When David Draiman<\/a> joined Loudwire Nights<\/a><\/em> on Friday (Feb. 21), he admitted that he had a lot of emotions with the release of Disturbed<\/a>‘s new song, “I Will Not Break,”<\/a> days before the band’s massive tour kicks off.<\/p>\n “Nervous and excited and stressed,” Draiman told host Chuck Armstrong<\/a> about how he was feeling. “But it’s good. It’s good, all good things.”<\/p>\n Listen to the full conversation in the player near the end of this article.<\/p>\n Most of Draiman’s stress comes from the prep for Disturbed’s tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of their debut album, The Sickness<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n “[It is] incredibly challenging, in terms of there being a lot of moving parts,” he said.<\/p>\n “A lot of toys we’re bringing out on this one. Bringing back a lot of the aspects of nostalgia. People are going to be barraged with surprise after surprise. It’s going to be fun.”<\/p>\n Draiman admitted that the walk down memory lane, re-visiting The Sickness<\/em>, has been interesting.<\/p>\n “This is the first time in our entire career that we’re going to be performing the first album front to back in its entirety,” he said. “Some of these songs have literally not been played in 15 or 18 years.”<\/p>\n As fun as this has been, Draiman seemed just as excited to be celebrating Disturbed’s brand-new music \u2014 and he promised the Loudwire Nights<\/em> audience there was plenty more on the horizon.<\/p>\n “This new music is the first of a slew of new material that we have in the vault that we will be releasing over the course of the next year or two, leading up to a full album release,” he said.<\/p>\n “We’re incredibly proud of this body of work. It’s definitely got that old-school Disturbed feel to it. There’s definitely some surprises to come later down the line.”<\/p>\n As if new music and a massive tour weren’t enough to keep Draiman occupied, he’s also gearing up to be part of Back to the Beginning<\/em>, the all-day celebration for Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath set for July 5 in Birmingham, England<\/a>.<\/p>\n “Oh God, [I’m] beyond honored, beyond humbled,” he said about being a part of the lineup for Ozzy<\/a> and Sabbath<\/a>‘s final shows.<\/p>\n “[I’m] overwhelmed to be part of the whole experience. I look at the list of names, look at the bill and it’s truly shaping up to be one of the greatest heavy metal shows of all time … I’m really looking forward to the whole experience myself as a fan.”<\/p>\n Draiman called Ozzy the Godfather of Metal and said he’s enamored by him and his love of music. It was clear\u00a0that Ozzy is a constant inspiration for Draiman.<\/p>\n “He’s like a father to me,” he said. “He’s like a father to all of us. Without Ozzy, where would any of us be?”<\/p>\n When Draiman reflected on the first Sabbath album he ever owned, he was quick to celebrate the 1976 compilation, We Sold Our Soul for Rock ‘n’ Roll<\/em>.<\/p>\n READ MORE:\u00a0Chris Daughtry Literally Had a Dream He’d Tour With Disturbed<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n And though he couldn’t pick just one song as his favorite, he shared a handful of tracks that still mean as much to him today as they did the first time he heard them.<\/p>\n “Songs like ‘Sabbath Bloody Sabbath,’ I love ‘Fairies Wear Boots,’ I love ‘Sweet Leaf,'” he shared.<\/p>\n “I’m a student of Black Sabbath.”<\/p>\n David Draiman\u00a0joined\u00a0<\/em>Loudwire Nights on Friday, Feb. 21;\u00a0the show replays online here<\/a>, and you can tune in live every weeknight at 7PM ET<\/a> or on the Loudwire app<\/a>; you can also see if the show is available on your local radio station<\/a>\u00a0and listen to interviews on-demand<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n Tens of thousands of rock and metal songs have been released in the 21st century. Here are the 25 best ones of these last 25 years!<\/p>\n Entries written by Rabab Al-Sharif (RA) Chad Childers (CC), Joe DiVita (JD) and Lauryn Schaffner (LS).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Loudwire Staff<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"Loudwire](\"https:\/\/townsquare.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/loudwire.png?w=100\")
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What Else Did Disturbed’s David Draiman Discuss on Loudwire Nights<\/em>?<\/h3>\n
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Listen to the Full Interview\u00a0in the Podcast Player Below<\/h3>\n
The 25 Best Rock Songs of the Last 25 Years (2000-2024)<\/h2>\n