10 Best Hard Rock Cover Songs

For as cringy as some of their 2000's nu-metal material sounds in retrospect, there was always genuine talent across the musicians in Disturbed. Even if the "OO-WA-A-A-A"s got on your nerves, the riffs always had the power to get any crowd moving.

Disturbed also had a fantastic track record with their cover songs, with bands as diverse as Tears for Fears, U2, and Genesis in their repertoire. However, it's understandable why any fan would be skeptical of a nu-metal act covering "The Sound of Silence," one of the poignant quiet songs of the 60's. How does that even work?

Well, one of the biggest strengths to Disturbed's rendition is the restraint they put into it, with the song opening solemnly with a piano and David Draiman's voice. The song is incredibly faithful to the original, but starts to layer other heavier elements into the mix as the song continues until its a ruthless condemnation of life's artificiality.

Disturbed's presentation of this song is the ultimate example of how to use dynamics to flesh out a song until it's something spectacular. Through persistence and taste, Disturbed executed a mesmerizing rendition of one of the most earnest songs of the 1960's.