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Drowning Pool

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Drowning Pool is an alternative/nu-metal band that combines muscular drums, angry riffs, and dark themes. The group found mainstream success in 2001 with the release of their platinum-selling debut album, Sinner, which included the hit single "Bodies." After the death of vocalist Dave Williams in 2002, Drowning Pool relied on a rotating cast of lead singers (Jason Jones, Ryan McCombs, and Jasen Moreno) to deliver hard-hitting efforts like Full Circle (2007), Resilience (2013), and Strike a Nerve (2022).

Founded in 1996, Drowning Pool represented the vision of drummer Mike Luce and guitarist C.J. Pierce, who formed the band after relocating from New Orleans to Dallas and hooking up with bassist Stevie Benton. Although they initially performed as an instrumental trio, their sound coalesced with the arrival of Dave "Stage" Williams as vocalist. Drowning Pool experienced success from the outset. When a copy of their first demo reached members of Sevendust, they were invited to tour with the industrial metal group. Tours with Kittie and (hed) p.e. followed. Their second demo, recorded after two years on the road, reached the Top Ten on Dallas radio station KEGL and led to a contract with the Wind-Up Records label. Produced by Jay Baumgardner (Papa Roach, Godsmack, Coal Chamber), their first album, Sinner, became an instant hit. It was certified platinum within six weeks of its release, while their first single, "Bodies," was one of the most frequently aired videos on MTV for a new band. They reached out to an even greater audience with dynamic performances at Wrestlemania XVIII and Ozzfest during the summers of 2001 and 2002. Unfortunately, their streak of success was not to last. Shortly after rousing the crowd at Ozzfest in Indianapolis, Indiana, on August 3, 2002, Williams was found dead of natural causes on the tour bus. In the wake of that tragedy, the band forged ahead. A concert film, Sinema, featuring more than two-and-a-half hours of footage, was released in late 2002. In January 2004, the band announced the addition of singer Jason "Gong" Jones, and their sophomore effort, Desensitized, followed several months later. In 2006, former Soil singer Ryan McCombs assumed the vocal duties, and a year later they released Full Circle, which was followed by live album, Loudest Common Denominator, in 2009. A self-titled album dropped in 2010, making McCombs the first DP singer to record more than one album with the group. However, it was not to last: he departed the following year, and was replaced by Suicide Hook vocalist Jasen Moreno, who made his official debut on 2013's Resilience. Three years later, Moreno would match McCombs' record with the announcement of the second Moreno-led and sixth overall Drowning Pool album, Hellelujah. Produced by Jason Suecof (Deicide, Motionless in White), the release featured the uncompromising single "By the Blood." Originally slated for release in 2020, the band's seventh long-player, Strike a Nerve, was pushed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Billed as their heaviest effort to date, the 11-song set saw the band digging hard into their blue-collar Southern metal roots. ~ Craig Harris & Neil Z. Yeung, Rovi

Total plays

1.0 billion
Updated on 2025-04-29

Social media links

Monthly listeners

5,428,693

Followers

2,292,806

Top Cities

  1. Chile
    65,284 listeners
  2. United States
    62,288 listeners
  3. Brazil
    76,606 listeners
  4. Australia
    50,263 listeners
  5. United States
    49,376 listeners

Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Bodies
Bodies
593,932,423 3:22 2001-01-01
Tear Away
Tear Away
111,180,225 4:14 2001-01-01
Sinner
Sinner
47,644,436 2:27 2001-01-01
One Finger and a Fist
One Finger and a Fist
36,649,906 3:07 2013-04-09
Step Up
Step Up
32,185,778 3:17 2004-01-01
37 Stitches
37 Stitches
18,900,823 3:50 2007-01-01
Reminded
Reminded
13,592,030 3:24 2001-01-01
All Over Me
All Over Me
13,493,535 3:13 2001-01-01
Enemy
Enemy
10,722,601 3:26 2007-01-01
Rise Up (SmackDown Theme)
Rise Up (SmackDown Theme)
10,710,781 3:15 2004-11-16
By The Blood
By The Blood
10,378,858 3:27 2015-11-20
Turn So Cold
Turn So Cold
8,556,513 3:38 2010-04-27
Life of Misery
Life of Misery
8,482,268 3:50 2013-04-09
Let The Sin Begin
Let The Sin Begin
8,103,238 3:37 2010-04-27
Feel Like I Do
Feel Like I Do
7,005,701 3:33 2010-04-27
Rebel Yell
Rebel Yell
5,840,272 4:22 2007-01-01
Mute
Mute
5,605,342 3:20 2001-01-01
Told You So
Told You So
5,391,893 3:06 2001-01-01
Pity
Pity
4,845,941 2:53 2001-01-01
Reason I'm Alive
Reason I'm Alive
4,720,074 3:50 2007-01-01
Meet The Bullet
Meet The Bullet
4,075,243 4:01 2016-02-05
Die For Nothing
Die For Nothing
3,723,127 3:13 2013-04-09
Soldiers
Soldiers
3,695,890 3:32 2007-01-01
Full Circle
Full Circle
3,492,621 3:19 2007-01-01
Sermon
Sermon
3,257,717 4:19 2001-01-01
I Am
I Am
3,057,339 3:49 2001-01-01
Follow
Follow
3,003,791 3:21 2001-01-01
Anytime, Anyplace
Anytime, Anyplace
2,080,294 3:36 2013-04-09
Hate
Hate
2,035,241 3:41 2004-01-01
Blindfold
Blindfold
2,022,729 3:12 2013-04-09
Understand
Understand
2,018,227 3:42 2013-04-09
Skip to the End
Skip to the End
1,948,098 3:39 2013-04-09
Killin' Me
Killin' Me
1,929,303 3:07 2004-01-01
Love & War
Love & War
1,920,818 3:38 2004-01-01
Over My Head
Over My Head
1,880,360 3:26 2010-04-27
A Devil More Damned
A Devil More Damned
1,763,584 4:54 2022-09-23
Saturday Night
Saturday Night
1,666,868 3:53 2013-04-09
Snake Charmer
Snake Charmer
1,620,811 3:47 2015-12-18
Think
Think
1,614,637 3:32 2004-01-01
King Zero
King Zero
1,498,480 2:59 2010-04-27
Mind Right
Mind Right
1,304,235 3:13 2022-08-05
Digging These Holes
Digging These Holes
1,253,775 3:49 2013-04-09
Numb
Numb
1,199,544 3:32 2004-01-01
Shame
Shame
1,198,741 3:11 2007-01-01
Sympathy Depleted
Sympathy Depleted
1,193,274 3:31 2016-02-05
Drop
Drop
1,192,925 3:42 2016-02-05
More Than Worthless
More Than Worthless
1,139,139 3:56 2010-04-27
Bringing Me Down
Bringing Me Down
1,108,215 3:07 2004-01-01
All Saints Day
All Saints Day
1,032,180 4:20 2016-02-05
This Life
This Life
997,811 3:42 2004-01-01
Bleed Wth You
Bleed Wth You
986,570 3:31 2013-04-09
Regret
Regret
932,321 3:17 2010-04-27
Cast Me Aside
Cast Me Aside
929,215 4:13 2004-01-01
Children Of The Gun
Children Of The Gun
911,250 3:31 2010-04-27
We Are The Devil
We Are The Devil
863,298 4:05 2016-02-05
Apathetic
Apathetic
852,605 3:55 2013-04-09
Reborn
Reborn
831,790 4:09 2007-01-01
Nothingness
Nothingness
808,914 3:23 2004-01-01
Paralyzed
Paralyzed
808,797 3:42 2007-01-01
Hell To Pay
Hell To Pay
806,089 4:01 2016-01-08
Forget
Forget
748,305 3:22 2004-01-01
Low Crawl
Low Crawl
726,523 3:40 2013-04-09
In Memory Of
In Memory Of
711,869 3:57 2013-04-09
Broken Again
Broken Again
678,401 3:20 2013-04-09
Horns Up
Horns Up
652,881 3:45 2010-04-27
No More
No More
625,649 4:36 2007-01-01
Goddamn Vultures
Goddamn Vultures
622,937 3:54 2016-02-05
37 Stitches - Acoustic Demo Bonus Track
37 Stitches - Acoustic Demo Bonus Track
621,622 3:46 2009-03-03
My Own Way
My Own Way
607,681 3:33 2016-02-05
All About Me
All About Me
605,034 3:41 2010-04-27
Break You - Demo
Break You - Demo
590,050 2:51 2014-01-01
Stomping Ground
Stomping Ground
582,182 3:40 2016-02-05
Up Side Down
Up Side Down
571,286 4:18 2007-01-01
Alcohol Blind
Alcohol Blind
536,756 4:11 2010-04-27
Love
Love
501,453 3:26 2007-01-01
Another Name
Another Name
495,306 3:41 2016-02-05
Mask - Demo
Mask - Demo
