:: Disturbed - The Lost Children

Disturbed

Having been a fan of Disturbed for many years now, it has taken until now, the release of their new album The Lost Children, for me to realise that this is a band that is extremely passionate about their music… now that isn’t something you can say about a lot of bands these days. See Disturbed care about this album, even though it is a collection of B-Sides, just as much as any other album they have released in their careers. Even the name The Lost Children refers to the fact that the band sees every one of their songs as their children… and you can’t pick faves with your children can you? The great thing about The Lost Children is that Disturbed are such a good band that even a collection of B-Sides are a brilliant listen. Opening track ‘Hell’ is sensational and it is little wonder that Disturbed have announced it to be a radio single while ‘A Welcome Burden’ showcases Dave Drainman’s vocals… just in case there was anyone out there they still didn’t believe he is one of the finest metal vocalists going around. Fans of the Transformers series of movies will be familiar with ‘This Moment’, which is another B-Side good enough to be a single, while ‘Monster’ is just some good-sounding smooth metal. The album dips with the ordinary sounding ‘Monster’ but then quickly peaks again with the mixed pace of ‘Run’. ‘Leave It Alone’ sees some magical guitar playing from Dan Donegan while ‘Two Worlds’ sees Disturbed threaten their brutal side. In my opinion ‘God Of The Mind’ is one of the finest tracks Disturbed has ever recorded while ‘Sickened’ is Disturbed at their melodic best with some fine guitar work, that same melodic sound shines through on ‘Parasite’. The faster paced ‘Mine’ finds Disturbed turning to their serious side as they discuss their thoughts on war and religion, and it is well worth a listen or two. ‘3’ is a well-crafted track about the plight of the West Memphis Three (who have incidentally just been released) and then The Lost Children closes with two amazing covers. Firstly Disturbed produce a brutal version of Faith No More’s ‘Midlife Crisis’ and then they turn to hard rock for their version of Judas Priest’s ‘Living After Midnight’. All up this is one of the very few B-Side albums that actually stands up on its own. A great listen from start to finish this is an album that even a non-Disturbed lover could get into. Brilliant album