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DISTURBED Signed Major-Label Deal 14 Years Ago Today

August 4, 2013

DISTURBED and FIGHT OR FLIGHT guitarist Dan Donegan has posted the following message on his Facebook page:

"14 years ago today, we (DISTURBED) were opening up for MINISTRY in our hometown Chicago and while in our dressing room, we signed our record deal with Giant Records and became part of the Reprise/Warner Bros. family.The many years of sacrifice and hard work has changed my life forever. I've never taken that for granted!

"We are very blessed to have built a career that has taken us around the world many times for so long and to know it all started for us in the Chicago Southside. The fans that were there from the beginning helped us make a statement when labels started to come out and see us.

"I can't thank you guys enough who were all a part of spreading the sickness.

"For me and Mike [Wengren, DISTURBED drummer] to start over with a new project, FIGHT OR FLIGHT, brings back all those great early memories with DISTURBED and the climb we had made.

"I love every minute of the battle.

"Much love and respect to all my family/friends/fans that have given me life with our music."

Video footage of DISTURBED performing the song "The Game" in 1999 at CBGB in New York City can be seen below.

DISTURBED vocalist David Draiman released the debut album from his DEVICE project in early April.

Aside from Draiman, Donegan and Wengren, DISTURBED bassist John Moyer has branched out by joining ADRENALINE MOB, a new group also featuring SYMPHONY X vocalist Russell Allen.

DISTURBED issued a limited-edition box set of all five of its studio albums on vinyl in April 2012, called "The Collection". The six-disc package includes all the records remastered and pressed on 140-gram heavy duty vinyl, with each housed in new artwork that is unique and exclusive to the box. Only 2,500 copies were made available worldwide.

DISTURBED released its first-ever collection of B-sides and rarities, titled "The Lost Children", in November 2011. The set included a previously unreleased song called "Mine" as well as a benefit track for the West Memphis Three titled "3", plus tunes that previously appeared only on soundtracks or as bonus cuts on international editions of the group's albums.

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