Yeshiva Destruction: Disturbed's Unlikeliest Fans

Baldy metal band inspires Orthodox Jews' forbidden devotion.
Brian Brown and Elie Hassan / Photo by Gavin Stevens

Critics may deride Disturbed's orthodox approach to doomy nü metal, but one segment of the band's fan base wouldn't have it any other way. A growing cult of students at yeshivas -- all-male Jewish parochial schools -- are risking expulsion by sneaking in copies of the band's albums and listening between Talmud classes and prayer services.

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