“The Internet, sadly, has become a preying ground for trolls and just predators. And when you're in the position that I'm in, and you have a wife and a child who had just come into this world not too long ago, you start wondering whether or not that continued interaction and some of the threats and some of the nonsense are worth it.”

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.