“Other music that 'Ride The Lightning' led me to discover was to start really kind of sinking my teeth into some of the thrash of the era that I literally had no exposure to - whether it was Slayer, whether it was Testament, whether it was Megadeth. It was the opening of a doorway, for me, to a whole new palette of music.”

American heavy metal singer, born 1973

David Draiman is an American heavy metal singer best known as the lead vocalist of Disturbed. Born in 1973, he has fronted the band since 1996 and is recognized for his distorted baritone and forceful, percussive delivery. He also wrote several of Disturbed’s best-known songs, including "Stupify," "Down with the Sickness," "Indestructible," and "Inside the Fire." During the band’s break from 2011 to 2015, he worked with Geno Lenardo on the industrial metal project Device, which released a self-titled album in 2013. In 2006, Hit Parader placed him at No. 42 on its list of Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time.