Now, I’ll be frank, Disturbed aren’t my favourite band in this big wide world. It’s the whole cheesy American metal sound that puts me off and the fact that they are seen as somehow different from every other run of the mill, larger than life “metal” band around at the moment. But hey, I’ll soldier through this one for the team. Despite the idea of a song called ‘Indestructible’ filling me with dread… please, please don’t let this be as bad as the Genesis cover.
It begins with an air raid siren. Followed by machine gun fire rattling in the background, before the air is broken by a classic Disturbed riff, jumping up and down the frets with a few chugs thrown in for good measure. I’ll give them this, they are infectious, to an insane degree, it’s only a few seconds in when I find myself nodding along without any control over my head.
David Draiman’s on good form too. It’s nothing particularly special as usual from the frontman but he definitely has the voice for this kind of song. The edgy, almost rap-like verses and the superb title line in the chorus, just listen for the “Indestructible Master of Warrrrrr”… very nice. Altogether the song sounds polished and well put together, and that’s just what Disturbed do. Draiman’s razor sharp voice sounds perfect against the sheer epicness of the chorus (I know I just said epicness, but don’t judge, its hard to describe this music as anything else) as the drums crash around like a raging (but organised) bull in a room full of cymbals. And I think that’s what makes Disturbed as good as they are. The guitars are fairly standard for a band described as “Hard Rock” or “Nu Metal” or whatever you want to call them (with the one exception of the solo in here), but along with Draiman’s signature tones, Mike Wengren’s drumming is brutal, really giving the band that sound that can set them aside from their competitors. Overall, good metal song, everything you expect from Disturbed. Not as bad as the Genesis cover… Hooray!
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