50 years after its original release, a cover version of "The Sound of Silence" was released by American heavy metal band Disturbed on December 7, 2015. A music video was also released. Disturbed DID secure permission to do a cover version of "The Sound of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel and to include it in their latest studio-release 'Immortalized'. In this video, I'm reacting to Disturbed's new single 'The Sound of Silence' for the first time. This is my reaction to the song and I'll give you my thought On March 29th, the heavy metal band Disturbed performed a live cover of "The Sound of Silence" during an appearance on the late night talk show Conan (shown below). Within two weeks of being uploaded to YouTube, a recording of the performance gathered upwards of 2.02 million views and 4,00 comments. Billboard Hot Rock Chart David Draiman revealed Paul Simon's reaction to Disturbed's cover of "The Sound of Silence," branding it quite positive. The singer tells X96 : "Paul reached out to me and we've been in contact The Sound of Silence cover by Disturbed is absolutely terrible. I often hear people talk about how good the cover is and how it's better than the original by Simon and Garfunkel. I think it's absolute dogshit. The Sound of Silence is a beautifull sound with a haunting melody. .

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