Disturbed is a rock band from Chicago, Illinois. The group was formed in 1996 when musicians Dan Donegan, Steve "Fuzz" Kmak, and Mike Wengren hired singer David Draiman in Chicago, Illinois. Originally classified as a nu metal band, Biography - VH1.com Disturbed is now regarded by some music critics as hard rock or heavy metal, although others now regard them as alternative metal. However, the band's genre is still being debated. When asked about die-hard metal fans not finding Disturbed heavy enough, frontman David Draiman stated: We probably have too much melody going on or we're not quite as turbulent or caustic. While I really love that type of music, it's not what we try to do. If we have to place things in context, we're more hard rock than heavy metal these days.

There is more than one artist with this name: 1) Formed in 1996, Disturbed is a band that hails from Chicago, Illinois. They formed when Dan Donegan (guitar), Mike Wengren (drums), and Steve “Fuzz” Kmak (bass) put in ad in a paper for a vocalist and hired David Draiman. As David Draiman puts it, “when Kmak was in the band, Disturbed wasn’t totally clicking — personally or musically”. He was replaced with Matt Konopinski for a short time, and then finally with John Moyer. In its early