Disturbed launches new era with single 'I Will Not Break'

34-date ‘The Sickness 25th Anniversary Tour’ begins Feb. 25
√ 25th anniversary edition of debut album, ‘The Sickness,’ out March 7

Press Release

Today, multi-Platinum rock band Disturbed share their single “I Will Not Break,” the band’s first release on their own label, Mother Culture Records.

Disturbed has become one of the most celebrated and commercially successful metal acts of all time, and this marks the band’s first new music since its acclaimed 2022 album, “Divisive.”

The song previews forthcoming music from Disturbed. They call it “a necessary song, about becoming stronger than the forces that constantly try to tear you down.”

“I Will Not Break,” includes the stirring lyrics “I’ve had enough of feeling terrified, now I’m deciding that I won’t be hiding from anyone,” which encourages listeners to push back in the face of adversity. For the song, the band again teamed up with the Divisive’s producer, WZRD BLD (Knocked Loose, Ice Nine Kills). Listen to “I Will Not Break” here.

The band will kick off a 34-date “The Sickness 25th Anniversary Tour” on Feb. 24, produced by Live Nation. Disturbed returns to Buffalo for an April 4 show at KeyBank Center, with support from special guest Daughtry and opener Nothing More.

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. Tickets and VIP options are available now at disturbed1.com/tour.

Disturbed’s forthcoming 25th anniversary edition release of “The Sickness” will be released on March 7. “The Sickness,” its seminal debut album, launched the band into public consciousness and is one of the most important and influential heavy metal albums of all time. To commemorate the 25th anniversary, the band will reissue “The Sickness” March 7, exactly 25 years to the date of the original release, in several box-set, vinyl and CD editions. This edition will include B-sides, demos and previously unreleased songs. It is available to preorder on all formats here. More information about the various editions is available here.

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 the songs “Down With The Sickness” (recently certified eight-times-platinum), "Stupify" (two-times-Platinum), "Voices" (Gold), and "The Game" (Gold). The album peaked at No. 29 on the Billboard Top 200 chart and spent a total of 106 weeks on the chart. To date, “The Sickness” has been streamed 2.5 billion times worldwide. It was included as No. 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.”

Disturbed, “I Will Not Break” (Image courtesy of Q Prime)

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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 14 billion streams, and sold out shows around the globe. The band has six RIAA album certifications, and singles from all eight albums have reached the top 10 of the Mainstream Rock charts.

The two-time Grammy Award-nominated quartet has notched five consecutive No. 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 “The Sickness” released in 2000, they have built a bulletproof catalog highlighted by a procession of smashes, including “Inside The Fire,” “Land of Confusion,” two-times-Platinum “Stricken” and seven-times-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 2022 album, “Divisive,” featured a 17th No. 1 at Rock Radio, “Hey You,” plus “Unstoppable.”

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