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DISTURBED frontman David Draiman recently spoke out on the speculation regarding the band's future, which he himself started in July when he hinted that the group's current tour could be its last for a while — if not for good. Draiman confirmed to The Pulse Of Radio that DISTURBED plans to take an indefinite hiatus, and gave some hints about the "personal reasons" behind the decision. "Many of those reasons are have to do with the state of the music industry in general and, you know, the demise of hard rock and heavy metal right now, and I think it's just a good time for DISTURBED, after 10 to 12 years straight of touring, to go away for a little while and kind of wait for the phoenix to rise from the ashes here," he said. "It's frightening times right now, and it's just a good time for us to go away."

But Draiman also admitted that DISTURBED may in fact never come back. "It could be a concern," he said. "You don't know. We don't know. I can't definitively tell you one way or the other at this point. We really haven't gotten that far in our discussions. We all agree that we are going to step away for an indefinite period of time."

Draiman told Billboard that one thing the hiatus is not about is any personal strife between the four band members, saying, "This is really not due to any animosity — I want to make that very clear. In fact, we just had dinner together last night. Believe me, it's not like we can't work with each other anymore or we don't get along."

The singer said that all four members of the group have other creative endeavors they'd like to pursue, with both he and guitarist Dan Donegan interested in producing other acts.

Draiman added that he doesn't think a solo album is in his future. But he also told Billboard, "Depending on how far those individual interests end up taking us, and depending on how much we end up missing (the band) over the course of time — which, of course, at some point I'm sure we will — that will determine if and when we return."



I have found this to be a big shock to me and others too! man Disturbed we really need you to keep Hard Rock & Heavy Metal alive Please!

they signed for a 6th album this was after he said that i know david has felt in the past when on tour very lonely and the band members too away from the family's it came to a point where they needed to step away for awhile for them self s and when you feel like that frustrated constantly doing the same thing none stop for 10 to 12 straight its a no brainier that they wanna break but like i said before they are signed for a 6th album they will return why cause they are under contract

They will be back. We're just gonna have to get used to Disturbed not being in the limelight for several years. The only thing we can do is get used to it. Their names were made household on just their first album, they aren't going to let Disturbed fade away. Look at Metallica, they are old as dirt and still kicking. Plain and simple, they are on hiatus, this means they don't make any noise in the music world for a while. This is old news.

Yeah you guys are right, but there is fact that David said that bothers me that "Disturbed May never come back" because of He and Dan wants to presue some kind of music approach he said in that interview whlie Mike & John do things too, David says No Solo Carrer won't happened but him & Dan I heard might start making a new band as the founding members, I really hate bands like Disturbed & slipknot going on hiatus because of what we or Media press say, I hope that David & the guys just get shit together and get back at being in Disturbed, We need Disturbed to destroy Pop/Hip Hop/Rap out the window ans say fuck you basturds to hell! but that will never happened because of record companys tell them not too or lose their contracts, well I will take my chances and say fuck you too! Disturbed should have signed with roadrunner records they get bands like Dream Theater & Killswitch Engage promted big time! I hope Disturbed can come back in 3 years time and start kicking some big time ass after their new contract is up with WB, bet ya they will because we are DISTURBED FOR ETENRITY! THANK YOU!

"him & Dan I heard might start making a new band as the founding members"

i don't know where u heard that, but i am absolutely certain it's a false rumour

if it were true, David would've said something on twitter and/or we would've heard that by now

in addition, the interview you posted is an older one, it's not new. We already knew that and don't worry, David tends to get a little dramatic sometimes.

help me understand

does that nullify their contract?
or the contract is still valid but it's going to come out under a different name than WB?

Maybe things at Warners should have a chance to settle down before we start speculating on Disturbed's future with them. Reprise is supposed to be allowed to do what its always done, and that's deal with the acts they currently have.

I still think that David and Dan should spin off Intoxication into its own label, IF it's a feasible option at this point in time; or at least, find a new home for their label other than Warner/Reprise...

Just my US $.02

Dawn_Cato wrote:So I'm thinking "The Lost Children" will be the last Album with Reprise/Warner!? David in a interview said "we have a contract to do one more album" I'm just guessing but to me it might be David and the guys way of saying this is it....we shall see in the future I guess.

I thought this was already discussed, and they will have an actual album released later. Maybe I missunderstood this elsewhere though.

David already said in Twitter that the "one more contract album" was not the lost children. It's a new album but they do not know if or when it will come to pass.

^ That's what I understood. What I think that Dawn is getting at is that there are some things going on internally with Warner. People are being fired and they seem to be giving up in rock and metal. Disturbed isn't the only band in jeopardy because of this. I know that Avenged Sevenfold and a few others are signed with Warner as well. This mess with Warner could spell big trouble for these bands' futures

Warner isn't the only label out there. There are too many big names in the rock and metal genre for Warner to shit on them. If Warner doesn't want them, someone else will pick them up. No worries.

i want them to be signed with someone else that's my view warner been fucking over fans for years im not surprised that they havent gone to every show and pulled the big billboards out of the hands of the fans just for having the name disturbed on it plus they keep pulling feeds on live shows not just once quit a few times im no fan of them but your over looking one thing they are now under contract for another album plus tour thats maybe 2 or 3 years they gotta give the label

shit looks like they might be going else where for the next one if there will be a next one

I'm sure that they'll be back... I asked David yesterday if the B side release meant that they were free agents when they come back and he said no.

*sigh*

i am so sick of the uncertainty of all this'

it's like i have a little black cloud over my head all the time

ugh..

DAVIDMDRAIMAN DAVID DRAIMAN
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@Chisoxguy7 @fosterr69 I'LL ALWAYS BE IN MUSIC, AND I KNOW WELL GET BACK TOGETHER ONE DAY

THEY WILL BE BACK!!!!!!

man...i fuckin hate the music industry of late...easy to make, meaningless and terrible music is what is popular, not music that takes hard work, dedication, and real talent for writing music.

AMEN MY BROTHER!

I was just tweeting to him and reading the tweets and he told someone that the UK would be part of the tour schedule when they toured again and I asked him "You said when not if right? and he said something like "No promises, but I would like to" I said woooooo hooooooo!