EVOLUTION.
| Disturbed
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. The album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200, making it Disturbed's sixth straight top 5 album. It is the band's first album since The Sickness to not reach number one, thus ending the band's streak of number one albums at five. - WIKIPEDIA
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Loudwire
Evolution may be the one to send them from arenas to stadiums.
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CoS
In between the heaviness, the band showcases its softer side.
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NME
The worst band in the world returns. Good on 'em.
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LOUDER
Disturbed broaden their horizons with new album Evolution.
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BLABBERMOUTH.NET
Unfortunately, the group's path toward dynamism on "Evolution" is bogged more than blazed.
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exclaim
Evolution certainly doesn't sound like anything they've done before.
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ALL MUSIC
lives up to its moniker, the familiarity of the architecture is lent considerable gravitas by the overall execution, which as per usual, leaves nothing but perspiration in its wake.
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sputnik music
If asked to choose the weakest Disturbed album, this would be the natural selection.
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SPILL MAGAZINE
The ballads are a great way to show off Draiman’s pipes and vocal ability but so long as they don’t lose their hard and aggressive metal edge.
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Distorted Sound
If you’re a fan already then be sure to add this to your collection, and for any new listeners of the band it is highly recommended.
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WALL OF SOUND
The band are attempting to amalgamate their past, the more aggressive riff based hard rock elements and blend that with soft acoustic ballads.
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METAL MASTER KINGDOM
If you are hoping for something different from this new album, then you will not be disappointed.
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OUTRIGHT GEEKERY
a mixture of ballads and hard powerhouses.
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Audio Ink Radio with Anne
“Evolution” is a snapshot of Disturbed’s successful career, from the heavy tracks to the ballads, and should get fans excited for the band’s next chapter.
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EVIGSHED MAG
Their work is pure creativity and artistry.
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CRYPTIC ROCK
Evolution is not a bad collection by any means, but it certainly fails to grasp the massive potential of Disturbed and their myriad talents.
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GHOST CULT
While you’d be hard pushed to find a band honest enough to call their new album Regression, that would be a much more apt title.
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Pure Grain Audio
Evolution may not become their most popular album, but I foresee it becoming one of their best.
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The Sound Board
it really is a shame that this isn’t better, and that it’ll likely go down as the album where Disturbed tried to do something new and fell flat on their faces because of it.
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SPECTRUM CULTURE
Disturbed are the Americans’ Nickelback.
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WRRV
Evolution is a fitting title at this point: the band has arguably just made the most diverse album of their career.
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Subjective Sounds
an excellent album that grows on you the more you listen to it.
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SMASH PRESS (translated)
If these tones can be heard anywhere, almost every metalhead recognizes who this is within a few seconds. The other pole is the super soft side, with the acoustic set-up and fragile voice of Draiman.
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Backseat Mafia
Ultimately Evolution is a solid contemporary heavy metal album, and one which has potential cross-generational appeal for those older heavy metal fans who are willing to give it a chance.
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Amino
Evolution can describe the fact that a band can't remain the same over the years and they reached a point when they said that they gotta show something else to their fans, something to touch the ones who actually have the time to understand them.
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ROCK SINS
Evolution is one of the most disappointing albums of the year and a serious fall from grace from a band that has been routinely consistent for the better part of two decades.
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Ultimate Guitar
"Evolution" just doesn't seem to be the right choice for this band.
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metal.de (translated)
the band sprinkles some new inspiration without denying their roots.
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the photo pit
This album shows the growth of the band reaching out into new territory and doing so successfully.
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MIXDOWN
What do Disturbed, Green Day, Extreme, Faith No More and Mr. Big have in common? If you guessed “a huge hit single that sounds nothing like the rest of their catalogue,” you're bang on.
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Tristan Zelden
New fans or old, this is a record that every follower of the group should run out to get because Disturbed are back and are taking over the rock and metal world.
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Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life
The end result is OK, that’s about as best as it gets.
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LOUD
those of us on or near the band wagon for the last 18 or more years, it might just be here that we disembark for the last time.
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METAL hammer (translated)
remains bottom line a fat produced album with various song outliers upwards.
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LOUD HAILER
Evolution is a strong album that mixes the classic Disturbed sound with songs that have a new approach.
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GRIMM
Evolution is a foundation of hard rock with sprinkles of many rock subgenres and even some electronic and orchestral touches to it here and there.
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HEAVY METAL TILL I DIE
They are not the band we once knew, they are something more.
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METAL TEMPLE
They did well in this album, and the performance itself is its own defense.
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The Chronicle
a truly rare triumph.
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Digital Product One
It’s almost as if Evolution is a tale of two albums, each with its own identity.
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BLOUINARTINFO
The album sees the band increasingly relying on electronic influences on the heavier tracks as well as conforming to a more conventional clean-cut production.
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Discover Magazine
So, whether you are a die-hard fan or a casual listener you won’t be let down by this album.
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EMPIRE EXTREME
‘Evolution’ becomes a fitting title at this point in their career due in part to the band making what is arguably the most diverse album they’ve ever released.
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