ARTISTS CONTACT PRESS RELEASE DISTURBED CONFIRM WRITING NEW MUSIC ON SIRIUSXM OCTANE INTERVIEW BAND PARTNERS WITH DEAD SLED COFFEE FOR THEIR OWN DARK JAVA BLEND DAVID DRAIMAN TO PERFORM “DEAD INSIDE” LIVE WITH NITA STRAUSS AT THE WHISKY IN HOLLYWOOD, CA ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18 Disturbed, the Grammy nominated rock band, performed at Daytona Beach’s Welcome To Rockville festival this weekend and lead singer David Draiman sat down for a chat with Shannon Gunz of SiriusXM Octane before the band’s set. He spoke about his new collaboration with Nita Strauss, the band’s joy in returning to the stage, and revealed Disturbed was working on new music. “We have been writing and it is sick. Absolutely. Sick. It is old school Disturbed. It’s groove, it’s power, it’s ferocity, it’s poly-syncopation. It’s all those things that people have known us for since day one. We came up with six new song ideas this week. We have two in our back pocket. We’re going to look to start actually tracking them for real sometime after the new year and we are incredibly excited.” Watch the full interview here. Draiman also took a moment during the set to speak from the heart and provide a message of unity and renewed hope. “We spent too much time during the past couple years being divided that we forgot how to come together. We forgot that we’re supposed to be looking out for our family. For the people who came to share this choice, this light, this night. The strong look out for the innocent people they do not prey upon them.” Watch the full message here. The band has also partnered Dead Sled Coffee to bring their fans the “Get Up: Dark Java Blend.” The coffee is from the Indonesian island of Java, located between Sumatra and Bali. “Get Up: Dark Java Blend” celebrates the band’s quadruple-platinum debut album, The Sickness – the album that had a huge impact on Mike Thorwart, co-owner of Dead Sled Coffee. He says, “Disturbed changed the game and continue to push boundaries while staying true to their sound. It is my pleasure to welcome Disturbed to the Dead Sled family and help launch their ‘Get Up: Dark Java Blend’ to the world.” Disturbed’s Mike Wengren added, “Working with Dead Sled has been a great opportunity for me to share another passion of mine in coffee. It was fun tasting many of the flavors. I’m proud to put our stamp on a coffee that represents my own personal palette and embodies the Disturbed attitude.” “Get Up: Dark Java Blend” is available for purchase here. David Draiman recently collaborated with guitarist Nita Strauss on her song “Dead Inside.” He will join Strauss to perform the song at her headlining Whisky A Go-Go show in Hollywood, CA on Thursday, November 18. Tickets for that show are available here. Stream “Dead Inside” here and watch the official music video here. DISTURBED, the multiplatinum-selling quartet, accomplished the rare feat of achieving five consecutive number one debuts on the Billboard Top 200. That accolade historically elevated them to rarified air alongside Metallica, the only other hard rock group to do so in the history of the chart. Immortalized (2015) received a platinum certification and spawned the triple-platinum crossover smash “The Sound of Silence,” which garnered a nomination at the 2017 GRAMMY® Awards in the category of “Best Rock Performance.” Since their formation in 1996, the band has sold 16 million albums globally and scored twelve No. 1 singles at Active Rock Radio. Their quadruple-platinum 2000 debut, The Sickness, formally announced their arrival as hard rock leaders, with that status solidified by subsequent GRAMMY® Award nominations as well as gold-, platinum- and double platinum-certified records, as well as countless sold-out shows around the globe. Named “Best Rock Artist” during the 2017 iHeartRadioMusic Awards, Disturbed continue to boldly forge ahead and are currently working on the follow up to their aptly titled seventh offering, Evolution. ARTIST BIO By challenging convention, breaking boundaries, and innovating at every turn, Disturbed consistently push rock music forward. The multiplatinum Chicago hard rock juggernaut accomplished the rare feat of achieving “five consecutive number one debuts on the Billboard Top 200.” That accolade historically elevated them to rarified air alongside Metallica, the only other hard rock group to do so in the history of the chart. Immortalized (2015) received a platinum certification and spawned the triple-platinum crossover smash “The Sound of Silence,” which garnered a nomination at the 2017 GRAMMY® Awards in the category of “Best Rock Performance.” Since their formation in 1996, Disturbed – David Draiman [vocals], Dan Donegan [guitar], Mike Wengren [drums], and John Moyer [bass] – have additionally sold 16 million albums globally and scored eleven No. 1 singles at Active Rock Radio. Their quadruple-platinum 2000 debut The Sickness formally announced their arrival as hard rock leaders, with that status solidified by subsequent GRAMMY® Award nominations as well as gold-, platinum- and double platinum-certified records as well as countless sold out shows around the globe. Named “Best Rock Artist” during the 2017 iHeartRadioMusic Awards, Disturbed continue to boldly forge ahead in 2018 with the release of their aptly titled seventh offering, Evolution, and their leadoff single “Are You Ready.” CONTACTS PUBLICITY - USA PUBLICITY - UK PUBLICITY - INTERNATIONAL PHOTOS PHOTO BY: Travis Shinn ALBUM ARTWORK VIDEOS © Q Prime Management 2021. All Rights Reserved. Site by FADE AGENCY.