David Draiman

American singer · United States · On the map · Musicians · Born 1973 · age 53

David Michael Draiman is an American heavy metal singer. Noted for his distorted baritone voice and percussive singing style, he has been the lead vocalist of Disturbed since 1996.

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2005“I had been taking Prevacid for about four years and my body built up a resistance to it, to the point where it wasn't doing anything anymore...”In their words16 November 2005Life Is Sweet For Disturbed - Apart From A Little Acid Reflux, Jon Wiederhorn di MTVRead the whole statement

“[about the name Disturbed] 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.”In their words19 February 2005Livewire's one on one - David Draiman talks disturbing thoughts, concertlivewire.comRead the whole statement

“[on Phil Anselmo] I think that he's probably one of the more enigmatic frontman of our time. He's tremendously inspirational to vocalists throughout the genre including myself.”In their words19 February 2005David Draiman talks disturbing thoughts, concertlivewire.comRead the whole statement

2003“This is not rocket science.”In their words11 September 2003Disturbed Singer Blasts Record Companies Over Lawsuits Against Downloaders, Blabbermouth.netRead the whole statement

2001“[I'm] Very positive about the internet, Napster. I think it's a tremendous tool for reaching many more people than we ever could without it.”In their wordsJuly 2001Interview with David Draiman of Disturbed, NY Rock, July 2001)Read the whole statement

2000“I would like to thank a world that never understood or accepted me, family and friends that never believed in me, and a God with one hell of a sense of humor.”In their wordssleeve notes, The Sickness (2000)Read the whole statement

1973Born13 March 1973

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He has written some of the band's most successful singles, such as "Stupify", "Down with the Sickness", "Indestructible", and "Inside the Fire". In 2006, he was ranked at No. 42 on the Hit Parader list of "Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time". During Disturbed's hiatus from 2011 to 2015, he worked on an industrial metal project with Geno Lenardo, which was later named Device. They released one self-titled album in 2013. Disturbed returned with the album Immortalized in 2015, Evolution in 2018, and Divisive in 2022.

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