Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Disturbed’s “Sound of Silence” has been experiencing something of a ...

On Twitter last week (Nov. 20), O'Brien jokingly revealed that Disturbed's "cover of 'The Sound of Silence' is the first clip to crack 100 million views on my YouTube channel. I always knew that heavy ...

In the video above, Disturbed are rounded out by a full 15-person orchestra as singer David Draiman takes the spotlight with an emotionally powerful vocal effort. The song stays close to the original ...

Rarely does a cover come along that it not only impresses the original artist and songwriter of the song but is even appreciated and heartily endorsed by him. This is the case for heavy metal band, ...

It marks the band's first video to hit the milestone. By Rania Aniftos The video for Disturbed’s take on Simon & Garfunkel’s classic, “The Sound of Silence,” has surpassed one billon YouTube views, ...

You are likely already familiar with the dynasties that have dominated the Billboard pop charts. There is Michael Jackson’s Thriller, which landed seven singles in the Top 10, or Pink Floyd’s Dark ...

Ultimate Classic Rock reports Simon wrote “The Sound of Silence” in 1964. The track, originally titled “The Sounds of Silence,” was part of the album Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. The album was not a ...

France's Vanessa James and Morgan Ciprès employed Disturbed's rendition of the oft-referenced mid-'60s hit during their free skate performance, as pointed out by Pitchfork. This isn't the first time ...

Disturbed's cover of Simon & Garfunkel's “The Sound Of Silence” is now being used at figure skating competitions, according to a report by Theprp.com. The unique cover of the 1965 hit, which appears ...

"Mr. Simon, I am honored beyond words," wrote Draiman. "We only hoped to pay homage and honor to the brilliance of one of the greatest songwriters of all time. Your compliment means the world to me/ ...