While recent headlines regarding Disturbed have focused heavily on the band’s impending hiatus, bassist John Moyer has stepped forward to offer a different perspective: the break might be quiet, but the vaults are loud. In a new interview with Mark Strigl, Moyer confirmed that despite the touring downtime scheduled for 2026, the band has been secretly compiling a significant library of new music over the last two years.
The conversation comes on the heels of the band’s February 2025 single, “I Will Not Break“—released via their own Mother Culture Records—and widespread speculation following comments from frontman David Draiman and guitarist Dan Donegan regarding a “nice long break.”
When asked about the future of Disturbed‘s output, Moyer was emphatic that the well is far from dry. In fact, he revealed that the band has been much more productive behind the scenes than fans realize.
“There’s no shortage of music coming from Disturbed, I’ll tell you that right now. I know that for a fact,” Moyer told Strigl. “We’ve got stuff. We’ve got a lot of stuff that… Now I’m letting cats out of the bag, but even though there’s not a record that’s coming out, there’s no announcement of anything, the band’s been working in the studio now for the last two years.”
Moyer hinted that the main obstacle isn’t creation, but curation.
“There’s a lot of material that is sitting there, that’s gonna get released. And it’s some great stuff. It’s just a matter of the timing of it and which songs are right for us and what the concept is and all the things that go with creating that art and pushing it.”
Moyer also took the opportunity to address the media frenzy surrounding the band’s decision to step away from the road next year. He expressed frustration with how standard industry cycles are often spun into drama by social media and news outlets.
“Every band takes a break after they tour. It’s pretty standard,” Moyer laughed. “Some people are trying to make — honestly, it’s so weird… they try to blow things up, ‘Disturbed are taking break after’ blah, blah, blah, and I’m just, like, uh, every band takes a break after a tour. There’s nothing special about this. It’s not that big a deal.”
He suggested that the reasons for the break are far more personal and benign than rumors suggest, specifically pointing to the personal life of the band’s singer.
“Everything’s great. Dave [Draiman] just got married. He might wanna enjoy some time with his wife before we jump out back on the road again. I don’t know. Just a thought.”
This aligns with comments made in late October by guitarist Dan Donegan, who confirmed the band would take “quite a bit of time off next year,” shortly after Draiman posted on X (formerly Twitter) that he wasn’t sure when the group would tour again. However, if Moyer‘s latest update is any indication, that silence will eventually be broken by a wealth of material already in the can.
