Review Summary: Truly indestructible.
Disturbed are a household name. I wouldn’t be surprised if someone has named their left boob Disturbed. Their metal sounds like the original DOOM soundtrack meets Metallica meets vowels being yelped aggressively, meets nu-metal - this musical style has been cherished for a millennia. Disturbed are at it again with a slightly different face, similar to the excitement of learning there’s a new Batman actor. It’s different in that it’s a different album, but really it’s the same old thing. Half of these songs could’ve been bonus songs for a Japanese edition of Indestructible or 10,000 Fists, and really, that sounds fun to me.
You can expect songs in the same style as their hits, which is cool. There are also some gems here that easily justify a new album. Asylum gives those riffs in the exact way that you would want a new Disturbed single to sound like. Another Way To Die cranks up the aggression in a song that goes so hard that you almost forget the band members are so old they remember the Alamo. There is certainly no regression here, just unadulterated Disturbed to the max. The album slows down a little in the middle with The Animal and Crucified, but even the most average tracks are still disturbedingly catchy.
As much as I like to call Disturbed an “average” band because they can appeal to the most common of denominators, they did great here. The album sounds good and holds attention throughout its lengthy runtime. This is one of Disturbed’s best albums, showing a band that haven’t lost their edge at all. The singer sounds like he hasn’t aged at all, and neither have those lovely guitar solos. Quality songs are played, with barely a misstep anywhere. Asylum has handily survived the test of time.
