Believe

Believe

by Disturbed
Believe

Believe

by Disturbed

Vinyl LP(Long Playing Record)

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Overview

From the moment the jagged riffing of "Prayer" begins to pour out of the speakers, one thing is quite clear: Disturbed has learned to cut the fat. Their first record was a massively heavy affair, but at times the music was mired in somewhat needless passages. But on Believe, Disturbed takes the sort of jump that their heroes in Soundgarden and Pantera made after their respective breakthrough records. No longer depending on the choppy tempos and percussion-based riffing of the past, guitarist Dan Donegan has made great strides in expanding their sound to include more varied guitar work all around. Take the title track, which moves from a brutal chug to a sweeping chorus that suddenly stops in its tracks and turns into a winding riff that recalls the work of vintage James Hetfield. It's great stuff, the kind of audible theatrics that makes good heavy metal so visceral and potent. Draiman makes an appreciated and notable effort to stretch his vocal boundaries as well, and his performance is one of the most improved of the band. His clear wail is a more emotive vessel this time, while his gravel-throated bark still adds the trademark harsh element to the sound. All of this adds up to a deeply melodic, at times even beautiful treatment of the genre; the kind of record that makes a metalhead proud to be a metalhead. Highlights include the epic and slightly tragic "Remember," Draiman's savage yammering on "Liberate," the dynamic flip-flopping between razor-sharp aggression and spiritual contemplation on "Rise," and the understated power ballad "Darkness." Certain songs do sound a bit too much like other bands for their own good, but this is out of hero worship more than a lack of originality and doesn't affect anything significantly. In the end, Believe is a satisfying slab of aggression from front to back, filled with enough muscle and brains to render the minor faults irrelevant. Where many of the bands that came out at the same time have proved to be one-album wonders, Believe is proof positive that Disturbed is a force of metal that's here to stay. ~ Bradley Torreano

Product Details

Release Date: 09/20/2019
Label: Warner Bros.
UPC: 0093624900061
Rank: 29605

Tracks

  1. Prayer
  2. Liberate
  3. Awaken
  4. Believe
  5. Remember
  6. Intoxication
  7. Rise
  8. Mistress
  9. Breathe
  10. Bound
  11. Devour
  12. Darkness

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Disturbed   Primary Artist
Alison Chesley   Cello
John Moyer   Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)
Mike Wengren   Drums,Percussion
Dan Donegan   Guitar,Keyboards
David Draiman   Vocals,Voices
Fuzz   Bass
Steve Kmak   Bass,Guitar (Bass)

Technical Credits

Ted Jensen   Mastering Engineer
Andy Wallace   Mixing,Mixing Engineer
Johnny K   Producer
Disturbed   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Mike Wengren   Composer,Producer
Ben Grosse   Mixing Engineer
Howie Weinberg   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Dan Donegan   Composer,Producer
Paul Pavao   Mixing Engineer
David Draiman   Composer,Producer
Jeffrey Aldrich   A&R
Tony Adams   Drum Technician
Stephan Danelian   Photography
Mick Haggerty   Design,Art Direction
Steve Kmak   Composer,Producer
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