Iron City – Birmingham, AL
29 – House of Blues – Myrtle Beach, SC
30 – The National – Richmond, VA

April
1 – Baltimore Sound Stage – Baltimore, MD
2 – Theatre of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA
4 – Irving Plaza – New York, NY
5 – Rapids Theater – Niagara Falls, NY
7 – St. Andrews Hall – Detroit, MI
8 – Orbit Room – Grand Rapids, MI
10 – New Daisy Theatre – Memphis, TN

Disturbed have released a new lyric video for “What Are You Waiting For”, a track from Immortalized.

Disturbed will perform their first show in four years at the House Of Blues in their hometown of Chicago on August 21st. The underplay marks the end of their hiatus and the release of  Immortalized. Fans who pre-ordered Immortalized from the Disturbed Music Store gained exclusive access to the fan pre-sale.

The Grammy Award-nominated foursome announced the end of their four year hiatus with the launch of new single “The Vengeful One”. The accompanying animated video was directed by award-winning filmmaker Phil Mucci.

The upcoming release follows 2010’s gold-certified Asylum, Disturbed’s fourth consecutive #1 on the Billboard Top 200, and the group’s subsequent four-year hiatus, which gave members David Draiman [vocals], Dan Donegan [guitar], Mike Wengren [drums], and John Moyer [bass] the necessary reprieve to make this imminent and deliberate return.

“The idea was to leave when we were at our peak, which we were, and to come back when we felt reinvigorated,” asserts Draiman. “We had basically been going nonstop since 1998,” adds Wengren. “We got to do our own things. It didn’t take too long until the itch started coming back.” And Donegan agrees: “We wanted to return when we collectively had that fire underneath us. We missed it so much that we could tap into this energy and deliver the right album. We did it on our own terms.”

In January 2014, Draiman, Donegan, and Wengren met for dinner in their hometown of Chicago. Shortly thereafter, without notifying friends, families, or their label, the three began to fly back and forth to each other’s respective home studios for writing sessions, marking the beginnings of Immortalized and the first time they collectively wrote together since 2001.

“For this album, everything was written in the same room,” Draiman remarks. “It was wonderful experiencing how it used to be back in the day for us. That became apparent in the material, whether it was the passion of the performance, the power being harnessed, or the feelings evoked. We could feel the difference.”

To push themselves further, the group headed to Las Vegas’ Hideout Recordings to work alongside producer Kevin Churko [Ozzy Osbourne, Five Finger Death Punch]. “The goal was to find a producer we felt creatively comfortable with, but who could challenge us and spark a new evolution,” said Donegan. “Churko did that.”

The resulting record features the unshakable first single “The Vengeful One”. “Musically, it’s got that old school metal sound,” says Donegan. “It’s definitely Disturbed!” – along with an outside-the-box cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s “The Sound of Silence”, unlike anything in the group’s catalog.

“I think the fans will feel like it was worth the wait,” says Donegan. “We’ve been planning this for the past year and keeping it a secret so we can’t wait to hear the response. I hope fans realize we have a lot more left in us. This album reassured me of that. To be away from it for almost 5 years, get back in a room, write together, and tap into that fire is awesome. Part of me didn’t want to leave the studio! We still have a lot more to say. We still have a lot more to do. We’re returning stronger than ever. I think Immortalized shows that.”

Pre-order the album, including deluxe limited edition bundles, here.

Immortalized tracklisting:

“The Eye Of The Storm”
“Immortalized”
“The Vengeful One”
“Open Your Eyes”
“The Light”
“What Are You Waiting For”
“You’re Mine”
“Who”
“Save Our Last Goodbye”
“Fire It Up”
“The Sound of Silence”
“Never Wrong”
“Who Taught You How To Hate”
“Tyrant” *
“Legion of Monsters” *
“The Brave And The Bold” *

* Deluxe Only

“Fire It Up” lyric video:

“Immortalized” lyric video:

Immortalized “making of” videos:

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