DISTURBED Joins Elite Group With Third No. 1 Album

June 13, 2008

The Pulse of Radio reports that DISTURBED's debut at the top of the Billboard album chart on Wednesday (June 11) with the band's fourth release, "Indestructible", has also notched the Chicago group a spot on a very elite list. According to Billboard.com, only six other rock acts have had three No. 1 albums in a row: VAN HALEN, U2, METALLICA, DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, STAIND and SYSTEM OF A DOWN. "Indestructible" sold 253,000 copies in its first week to join 2002's "Believe" and 2005's "Ten Thousand Fists" as DISTURBED's third straight chart-topper. The former moved 284,000 copies in its first week, while the latter sold 239,000.

The hard-working heavy rock quartet have been at it for a decade now, and singer David Draiman told The Pulse of Radio that it doesn't feel to him like 10 years has passed. "It's very surreal and very weird to know that we are now these like elder statesmen of this genre, and knowing that there are other baby bands coming up now that are, you know, maybe looking towards what we've done," he said. "It's still very surreal and kind of nice in a way to know that we're still around to do it."

DISTURBED early performance footage from club days (1999):

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