Key facts
- Origin
- Dallas , Texas , U.S.
- Genres
- Alternative metal nu metal hard rock post-grunge
- Works
- Drowning Pool discography
- Years active
- 1996–present
- Labels
- Wind-up Eleven Seven Entertainment One Sanctuary
- Spinoffs
- AM Conspiracy
- Members
- Stevie Benton Mike Luce C.J. Pierce Ryan McCombs
- Past members
- Dave Williams Jason Jones Jasen Moreno
- Website
- drowningpool .com
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Encyclopedic overview
Drowning Pool is an American rock band formed in Dallas, Texas, in 1996. The band was named after the 1975 film The Drowning Pool. Since its formation, the band has consisted of guitarist C.J. Pierce, drummer Mike Luce and bassist Stevie Benton, as well as a revolving cast of vocalists.
After the release of their debut album, Sinner (2001), original vocalist Dave Williams was found dead on August 14, 2002, from heart disease. Jason Jones, who replaced Williams in 2003, recorded one album, Desensitized (2004), but left in 2005 due to musical differences. Ryan McCombs of Chicago-based band SOiL, later replaced Jones and released two albums, Full Circle (2007) and Drowning Pool (2010), making it the first time Drowning Pool did not switch singers after just one album. McCombs left the band in November 2011 to rejoin SOiL, and was replaced by Jasen Moreno, who performed on three albums with Drowning Pool – Resilience (2013), Hellelujah (2016) and Strike a Nerve (2022), making him the band's longest-serving vocalist. Moreno left Drowning Pool in March 2023 and was replaced by a returning McCombs.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Drowning Pool” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.