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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Disturbed is trying to ...

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 ...

Love it or hate it, Disturbed’s cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s “The Sound of Silence” remains one of the more controversial tracks in the history of metal. Depending on who you ask, it’s either the best ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Disturbed's “The Sound of Silence” has now spent 100 weeks at No. 1 ...

The ballad reigns thanks to a boundary-pushing band and open-minded radio programmers, says Warner Bros. CEO Cameron Strang. By Kevin Rutherford Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Songs chart has a new No. 1 ...