Disturbed’s 2008 LP release “Indestructible” expands beyond the tried and true boundaries of nu metal to a more accessible and well rounded style of music. The best song on the album, “The Night” catches with a very well defined hook and affirming guitar solo. A couple other songs, “Torn” and “Divide” feature chorus lines that are soft around the edges, too, with “Divide” also benefiting from a highlighted solo. “Inside The Fire” is downright industrial with mechanical tones and a repetitive cadence. Nu metal staples such as alternating hard/soft and fast/slow songwriting is sparse; “Divide” being the only noticable exception. In general, the music is tempered with a stop/go style of rhythm guitar play that makes even the hardest and fastest parts soft to the touch. The guitar riffs, dominated by the rhythm lines with the lead parts relegated to the background (“Deciever” and “Perfect Insanity”), are simple, choppy, and repetitive. Although “Criminal” may boast Disturbed’s signature sound better with it’s discordant nu metal finish, it’s lead/rhythm trade off at the end is more the exception than say, “Divide” with its fast, choppy rhythm riffs, trippy lead effects, and alternating hard/soft writing structure. “Haunted” is also a track that harks exception with is bass line introduction, a feature not heard anywhere else. On the whole, “Indestructible” is a well defined display of commanding drumming, hard but simple riffing, and vocal instrumentalization via parts spoken/rapped/and whispered (“Enough”, “Criminal”, and “Haunted” showcases those vocal strains very well). Lead vocalist David Draiman’s rich tone is the anchor of Disturbed’s sound, and as such each song lives and breathes through him. What makes “Indestructible” then a most pleasurable album is that cohesiveness between voice and music. “Indestructible” is therefore not only a well concieved record, but a well delivered one as well.