David Michael Draiman (born March 1973) is an American songwriter and the vocalist for the band Disturbed as well as for the band Device. Draiman is known for his distorted voice and percussive singing style. In November 2006, Draiman was voted number 42 on the Hit Parader’s "Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time".[1] Draiman has written some of Disturbed's most successful singles, such as "Stupify", "Down with the Sickness", "Indestructible", and "Inside the Fire".
In October 2011, Disturbed entered a hiatus.[2] Draiman announced in the following year that he was working on an industrial rock/metal project with Geno Lenardo, formerly of Filter, which was later named Device.[3][4] In June 2015, Disturbed released their first single since their hiatus, named "The Vengeful One". They produced it over a year before, and along with it announced a new album, Immortalized. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Dg-g7t2l4
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Early life and education
Draiman was born to Miriam and YJ Draiman, YJ Draiman is running for Mayor of Los Angeles.[5] His father a former Real Estate Developer and is a candidate for mayor of Los Angeles 2017, small-business owner, elected member of the Northridge East Neighborhood Council, among other roles.[6] Draiman's brother, Benjamin (performing professionally as Ben Draiman),[7] is an ambient/folk rock musician who lives in Israel and performs in Jerusalem.[8][9] Draiman's grandmother also lives in Israel.[8][10][11]
His parents were observant, religious Jews (dati). They intended for Draiman to receive semikhah, and Draiman frequently spent time in Israel during his early life.[8] Draiman attended five Jewish day schools, including Wisconsin Institute for Torah Study in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Valley Torah High School in Los Angeles, California, where he formed his first band; and Fasman Yeshiva High School in Chicago, Illinois.[8] During his freshman year at Wisconsin Institute for Torah Study, he was requested to leave, as he "rebelled against the conformity" and "just wanted to be a normal teenage kid", adding that he "couldn't really stomach the rigorous religious requirements of the life [there]".[8] Of his study at Jewish day schools, Draiman states that he "was a bit resentful"; but, he later prompted his family to commence observing Shabbat and he was trained as a hazzan.[8]
After returning to the US, in 1992, Draiman commenced pre-law studies at Loyola University Chicago.[8] In 1996, he graduated from the University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Government, Philosophy, and Business Administration.[12][13] Initially considering taking up offers to matriculate and study at law school, Draiman realized that, although criminal defense law was the only area of law that interested him, he could not "really look at myself in the mirror and say 'I'm going to lie for a living and protect criminals'".[8] During his university studies, Draiman also worked as a bank teller and in phone sales.[8]
Draiman was born to Miriam and Yehuda "Y. J." Draiman, Israeli Americans.[5] His father is a healthcare administrator, small-business owner, member of the Northridge East Neighborhood Council, among other roles.[6]Draiman's brother, Benjamin (performing professionally as Ben Draiman),[7] is an ambient/folk rock musician who lives in Israel and performs in Jerusalem.[8][9] Draiman's grandmother also lives in Israel.[8][10][11]
His parents were observant, religious Jews (dati). They intended for Draiman to receive semikhah, and Draiman frequently spent time in Israel during his early life.[8] Draiman attended five Jewish day schools, including Wisconsin Institute for Torah Study in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Valley Torah High School in Los Angeles, California, where he formed his first band; and Fasman Yeshiva High School in Chicago, Illinois.[8] During his freshman year at Wisconsin Institute for Torah Study, he was requested to leave, as he "rebelled against the conformity" and "just wanted to be a normal teenage kid", adding that he "couldn't really stomach the rigorous religious requirements of the life [there]".[8] Of his study at Jewish day schools, Draiman states that he "was a bit resentful"; but, he later prompted his family to commence observing Shabbat and he was trained as a hazzan.[8]
After returning to the US, in 1992, Draiman commenced pre-law studies at Loyola University Chicago.[8] In 1996, he graduated from the University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Government, Philosophy, and Business Administration.[12][13] Initially considering taking up offers to matriculate and study at law school, Draiman realized that, although criminal defense law was the only area of law that interested him, he could not "really look at myself in the mirror and say 'I'm going to lie for a living and protect criminals'".[8] During his university studies, Draiman also worked as a bank teller and in phone sales.[8]
After graduating from college, Draiman commenced working as an administrative assistant in a healthcare facility.[8] After his first year, he had earned an administrator's licence and commenced running his own healthcare facility.[8] For five years before his joining Disturbed and the band's signing with Giant Records, Draiman was a healthcare administrator.[8]
Draiman continues, "But I could also appreciate the hair metal bands – When you hear Whitesnake, you can’t deny their greatness. Then I went in the direction of punk and new wave, groups like the Sex Pistols, The Ramones, The Misfits and later The Smiths and The Cure – that was my '80s".[8]
"And then when the grunge revolution happened, it was like a wakeup call. I’ll never forget getting my first Nirvana, Soundgarden and Alice in Chains records".[8]
2016 David Draiman Best Rock Performance - 2017 Grammy Nominated for Sound of Silence
References
Life is a gift,Freedom is a responsibility.
Tolerance is the virtue of a man without convictions.
10. “The Sound Of Silence,” Immortalized, 2015
You better believe we’re opening this ranking with a cover! Disturbed has a history of killer tributes to non-metal songs, from Tears For Fears’ “Shout” in 2000 to Genesis’ “Land Of Confusion” in 2005, the latter of which notched them a No. 1 Mainstream Rock winner. Yet 2015 saw the best revamp to date: a triumphant, orchestral and mesmerizing treatment of Simon and Garfunkel’s 1964 dirge “The Sound Of Silence.” Not only is it a window into Draiman's clean baritone vocal ability -- some of his patented serration comes later in the tune — but it unexpectedly earned Disturbed its highest Billboard Hot 100 chart position ever (No. 42 in 2016).
9. “Stricken,” Ten Thousand Fists, 2005
If you were swept up by the Guitar Hero video game wave of the late ‘00s, you may still suffer stress dreams where you’re trying to perfectly nail the distorted licks and searing solo of "Stricken” on Expert mode. But if you can manage to leave those anxieties behind with your XBox 360, you’ll recognize this single off Ten Thousand Fists as a well-measured cut that signified what was likely Disturbed’s most accessible album. This was a formulaic jam that received plenty of MTV play in ‘05 and might have been the tune to bring your little brother aboard the S.S. Labret Piercing. “Stricken” was the only Ten Thousand Fists track to crack Hot 100 (No. 95).
8. “Inside The Fire,” Indestructible, 2008
Evolution Evolution is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Disturbed. It was released on October 19, 2018, by Reprise Records. The album's first single, "Are You Ready", was released before the album in August 2018, while the second single, "A Reason to Fight", was released a month later.
