Around 1998, not long after the band was created, Disturbed recorded two separate demo EPs, titled "Stupify" and "Perfect Insanity", which the band then sent out to different record companies.[1] The band broke out in 1999 with its single "Stupify" and subsequent album The Sickness, released in early 2000.
The album launched the band into stardom. The song "***" from the album became extremely popular and was later used in many film soundtracks and anime music videos, and still is used a great deal to this day. Soon after the release of The Sickness, Disturbed released a revamped cover version of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's theme music for WWE called "Glass Shatters".[5] Disturbed headlined Ozzy Osbourne's Ozzfest tour in 2001 alongside Black Sabbath, Marilyn Manson, Slipknot, Papa Roach, Linkin Park, Black Label Society, and Crazy Town. Afterwards, the band started their own tour, called Music as a Weapon. The bands Adema, Drowning Pool, Stereomud, and Systematic were featured on the tour alongside Disturbed.
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