The Sound of Silence directed by Matt Mahurin The cover version of "The Sound of Silence" was released by American heavy metal band Disturbed on December 7, 2015, and the music video was also released on December 7, 2015. Disturbed's cover version of "The Sound of Silence" hit number one on the Billboard Hard Rock Digital Songs and Mainstream Rock charts. In the year 2016, "The Sound of Silence" became their highest charting song on the Hot 100.