481,106 6:06 2014-01-01
You Made Me - Demo
You Made Me - Demo
474,166 4:01 2014-01-01
Duet
Duet
448,000 3:21 2007-01-01
REVOLUTION (The Final Amen)
REVOLUTION (The Final Amen)
398,367 3:31 2024-09-20
Soul - Demo
Soul - Demo
396,160 6:12 2014-01-01
Choke
Choke
391,910 3:20 2022-08-26
Strike A Nerve
Strike A Nerve
373,686 3:05 2022-09-30
One Way Prophecy
One Way Prophecy
362,315 3:59 2013-04-09
Hate Against Hate
Hate Against Hate
336,381 3:34 2022-09-30
Care Not - Demo
Care Not - Demo
336,252 8:33 2014-01-01
Sermon - Demo
Sermon - Demo
311,755 7:11 2014-01-01
Bodies - Demo
Bodies - Demo
293,225 3:46 2014-01-01
Tear Away - Demo
Tear Away - Demo
280,778 4:32 2014-01-01
Less Than Zero - Demo
Less Than Zero - Demo
264,484 4:32 2014-01-01
Doing Time In Hell
Doing Time In Hell
242,026 1:13 2022-09-30
Stay And Bleed
Stay And Bleed
237,053 3:09 2022-09-30
Heroes Sleeping - Demo
Heroes Sleeping - Demo
213,590 4:50 2014-01-01
Told You So - Demo
Told You So - Demo
193,537 4:09 2014-01-01
MADNESS
MADNESS
193,097 3:36 2025-04-11
Follow - Demo
Follow - Demo
183,316 3:36 2014-01-01
Bodies
Bodies
176,560 10:02 2009-03-03
I Am - Demo
I Am - Demo
172,090 4:01 2014-01-01
Step Up
Step Up
164,981 3:46 2009-03-03
Racing To A Red Light
Racing To A Red Light
148,245 3:45 2022-09-30
Tear Away
Tear Away
124,411 5:04 2009-03-03
Sinner
Sinner
124,029 2:49 2009-03-03
Soldiers
Soldiers
116,904 5:46 2009-03-03
Enemy
Enemy
115,270 3:34 2009-03-03
Shame - Acoustic Demo Bonus Track
Shame - Acoustic Demo Bonus Track
110,440 4:25 2009-03-03
Down In The Dirt
Down In The Dirt
98,700 4:15 2022-09-30
Drowning Pool On You Made Me
Drowning Pool On You Made Me
98,175 2:15 2015-01-01
Rope
Rope
94,951 2:54 2022-09-30
Shame
Shame
91,469 3:14 2009-03-03
Full Circle
Full Circle
90,746 3:11 2009-03-03
Drowning Pool On The Demo For Sermon
Drowning Pool On The Demo For Sermon
85,548 2:37 2015-01-01
Everything But You
Everything But You
83,479 3:52 2022-09-30
Drowning Pool On The Demo For Tear Away
Drowning Pool On The Demo For Tear Away
82,096 1:55 2015-01-01
Reborn
Reborn
79,154 4:13 2009-03-03
Reminded
Reminded
77,683 3:41 2009-03-03
Drowning Pool On Heroes Sleeping
Drowning Pool On Heroes Sleeping
76,845 2:44 2015-01-01
Drowning Pool On Break You
Drowning Pool On Break You
70,332 0:57 2015-01-01
Pity
Pity
68,056 3:49 2009-03-03
Drowning Pool on Follow
Drowning Pool on Follow
61,486 1:19 2014-01-01
Drowning Pool on Sermon
Drowning Pool on Sermon
57,646 2:01 2014-01-01
Drowning Pool On Care Not
Drowning Pool On Care Not
55,985 1:38 2015-01-01
Drowning Pool on Bodies
Drowning Pool on Bodies
54,169 2:14 2014-01-01
Drowning Pool on Sinner
Drowning Pool on Sinner
50,916 1:32 2014-01-01
Drowning Pool On Mask
Drowning Pool On Mask
45,999 0:52 2015-01-01
Drowning Pool On Soul
Drowning Pool On Soul
44,173 2:04 2015-01-01
Drowning Pool On Less Than Zero
Drowning Pool On Less Than Zero
44,057 1:12 2015-01-01
Drowning Pool on All Over Me
Drowning Pool on All Over Me
43,341 1:11 2014-01-01
Drowning Pool on Tear Away
Drowning Pool on Tear Away
42,708 3:13 2014-01-01
Drowning Pool On The Demo For Told You So
Drowning Pool On The Demo For Told You So
41,572 1:07 2015-01-01
Drowning Pool On The Demo For Follow
Drowning Pool On The Demo For Follow
40,507 1:12 2015-01-01
Drowning Pool On The Demo For Bodies
Drowning Pool On The Demo For Bodies
40,137 2:14 2015-01-01
Drowning Pool On The Demo For I Am
Drowning Pool On The Demo For I Am
35,459 0:58 2015-01-01
Drowning Pool on Reminded
Drowning Pool on Reminded
35,139 1:14 2014-01-01
Goodbye
Goodbye
33,042 3:39 2024-05-21
Drowning Pool on Pity
Drowning Pool on Pity
32,565 1:25 2014-01-01
Drowning Pool on Mute
Drowning Pool on Mute
31,313 2:42 2014-01-01
Drowning Pool on I Am
Drowning Pool on I Am
28,634 1:31 2014-01-01
Drowning Pool on Told You So
Drowning Pool on Told You So
26,816 1:26 2014-01-01
Black Baghdad
Black Baghdad
11,800 4:55 1989-01-03

