Drowning Pool
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- This article is about the band. For the Ross Macdonald novel, see The Drowning Pool.
| Drowning Pool | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Origin |  Dallas, Texas, United States |
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| Genre(s) | Hard rock | |
| Years active | 1997 – present | |
| Label(s) | Wind-Up Records (2001-2006) Eleven Seven Music (currently) | |
| Website | http://www.drowningpool.com/ | |
| Members | ||
| Ryan McCombs C.J. Pierce Stevie Benton Mike Luce |
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| Former members | ||
| Dave Williams (deceased) Jason Jones |
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Drowning Pool is a hard rock band hailing from Dallas.
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[edit] History
Drowning Pool rose to prominence while playing along with Ozzy Osbourne during Ozzfest. 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 body of lead singer Dave Williams was found inside his tour bus. Toxicology reports after his death indicated that he suffered from a form of heart disease.
When asked if the band has any unreleased new material, Benton commented that "There are none. All the unreleased songs are out in either some soundtracks or compilations. We didn't get a chance to record any new songs before Dave's death".
After Williams' death, the band decided to carry on and began searching for a new singer. In 2003, the band found Williams's replacement in Jason 'Gong' Jones, and released the album Desensitized in 2004.
Jones's departure from Drowning Pool was publicly announced on June 14, 2005, due to irreconcilable differences. Reasons for his departure was not known, but have been speculated from women trouble to money to ego[citation needed]. Jones would later join the Alternative Metal band A.M. Conspiracy. Almost immediately, rumours started swirling concerning the new singer's identity, ranging from Brandan Narrell of Advent to Pat Lachman of Damageplan to Phil Anselmo of Pantera, but the biggest buzz of the rumors was to former SOiL singer Ryan McCombs.[citation needed] Drowning Pool announced that the singer would be formally announced August 25 at the Ozzfest date in Dallas, Texas, where Drowning Pool would do a one off performance on the main stage. On July 20, website SMNNews received word from close sources that McCombs was indeed the new singer, and that fact was confirmed by McCombs and Drowning Pool alike the next week. According to their manager, McCombs was the band's top, if not only, choice to be the lead singer.
In spring of 2006, Drowning Pool announced that they had parted ways with Wind-Up Records. As of June 30, Wind-Up's website has been updated to confirm this.
In October 2006, a new song called No More was announced to be released on the Saw III soundtrack, their first track (besides the second version of Rise Up) with Ryan McCombs on vocals. According to their MySpace page, as of October 23, 2006 they are currently in the studio recording their third album.
On February 26, 2007, it was announced that the band has signed a new deal with Eleven Seven Music, after receiving offers from Century Media and Sanctuary Records.[1] It was also confirmed that Drowning Pool will have a new management company, Tenth Street Entertainment, following the group's departure with Paul Bassman of Bass Management.
It is announced that the band's newest album is titled "Full Circle" and will be released on July 24th 2007 nationwide. 2 songs (not yet titled)on the album are being 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 Studios.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
- Bodies (2001)
- Tear Away (2002)
- Sinner (2002)
- Step Up (2004)
- Love and War (2004)
- Killin' Me (2004)
- Soldiers (2007)
[edit] Albums
| Cover | Album Name | Released | No. of tracks |
Length | US Peak |
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Sinner | June 5, 2001 | 11 | 37:28 | #14 |
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Desensitized | April 20, 2004 | 11 | 38:31 | #17 |
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Full Circle | July 24th 2007 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
[edit] Video Discography
Sinema, released 2002
[edit] Appearance of the song Bodies
Bodies is a very popular mosh pit thriller-like metal song. These are some of the times it is used:
- Bodies is mentioned by troops in Iraq as a favorite song in the documentary Soundtrack to War
- Drowning Pool's song "Bodies" was the official theme song of The Alliance and three World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Pay-per-views: SummerSlam 2001, the WWE-produced One Night Stand in 2005, as well as 2006, the new ECW pay-per-view December to Dismember, and is the opening theme for WWE-produced ECW show. It was also used as the official theme song for WWE's "Smackdown!" show in 2002.
- The tagline for both of those events was "Let The Bodies Hit The Floor"- the same line Dave Williams constantly whispered and screamed in the song "Bodies".
- "Bodies" would also be used in the movie The One and was played throughout the land.
- "Bodies" has also been repeatedly used in various Stickdeath clips.
- "Bodies" is also frequently used as a pep song by the USMC.
- "Bodies" is the theme song for the post-9/11 video "Taliban: Bodies" produced by Grouchy Media.
- "Bodies" was banned on San Diego radio stations for a few weeks after 9/11 because Clear Channel thought it was not politically correct.
- "Bodies" was also featured in EA Sports' Arena Football.
- "Bodies" is also used in the trailer of Jason X.
[edit] Trivia
- Other Drowning Pool songs were used as theme songs for various WWE events: "Sinner" for Vengeance 2001, "Tear Away" for WrestleMania X8, and "Step Up" for WrestleMania XX.
- Their song "Follow" would be featured in the soundtrack of the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 soundtrack album.
- Still relating to WWE, their song "Rise Up" is the current WWE Friday Night SmackDown!'s show theme. It is found on the album WWE ThemeAddict: The Music, Vol. 6. A new version of the song with McCombs on vocals, called "Rise Up 2006", was debuted on the March 24, 2006 edition and was featured as a bonus downloadable track for the WWE Wreckless Intent album.
- The song "Sinner" would serve as the theme song for WWE event Vengeance 2001. It would also be the main theme song for Jet Li's movie The One.
- Their single "Step Up" was featured in the end credits for 2004 film The Punisher. The video for the song can be found in the special features section of the DVD.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ DROWNING POOL Confirms New Album Title - Feb. 26, 2007 Posted 26 February, 2007
| Drowning Pool |
| Ryan McCombs | C.J. Pierce | Stevie Benton | Mike Luce |
| Former Members: Dave Williams | Jason Jones |
| Discography |
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| Albums: Sinner | Desensitized | Full Circle |
| Singles: Drowning Pool | Peices Of Nothing | Bodies | Tear Away | Step Up |
