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In a recent interview with Mark Strigl, Disturbed bassist John Moyer discussed the band’s announcement regarding an extended hiatus planned for the upcoming year, as per Blabbermouth.
Yeah, you know, every band takes a break after they tour. It’s pretty standard. Some people are trying to make — honestly, it’s so weird. Social media, and some of these news outlets, they try to blow things up, ‘Disturbed are taking break after’ blah, blah, blah, and I’m just, like, uh, every band takes a break after a tour. There’s nothing special about this. It’s not that big a deal. [Laughs] It’s just, like, I don’t understand sometimes some of these headlines that come out, I mean, I get it — it’s for clicks, and it’s, like, ‘Oh, is something wrong with Disturbed?’ There’s nothing wrong. Everything’s great. Dave [Disturbed singer David Draiman] just got married. He might wanna enjoy some time with his wife before we jump out back on the road again. I don’t know. Just a thought. [Laughs]
He provided insights into the band’s activities and future plans. When asked about the potential for new music following the release of a new single, “I Will Not Break,” scheduled for February 2025 through the band’s own label, Mother Culture Records, Moyer offered his perspective.
There’s no shortage of music coming from Disturbed, I’ll tell you that right now. I know that for a fact. We’ve got stuff. We’ve got a lot of stuff that… Now I’m letting cats out of the bag, but even though there’s not a record that’s coming out, there’s no announcement of anything, the band’s been working in the studio now for the last two years, and there’s a lot of material that is sitting there, that’s gonna get released. And it’s some great stuff. It’s just a matter of the timing of it and which songs are right for us and what the concept is and all the things that go with creating that art and pushing it.
Additionally, in late October, Disturbed guitarist Dan Donegan stated that he and his bandmates would “take quite a bit of time off next year.” Donegan’s comments came shortly after Draiman expressed uncertainty about the band’s touring schedule on X (formerly Twitter), indicating that the group members felt the need for a prolonged break.
