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Drowning Pool is a four-piece alternative metal band from Dallas, Texas. The band has had guitarist C.J. Pierce, bassist Stevie Benton and drummer Mike Luce for its entire career, however it has had several vocalists, including Dave Williams (musician)|Dave "Stage" Williams , Jason Jones and recently Ryan McCombs of Soil.

History

Dave Williams era (1996–2002)

Drowning Pool rose to fame while playing along with Ozzy Osbourne during an Ozzfest tour. Their 2001 debut album Sinner (Drowning Pool album)|Sinner was certified platinum within six weeks. On August 14, 2002, the band's lead singer Dave Williams (musician)|Dave Williams was found dead inside his tour bus. He died from an undiagnosed heart condition.

A spokesperson for the Northern District of the said he suffered from a form of heart disease . Many of their songs are featured in the Dragon Ball Z soundtracks. When asked if the band had any unreleased songs, according to a 2002 Blabbermouth article, drummer 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 era (2003–2005)

After Williams' death, the band tried to carry on and begin searching for a new singer. Many were considered, such as Ben Schigel of Switched (band)|Switched , Vince Mullins of Haji's Kitchen , Robb Flynn of Machine Head (band)|Machine Head and many others. But in 2003, the band decided on Jason Jones (singer)|Jason 'Gong' Jones to replace Williams and released the album Desensitized (Drowning Pool)|Desensitized in 2004. During this era, Drowning Pool also experienced a considerable shift in visual style: rather than the dark, grimacing, anti-social demeanor seen with Williams as the frontman, they shifted toward rock star vanity and sex appeal. Despite the success of the album's lead single, " Step Up (Drowning Pool song)|Step Up ," the album was not nearly as successful as Sinner . Jones' departure from Drowning Pool was publicly announced on June 14, 2004, due to irreconcilable differences.

Ryan McCombs era (2006–2011)

Drowning Pool announced that the new singer would be formally announced at Ozzfest in Dallas, Texas|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 prior.

In spring of 2006, Drowning Pool announced that they had parted ways with Wind-up Records . In October 2006, the new song "No More" was announced to be released on the Saw III soundtrack| Saw III soundtrack , their first track (besides the second version of "Rise Up") with McCombs on vocals.

On February 26, 2007, the band announced it signed a new deal with Eleven Seven Music . Posted 26 February 2007 It was also confirmed that Drowning Pool would have a new management company, Tenth Street Entertainment.

The band's third album, Full Circle (Drowning Pool album)|Full Circle , was released on August 7, 2007 and met with moderate success. While some easy to please fans might have pointed out that they favored McCombs' vocals over previous vocalist Jason Jones, most people thought McCombs' voice didn't suit the band. Two songs on the album were produced by Funny Farm Records, owned by Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx and former Beautiful Creatures (band)|Beautiful Creatures guitarist DJ Ashba . The remaining tracks have been recorded with producer Ben Schigel at the Ohio-based Spider Studios.

In January 2008, the band members announced that they would be touring North America as special guests of Saliva (band)|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 its next album after it finishes touring with Saliva (band)|Saliva . According to an article from the El Paso Times, Drowning Pool has written material for its new album, and the band will be in the recording studio following the holidays.

On December 9, 2008, bassist 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 bother 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 March 3, 2009, the band released its live album, Loudest Common Denominator , which featured two bonus tracks of acoustic versions of "Shame" and "37 Stitches".

According to a blog posted by the band members on the website SMNNEWS, they have hinted at having six songs already completed, and they just need to finish the other half of the album. McCombs dropped teasers of possible titles to two of the songs, "L.O.M.L" and "Regret". Guitarist C.J. Pierce also said he is bringing back some effects used on debut album Sinner , but not on the previous two albums.

Drowning Pool finished recording their latest album with producing at House of Loud in New Jersey, which will be the first album in the band's history featuring the same vocalist twice since Dave Williams, who recorded two pre-Sinner albums as well as Sinner itself.

The first single off the band's upcoming self-titled album, titled "Feel Like I Do", is available as a free download on their official website, and the album was released on April 27, 2010.

Search for fourth singer and VooDoo Corps

On November 29, 2011 it was announced that Ryan McCombs had left the band to rejoin SOiL on their European tour to promote the 10th anniversary of their Scars album and maybe even to record a new record. Drowning Pool is currently writing new material for a fifth studio album and holding auditions to find their fourth vocalist.

On November 7, 2011, it was announced that C.J. Pierce and Mike Luce have diverted their attention towards a new project with ex– Nonpoint members Zach Broderick and Ken McMillan titled Voodoo Corps .

The band are currently working on a new album, although a new singer has not been announced.

Members

C.J. Pierce – guitar , backing vocals (1996–present)

Stevie Benton – bass guitar|bass , backing vocals (1996–present)

Mike Luce – drum kit|drums , percussion instrument|percussion , backing vocals (1996–present)

Former members

Dave Williams (musician)|Dave Williams – lead vocals (1999–2002)

Jason Jones (singer)|Jason Jones – lead vocals (2003–2005)

Ryan McCombs – lead vocals (2005–2011)

Discography

Sinner (Drowning Pool album)|Sinner (2001)

Desensitized (Drowning Pool album)|Desensitized (2004)

Full Circle (Drowning Pool album)|Full Circle (2007)

Drowning Pool (album)|Drowning Pool (2010)

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