Track Listing 1. Voices 2. Game, The 3. Stupify 4. Down With the Sickness 5. Violence Fetish 6. Fear 7. Numb 8. Want 9. Conflict 10. Shout 2000 11. Droppin' Plates 12. Meaning of Life
| Details | | Producer: | Disturbed, Johnny K | | Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Disturbed: David Draiman (vocals); Dan Donegan (guitar); Fuzz (bass); Mike Wengren (drums, programming). Additional personnel: Frank De Lamora, Enrique Santiago (programming). Recorded at Groovemaster Studios, Chicago, Illinois. Disturbed's debut found the band crawling through the mire of contemporary metal staples for a cohesive direction. The staccato primal scream that became the band's trademark helped break the single, "Down With The Sickness," in tandem with the song's Tool-meets-Pantera rhythmic complexities. From the rap metal grooves of "Voices" and "Stupify" to the neo-reggae vibe of "Violence Fetish," THE SICKNESS was a musical forecast of things to come for Disturbed. "Numb" found the band making a foray into more melodic and progressive territory, an approach they would further develop with 2002's BELIEVE.
Editorial Reviews 3 stars out of 5 - ...Follows the same trajectory of their 1st album [going from] tranquil emotional tenderness into fuzzed-out, white-knuckle anger....with banging beats... Rolling Stone (09/28/2000)
4 out of 5 - ...A resuscitating jolt of unwholesome tweaked soundage....This satisfying slab is just anthem after anthem of maximum decibels that -miraculously - never gets samey... Alternative Press (05/01/2000)
3 stars out of 5 - ...Rather entertaining in a turn-off-brain cheap-thrills kinda way....Absolute unreasoning misanthropy of a frankly adolescent nature. Melody Maker (07/04/2000)
...catchy, addictive, and ultimately forward-thinking...leaving a permanent impression... CMJ (03/27/2000)
Included in CMJ's Best Loud Rock Albums of 2000. CMJ (01/08/2001)
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