Mike Wengren is a drummer from Chicago, Illinois, best known for his work with hard rock/heavy metal band Disturbed. He is one of the founding members of the band, which was formed in 1996.

Born and raised in Chicago, Mike has been playing drums since around the age of 10, when he took some lessons for about a month but didn’t begin to take his drumming seriously until the age of 15.

While not displaying the extreme speeds or technicality that some other metal drummers frequently put into their music, Mike plays to establish a solid groove for the music. However he does maintain heavy double bass drum work on almost all of Disturbed's songs, but his playing is more of a technique that syncopates with the music, instead of the 'flooring' style that is popular with many other bands.

He has been quoted as saying that Tommy Lee (of Mötley Crüe), Metallica, Slayer, Vinnie Paul (of Pantera), Racer X, and Testament were his strongest influences when he began drumming.

In recent years, he has appeared in ads for Pearl Drums, the brand of drums he has been using since he first started playing drums.

His latest kit is a red Pearl MRX Masters Series with black hardware.

Drum Setup:

22x18 bass drum x 2

12x10 tom 14x12 tom

16x14 tom

18x16 tom

14x8 custom maple snare drum

Hardware Setup:

DR501E drum rack x 2

DR501 rack extension x 2

RJ50 rack joint x 2

PCX100 clamps x 12 total

CH1000 cymbal arm x 12

S2000 snare stand x 1

P2000C pedal x 2

BW100 beater weights

H2000 hi-hat stand x 1

D2000BR throne x 1

TH2000I tom arm x 2

TH2000S tom arm x 2

TX100 tube extender x 2

CLH1000 closed hi-hat

HA100 HH/BD attachment

AX25L adapter

PCL100 rack post clamp

Year of birth missing | Living people | American musicians | American rock drummers | Chicgoans | Chicago musicians