New releases

MADNESS
MADNESS
2025-04-11
[SBG Records]
REVOLUTION (The Final Amen)
REVOLUTION (The Final Amen)
2024-09-20
[SBG Records]
Strike A Nerve
Strike A Nerve
2022-09-30
[Drowning Pool 2020]
A Devil More Damned / Choke / Mind Right
A Devil More Damned / Choke / Mind Right
2022-09-23
[Drowning Pool 2020]
Choke / Mind Right
Choke / Mind Right
2022-08-26
[Drowning Pool 2020]
Mind Right
Mind Right
2022-08-05
[Drowning Pool 2020]
Hellelujah
Hellelujah
2016-02-05
[eOne Music]
Hell To Pay
Hell To Pay
2016-01-08
[eOne Music]
Snake Charmer
Snake Charmer
2015-12-18
[eOne Music]
By The Blood
By The Blood
2015-11-20
[eOne Music]
Sinner (Unlucky 13th Anniversary Deluxe Edition / Bonus Commentary / Disc Two)
Sinner (Unlucky 13th Anniversary Deluxe Edition / Bonus Commentary / Disc Two)
2015-01-01
[The Bicycle Music Company]
Sinner [Unlucky 13th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Bonus Commentary - Disc One)]
Sinner [Unlucky 13th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Bonus Commentary - Disc One)]
2014-01-01
[The Bicycle Music Company]
Sinner (Unlucky 13th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
Sinner (Unlucky 13th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
2014-01-01
[Concord Records, Inc.]
Resilience (Deluxe)
Resilience (Deluxe)
2013-04-09
[Endurance Music Group]
Drowning Pool
Drowning Pool
2010-04-27
[Endurance Music Group]
Loudest Common Denominator
Loudest Common Denominator
2009-03-03
[Endurance Music Group]
Full Circle
Full Circle
2008-05-13
[Endurance Music Group]
Full Circle
Full Circle
2007-01-01
[Eleven Seven]
Desensitized
Desensitized
2004-01-01
[The Bicycle Music Company]
Desensitized
Desensitized
2004-01-01
[The Bicycle Music Company]
Sinner
Sinner
2001-01-01
[The Bicycle Music Company]