Editing Disturbed (band) (section)

===''The Sickness'' (1997–2000)===
After renaming the band, Disturbed went on to record two three-track demo tapes, the first containing demos for [[The Game (Disturbed song)|"The Game"]], "[[Down with the Sickness]]", and "Meaning of Life", while the second had demos for "Want", "[[Stupify]]", and "Droppin' Plates". The artwork was composed of the band's newly created mascot, The Guy. The band eventually signed with [[Giant Records (Warner)|Giant Records]] in August 1999 and opened for [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]] at Chicago's [[Riviera Theatre]] around the same time.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dan Donegan [@DanDoneganGtr]|title=Tweet from August 7, 2019|url=https://twitter.com/DanDoneganGtr/status/1158946881701109761|access-date=May 19, 2021|website=[[Twitter]]}}</ref> In 2000, the band released its debut album, titled ''[[The Sickness]]'', which launched the band into stardom. The album peaked at number 20 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/301014/disturbed/chart?f=305 |title=Disturbed – Chart history |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 2, 2013}}</ref> and it has sold over four million copies in the United States since its release.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/BLABBERMOUTH.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=101575 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715192018/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/BLABBERMOUTH.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=101575 |archive-date=2011-07-15 |title=Disturbed Interviewed on KISW's 'The Men's Room'; Audio Available |publisher=Roadrunner Records |date=July 25, 2008 |access-date=March 6, 2009 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> Before joining [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]]'s 2001 European tour, bassist Steve Kmak was unable to play with the band due to a shattered ankle, caused by falling out of a fire escape outside Disturbed's rehearsal hall in Chicago.<ref name="fuzzinjury">{{cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1437929/20010112/disturbed.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010316074358/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1437929/20010112/disturbed.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 16, 2001 |title=Disturbed Bassist Won't Make European Trek Due To Injury |first=Joe |last=D'Angelo |publisher=MTV |date=January 12, 2001 |access-date=April 27, 2010}}</ref> He took the fire escape to exit the building while the elevator was being used to move their equipment downstairs. Kmak skipped the European trek of the tour, but he did perform with the band on January 11 and 12, 2001 at Disturbed's show in Chicago.<ref name="fuzzinjury" /> During the European tour, [[Marty O'Brien]] replaced Kmak until he was able to tour again.