HUNTINGTON — The band “Disturbed” will be rocking the stage on Oct. 8 in Huntington at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena.
The band is touring in support of its newest album, “Immortalized,” which already has three top hits. The tour has no official name, said Ceri Roberts, the band’s press contact.
“Disturbed” consists of David Draiman (vocals), Dan Donegan (guitar), Mike Wengren (drums), and John Moyer (bass). While members have come and gone, this lineup has been together since 2003.
The album “Immortalized” includes the cover of the classic Simon and Garfunkel song, “The Sounds of Silence,” which was recently certified as platinum.
The album came out following the band’s four-year hiatus, during which the members worked on solo projects.
“We had basically been going nonstop since 1998,” said Wengren in a press release for the band. “We got to do our things. It didn’t take too long until the itch started coming back.”
The show will begin 7 p.m.
“Immortalized” is the first time the band collectively wrote together since 2001. Instead of emailing ideas, the band instead choose to fly back and forth to write together, hoping to capture the band’s original spirit.
“We wanted to go back to where it started before the technology existed where you could create from across the country,” Drainman stated “We were in the same space again, throwing ideas back and forth on the fly and allowing them to grow immediately. For this album, everything was written in the same room.”
Band members returned from their hiatus in order to tour again.
“Our return from hiatus was for one reason: We are dying for our fix of the live experience,” Draiman said. “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.”
Veronica Hordubay is the marking director at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena.
The tour also features the bands “Chevelle” and “Nothing More,” making it a “good rock show,” Hordubay stated.
“It’s an attractive lineup for the rock concert in the Tri-State area,” Hordubay said. “It’s a great show. They’re tremendous musicians and put on a really powerful show.”
Tickets range from $29 to $50, and can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com.
The venue tries to offer a large variety of music, Hordubay explained.
“We do everything from rock country to pop to the symphony,” Hordubay stated.
Disturbed formed in 1996, and has sold over 15 million albums globally, Roberts said.
The band also has had 12 No. 1 singles on rock radio, Roberts stated.
“‘Immortalized’ became their fifth consecutive album to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200,” the press release states. “(This is a) rare feat achieved by only one other hard rock band in the history of the chart: Metallica.”
More information on the Big Sandy Superstore or the concert can be found at www.bigsandyarena.com.