Disturbed to Release 25th Anniversary Edition Debut Album 'The Sickness'

Multi-platinum rock band, Disturbed have announced the 25th anniversary edition release of The Sickness on March 7th, their seminal debut album which launched the band into public consciousness and is one of the most important and influential heavy metal albums of all time. To commemorate the anniversary, the band will reissue their five-times Platinum certified debut album on March 7th exactly 25 years to the date of their original release.

Editions Include:

A Limited Edition 1-LP (silver vinyl) and 3-CD Box Set. It includes the original album, B-sides, unreleased demos, and an unreleased 14-track concert from The Palladium in LA from April 2001 as well as songs recorded at Chicago’s Metro in March 2000 and the London Astoria in February 2001. The box includes a poster, cloth patch, backstage pass, and a set of guitar picks. It also includes a book featuring rare photos and memorabilia, and an extensive essay with new interviews with the members of Disturbed, and producer Johnny K.  An exclusive lithograph signed by the band is included with the limited-edition D2C format.

A 2-CD Deluxe Edition that includes the original album, plus a disc of B-sides, unreleased demos, and rarities. The booklet features an essay with new interviews with the members of Disturbed and producer Johnny K.

Vinyl editions including variants in limited edition green vinyl, limited edition orange vinyl (Germany/Central Europe exclusive), and limited edition milky clear vinyl (Spotify Fans First).

A Digital version, which includes all 40 tracks included in the limited-edition box set.

 The Sickness 25th Anniversary edition is available to pre-order on all formats here. The deluxe box set will be available via the band’s website and digitally on March 7th, and via all retailers in North American on the 21st.
 
The band have also shared a new mix of their song “Glass Shatters,” available for the first time ever on DSPs, and includes a Stone Cold Steve Austin intro. 

Disturbed has become one of the most celebrated and commercially successful metal acts of all time. To date, Disturbed has seen record-breaking success with sales of over 17 million units and 14 billion streams. It all began with The Sickness, which includes their songs “Down With The Sickness” (recently certified 8x platinum), "Stupify" (2x platinum), "Voices" (Gold), and "The Game" (Gold).  The album peaked at #29 on the Billboard Top 200 chart and spent a total of 106 weeks on the chart. To date, The Sickness has been streamed 2.5B times worldwide. It was included as #24 on Loudwire’s “Top 25 Debut Hard Rock Albums” list, one of Metal Hammer’s “20 Best Albums of 2000,” and was highlighted in Revolver Magazine’s “20 Essential Nu Metal Albums” list. Billboard said of the title track upon release: “‘Down With The Sickness’ is, of course, the quintessential Disturbed song, harnessing all the band’s seethe and its now-famous tribal beat and guitar chug into three and a half minutes of alt-metal mayhem. It’s menacing, it’s rhythmic, it’s rebellious.”
 
The band recently announced their 34-date The Sickness 25th Anniversary Tour which will kick off in Nampa, ID on February 25th (full dates below) and is produced by Live Nation. Each night will feature two sets of music, opening with Disturbed playing the five times platinum The Sickness in full, followed by a full set of greatest hits. The first half of the tour will feature support from special guests Three Days Grace, featuring the return of original singer Adam Gontier, and opener Sevendust, and the second half will feature special guests Daughtry with opener Nothing More. 

Disturbed The Sickness 25th Anniversary Tour

Feb 25             Nampa, ID                               Ford Idaho Center Arena*
Feb 27             Denver, CO                              Ball Arena*
Mar 02            Saint Louis, MO                       Enterprise Center*
Mar 04            Milwaukee, WI                        Fiserv Forum*
Mar 06            Minneapolis, MN                    Target Center*
Mar 08            Chicago, IL                               United Center*
Mar 10            Detroit, MI                              Little Caesars Arena*
Mar 12            Louisville, KY                           KFC Yum! Center*
Mar 14            Boston, MA                             TD Garden*
Mar 17            Washington, DC                      Capital One Arena*
Mar 19            Montreal, QC                          Centre Bell*
Mar 21            New York, NY                          Madison Square Garden*
Mar 29            Cincinnati, OH                         Heritage Bank Center^
Mar 31            Cleveland, OH                         Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse^
Apr 02             Philadelphia, PA                      Wells Fargo Center^
Apr 04             Buffalo, NY                              KeyBank Center^
Apr 05             Pittsburgh, PA                         PPG Paints Arena^
Apr 07             Toronto, ON                            Scotiabank Arena^
Apr 09             Indianapolis, IN                       Gainbridge Fieldhouse^
Apr 12             Charlotte, NC                          Spectrum Center^
Apr 14             Raleigh, NC                             Lenovo Center^
Apr 16             Birmingham, AL                      Legacy Arena at The BJCC^
Apr 18             Sunrise, FL                               Amerant Bank Arena^
Apr 23             Duluth, GA                              Gas South Arena^
Apr 25             San Antonio, TX                      AT&T Center^
Apr 26             Fort Worth, TX                        Dickies Arena^
Apr 28             Oklahoma City, OK                  Paycom Center^
May 05            Seattle, WA                             Climate Pledge Arena^
May 07            Portland, OR                           Moda Center^
May 09            Sacramento, CA                      Golden 1 Center^
May 10            San Francisco, CA                    Chase Center^
May 13            Inglewood, CA                         Kia Forum^
May 15            Phoenix, AZ                             Footprint Center^
May 17            Las Vegas, NV                          MGM Grand Garden Arena^
*with special guests Three Days Grace and opener Sevendust
^with special guests Daughtry and opener Nothing More

ABOUT DISTURBED:

Emerging out of Chicago at the turn of the century with an insidious, infectious, and inimitable vision without comparison, Disturbed have quietly dominated hard rock on their own terms. They make the kind of music that pushes you to hold on tighter, fight harder, and persevere forever. It’s why they’ve claimed a place at the forefront of 21st century rock with record-breaking success, sales of over 17 million-plus units, nearly 8 billion streams, and sold out shows around the globe. The band have six RIAA album certifications, and singles from all eight albums have reached the top ten of the Mainstream Rock chart.

The two-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated quartet have notched five consecutive #1 debuts on the Billboard Top 200 for Believe, Ten Thousand Fists, Indestructible, and Asylum, occupying rarified air alongside Metallica—the only other hard rock group to accomplish this feat. Since their influential 5x-platinum debut The Sickness in 2000, they have built a bulletproof catalog highlighted by a procession of smashes, including the platinum “Stupify,” “Inside The Fire,” and “Land of Confusion,” 2x-platinum “Stricken,” 6x-platinum “Down With The Sickness,” and 7x-platinum “The Sound of Silence,” to name a few. The latter notably received a GRAMMY® Award nomination in the category of “Best Rock Performance” as the band earned “Best Rock Artist” at the 2017 iHeartRadioMusic Awards. Still, Disturbed never stop, and their most recent 2022 album Divisive featured their 17th #1 at Rock Radio “Hey You,” “Unstoppable,” and more.

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