Disturbed
Indestructible

THE REVIEW

Fourth studio work for Disturbed, who after a satisfying but not exempt from criticism "Ten Thousand Fists", return to the scene at the beginning of June to silence their detractors with this "Indestructible", which even before being listened to strikes for its somewhat flashy but certainly impactful cover. Did they manage to meet the expectations of their fans and redeem themselves from "10,000 Fists"? Perhaps not; let's see why.

The opener "Indestructible" certainly does not disappoint: it is a great track in which power, melody, rhythm, electric guitar riffs alternate, a pinch of the old Disturbed style that made "The Sickness" a masterpiece, and let's add a damn catchy chorus that certainly doesn't hurt. Excellent.
Fortunately, the surprises are not over: after the great title track comes "Inside The Fire", the best track on the album, a freaking masterpiece; very frequent and well-studied rhythm changes and an irresistible singing style between the demonic anthem and the melodic make this a future evergreen for the Chicago group, here we return to the levels of "Down With The Sickness". Very well done.

With the next two tracks, we have yet another confirmation of quality, the single "Deceiver" and the evocative "The Night" are splendid tracks that maintain the hard rock style of the openers, mixing it with a pinch of post-grunge, a field already explored years ago with the album "Believe" (which I still consider the least successful episode of their discography).

Here, from this point on, the toy breaks; Disturbed fall back into their sadly known characteristic, namely that in all their albums after a sparkling start (in this case truly outstanding), the album descends into being boring and repetitive, with tracks that may also be of quality but feel too much like déjà vu, as in this case, where the only tracks that stand out from the crowd are "Torn" and "Criminal", which are also the ones closest to the style of their debut "The Sickness".

In short, in a perfect world, Disturbed would have made only two albums with the first six tracks of each of their LPs, and today they would be considered on par with Nu Metal lords such as KoRn, Deftones, and Mudvayne, but unfortunately, this is an unfair world, and Disturbed remain, for now, eternally unfinished..

What can we say? A pity for their fans.