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Drowning Pool is a four-piece alternative metal band that was formed in 1996 in Dallas, Texas, United States. They are currently signed to Eleven Seven Music and have released 3 albums, their most recent being Full Circle which was released on August 7, 2007. Each of their three albums has featured a different lead singer after original lead singer Dave Williams died. Jason Jones took over for their second album, Desensitized, although he left the band for personal reasons and was replaced by former SOiL lead singer Ryan McCombs for Full Circle.
ning Pool rose to fame while playing along with Ozzy Osbourne during an Ozzfest tour.
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Drowning Pool is a four-piece alternative metal band that was formed in 1996 in Dallas, Texas, United States. They are currently signed to Eleven Seven Music and have released 3 albums, their most recent being Full Circle which was released on August 7, 2007. Each of their three albums has featured a different lead singer after original lead singer Dave Williams died. Jason Jones took over for their second album, Desensitized, although he left the band for personal reasons and was replaced by former SOiL lead singer Ryan McCombs for Full Circle.
History
Early days (2000-2002)
Drowning Pool rose to fame while playing along with Ozzy Osbourne during an Ozzfest tour. Their 2001 debut album, Sinner, was certified platinum within six months and the video for its first single "Bodies" was frequently aired on various music video channels. After the September 11th attacks, "Bodies" was infrequently heard on many radio stations as there were concerns regarding its appropriateness in light of the 9/11 victims who had jumped from the towers.
On August 14, 2002, the band's lead singer Dave Williams was found dead inside his tour bus.
A spokesperson from the Medical Examiner's Office for the Northern District of Virginia concluded that he suffered from a form of heart disease. When asked if the band had any unreleased songs, according to a 2002 Blabbermouth article, Mike Luce replied that "only 3-4 songs were done, including one called "Heroes", which is a tribute to dead rock musicians such as Layne Staley. I don't know if we will ever release them."
Jason Jones (2003-2005)
After Williams' death, the band decided to carry on and begin searching for a new singer. In 2003, the band found Williams' replacement in Jason 'Gong' Jones, and released the album Desensitized in 2004. Despite the success of the album's lead single "Step Up", the album was not as successful as Sinner.
Jones' departure from Drowning Pool was publicly announced on June 14, 2005, due to irreconcilable differences. Jones would later join the alternative metal band AM Conspiracy. Almost immediately, rumours started swirling concerning the new singer's identity, ranging from Pat Lachman of Damageplan to Phil Anselmo of Pantera, but the biggest buzz of the rumors was to former SOiL singer Ryan McCombs. Drowning Pool announced that the new singer would be formally announced at Ozzfest in Dallas, Texas, where Drowning Pool did a one off performance on the main stage.
On July 20, 2005, the website received word from close sources that McCombs was indeed the new singer. According to their manager, McCombs was "really good" and someone the band had wanted when they first set out to replace original vocalist Dave Williams nearly two years ago.
New beginning (2006-2007)
In spring of 2006, Drowning Pool announced that they had parted ways with Wind-up Records. In October 2006, a new track titled "No More" was announced to be released on the Saw III soundtrack, their first track (besides the second version of "Rise Up") with McCombs on vocals.
On February 26, 2007, it was announced that the band had signed a new deal with Eleven Seven Music. It was also confirmed that Drowning Pool will have a new management company, Tenth Street Entertainment.
The band's lastest album, titled Full Circle, was released on August 7, 2007 nationwide and met with little success, though some fans pointed out that they favored McCombs' vocals over previous vocalist Jason Jones. Two songs on the album were produced by Funny Farm Records, owned by Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx and former Beautiful Creatures guitarist DJ Ashba. The remaining tracks have been recorded with producer Ben Schigel at the Dallas-based January Sound Studio.
Loudest Common Denominator & Fourth studio album (2008-present)
In January 2008, the band announced that they would be heading out on a North American tour as special guests of Saliva. On July 26, 2008, in Dubuque, Iowa, Drowning Pool played at the Dubuque County Fair alongside the bands Sick Puppies and Seether.
In September 2008, McCombs said in a statement that Drowning Pool will be recording their next album after they finish touring with Saliva. According to an article from the El Paso Times, Drowning Pool have written material for their new album, and will be in the recording studio sometime shortly after the holidays.
On December 9, 2008, Stevie Benton was quoted by the Associated Press as considering it an honor that the U.S. military was using Drowning Pool's music to inflict music torture upon captured prisoners.
On December 13, 2008, Stevie Benton issued an apology on Drowning Pool's MySpace page about his comment on musical torture, stating his comment had been "taken out of context".
On January 13, metalunderground.com announced that the band will release their live album, entitled "Loudest Common Denominator", on March 3, 2009.
Members
Former members
Discography
Studio albums
| Album Name | Released | No. of
tracks | Length | Peak | Chart |
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| Sinner | June 5, 2001 | 11 | 37:29 | 14 | Billboard 200 | | Desensitized | April 20, 2004 | 11 | 38:33 | 17 | Billboard 200 | | Full Circle | August 7, 2007 | 13 | 48:58 | 64 | Billboard 200 |
Live Albums
Demos
| Album Name | Released | No. of
tracks |
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| Drowning Pool Demo | 1999 | 9 |
EPs
Video albums
Singles
Song appearances
Trivia
- Drowning Pool songs have been used by World Wrestling Entertainment. "Sinner" was used for Vengeance 2001, "Tear Away" for WrestleMania X8 (the band performed the song live at the event), and "Step Up" for WrestleMania XX. "Rise Up 2006" was used as the SmackDown! brand's official theme. "Rise Up" was featured on the album WWE ThemeAddict: The Music, Vol. 6 and was originally recorded with Jason Jones. However, a new version of the song recorded with Ryan McCombs was featured as a bonus downloadable track for the WWE Wreckless Intent album. The remix, "Rise Up 2006" was a former Friday Night SmackDown theme.
- The song "Bodies" has been used multiple times by World Wrestling Entertainment. "Bodies" was also the official theme song for SummerSlam 2001, One Night Stand 2005 and 2006, and December to Dismember 2006. It was also used as the ECW brand's official theme from June 13, 2006 until July 10, 2007. It was also one of Stephanie McMahon's entrance music.
- The song "Follow" was featured in the soundtrack for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3.
- The song "Sinner" was also the main theme song for Jet Li's film The One. The song "Bodies" is also featured in the film.
- The song "Step Up" was featured in the end credits for 2004 film The Punisher.
- Ring of Honor wrestler Kevin Steen uses the song "Tear Away" as his entrance theme.
- The band included 3 songs on the English release of the Dragon Ball Z feature movie Cooler's Revenge. They are "Reminded", "Mute", and "Told You So", all three originally from the album Sinner, the band's debut album.
- On Memorial Day, May 25, 2008, ESPN's Sportscenter did a short feature on Philadelphia Phillies closer Brad Lidge entering the game to Drowning Pool's "Soldiers." He chose the song as his entrance theme in Spring Training in 2008 as a way to honor the troops.
- The song "Bodies" was used to promote the 2008 film Rambo.
External links
- [https://www.swagrox.com/index.asp?PageAction=Custom&ID=5 Drowning Pool Official Store]
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