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Nearly a decade after the release of their groundbreaking debut, The Sickness, Disturbed have become one of the most passionate and well-respected bands in the hard-rock universe, and Disturbed’s loyal fanbase has pushed the band to newer heights of self-expression. So it makes sense that on the occasion of their fourth album, Indestructible, that frontman David Draiman, guitarist Dan Donegan and drummer Mike Wengren decided to take the reins and produce themselves in the studio.

Indestructible was released in the United States on June 3, 2008 and became the band’s third consecutive number one debut.

Play Turok against this Chicago-based quartet.

Now you can go up against these hard rock superstars in Turok™. The band will be online on and ready to take on all challengers. Look for the gamertag Disturbed GWF and send them a friend request and be online half an hour before the Game with Fame session starts at a date yet to be determined. The guys from Disturbed will be spending the majority of their time in the recently released Turok multiplayer map pack, so be sure to download that before the session starts. Turok multiplayer features four online multiplayer modes for up to sixteen players with terrifying creatures added to the mix.

“I don’t wanna sound arrogant,” says Wengren with a laugh, “but I think we’ve made the kind of record the industry needs right now. There are not a lot of heavy bands delivering these days. I think our fans—and fans of this genre—will go absolutely nuts for this.”

Herman Li talks about his ibanez guitars, in particular his new Ibanez prestige, some good demonstration playing in the video.

Counterfeit ESP Guitars

ESP customers,

Please be aware that it has just been brought to our attention that a China-based online company, paylessguitar (dot) com, is selling guitars with the logos of many guitar manufacturers, including ESP.

DO NOT PURCHASE ESP GUITARS FROM THIS SITE. THE GUITARS BEING SOLD ARE NOT MADE BY ESP. THEY ARE COUNTERFEITS.

The guitars being sold are not made by ESP, and paylessguitar (dot) com is in no way authorized by ESP as a manufacturer, distributor, or reseller of our products. In addition to the guitars themselves, the components being used in the guitars – pickups, tuners, and more – are also counterfeit. Legal action by ESP and other manufacturers is pending as a result.

The following admission is found on the companyʼs web site:

All the musical instruments are fabricated in our China factory, and all the guitar accessories, like pickups, etc., are imported from Korea.

The guitars being sold by this entity do not compare in build quality or performance capability to any authentic ESP model. Please note that there will be NO WARRANTY honored by ESP on any guitar purchased through paylessguitar (dot) com.

To ensure youʼre purchasing your ESP from an authorized seller (US dealer or international distributor), please visit our web site at espguitars.com and look in the “dealers” area. All authorized dealers and distributors are listed. Outside the United States, authorized dealers can be confirmed as legitimate by contacting your ESP distributor.

ESP takes pride in the highest-level quality in the design and build of each of our guitars, and itʼs important that our customers be aware of this type of fraudulent activity so that theyʼre protected from inadvertently purchasing a highly inferior copy.