Drowning pool

Drowning pool
General information
Genre (s)	Nu Metal (1997-2005) , Alternative Metal / Hard Rock (from 2005)
founding	1997
Website	http://www.drowningpool.com
Current occupation
singing	Jasen Moreno
guitar	CJ Pierce
bass	Steve Benton
Drums	Mike Luce
former members
singing	Dave Williams (1999–2002 †)
singing	Jason "Gong" Jones (2004-2005)
singing	Ryan McCombs (2005-2011)

Drowning Pool is an American nu-metal - / hard rock - band . The name comes from the film of the same name , which was shown in theaters in the 1970s. Her songs have been used several times for themes by the WWE . The band is occasionally accused of an undistant role in relation to the US military.

Band history

Singer Jasen Moreno, 2013

Drowning Pool, based in Texas , recorded various demo tapes in the mid-1990s. One of them fell into the hands of the Sevendust group . They then toured America with Drowning Pool. Also Kittie and (hed) pe take the band as a support act in claim. Then Jay Baumgardner , the producer of Orgy and Papa Roach , became aware of Drowning Pool. In mid-2002, singer Dave Williams was found dead on the tour bus . He died of heart failure. Jason "Gong" Jones succeeded him. In June 2005 Jason Jones got out after only one album. He was succeeded by Ryan McCombs, who left the alternative metal band SOiL in 2004 to spend more time with his family. After a year off, however, he continued with the music and joined Drowning Pool in 2005. On August 7, 2007, McCombs' first album, Full Circle, was released .

This was followed by her self-titled fourth studio album, which was released on April 27, 2010. The single Feel Like I Do was released on February 9, followed by Turn So Cold as the second single on the album .

The band became famous for the songs Rise Up , which was used as music by SmackDown , and Bodies , which was used as music by ECW . On November 11, 2011 frontman Ryan McCombs left the band and returned to the hard rock band SOiL. On July 26th, 2012 the vacant place was filled as singer with Jasen Moreno, Moreno is already the fourth singer of the band in their history.

Role in the Iraq / Afghanistan war

The song Bodies in particular became the unofficial anthem of the Iraq war . Among other things, YouTube videos of American soldiers with scenes from Baghdad are highlighted with the song. The song Soldiers is also very popular with the troupe and the band is often invited to military bases and for troop visits / support . The band has never distanced itself from its role as the maker of the "Soundtrack for the Iraq War", its closeness to the US military and possible appropriation by it.

As well as music of Metallica and Britney Spears was Bodies 2003 at least once to the torture of Guantanamo -Häftlings Ould Slahi used like this confirmed after his release. A live performance by the band at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in July 2017 caused harsh criticism of the Navy .

Discography

Studio albums

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		UK	US
2001	Sinner Wind-Up Records	UK70 silver (3 weeks)UK	US14th platinum (50 weeks)US	First published: June 5, 2001 Sales: + 1,060,000
2004	Desensitized Wind-Up Records	UK66 (1 week) UK	US17 (10 weeks) US	First published: April 20, 2004
2007	Full Circle Eleven Seven Music	-	US64 (4 weeks) US	First published: August 7, 2007
2010	Drowning Pool Eleven Seven Music	-	US35 (3 weeks) US	First published: April 27, 2010
2013	Resilience Eleven Seven Music	-	US72 (1 week) US	First published: April 9, 2013
2016	Hellelujah eOne Music	-	-	First published: February 5, 2016

more publishments

• 1999: Drowning Pool (demo)
• 2000: Pieces of Nothing ( EP )
• 2002: Sinema (video album)
• 2009: Loudest Common Denominator ( live album )

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		UK	US
2001	Bodies Sinner	UK34 silver (2 weeks)UK	US- platinum US	First published: May 14, 2001 Sales: + 1,200,000
2002	Tear Away Sinner	UK65 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: April 30, 2002
2004	Step Up Desensitized	UK79 (1 week) UK	-	First published: June 22, 2004

More singles

• 2002: Sinner
• 2004: Love and War
• 2005: Killin 'Me
• 2007: Soldiers
• 2007: Enemy
• 2008: 37 stitches
• 2009: White Trash Circus
• 2009: Shame
• 2010: Feel Like I Do
• 2010: Turn so cold
• 2011: Let the Sin Begin
• 2012: In Memory of ...
• 2012: Saturday Night
• 2013: One Finger and a Fist
• 2015: By the Blood
• 2015: Snake Charmer
• 2016: Hell to Pay

Soundtrack contributions

• Bodies The One , Triple xXx , Stop-Loss , Fahrenheit 9/11 , Rambo , (ECW), (WWE)
• Sinner ( The One )
• Step Up ( The Punisher , WWE WrestleMania XX)
• Man Without Fear ( Daredevil )
• Full Circle ( The Fighters )
• Break You ( The Scorpion King )
• Rise Up ( SmackDown , WWE )
• Feel Like I Do ( Saints Row The Third )

Awards for music sales

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
United States (RIAA)	-	-	2 × platinum2	2,000,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × silver2	-	-	260,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	2 × silver2	-	2 × platinum2

swell

1. ↑ Drowning Pool Announce Departure Of Ryan McCombs :: Rock Access - Rock News . Rockaccess.net. Archived from the original on December 3, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 10, 2012. 
2. ↑ It's been a real ... . Drowning Pool (Facebook). July 31, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
3. ↑ Drowning Pool have announced Jasen Moreno as their new frontman. This marks the band's fourth vocalist. . Dread Central. July 31, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
4. ↑ Dietmar Schiller (Ed.): "A change is gonna come: Pop music and politics". LitVerlag Münster 2012, p. 325
5. ^ "Music as a weapon", TV documentary ARTE, 2010
6. ↑ Play me the song about war. Melody & Rhythm 2/2013. Retrieved March 22, 2015 . 
7. ↑ Alex Horton: A beloved metal band played at Guantánamo - where its music was once used for torture. Washington Post , July 8, 2017, accessed August 10, 2018 . 
8. ^ Andy Cush: Navy Knew Drowning Pool Songs Were Used for Torture, Booked Them at Guantanamo Anyway. Spin , July 20, 2017, accessed August 10, 2018 . 

Web links

Commons : Drowning Pool  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website
• Drowning Pool at Allmusic (English)
• Chart sources: US