Drowning Pool was established in 1997 in Dallas. After three years of the first release Drowning Pool Pieces of Nothing EP was. In 2001, realising their debut album Sinner. Album cover is successful and platinum (over 1,000,000 copies sold). The video for first single "Bodies" was frequently aired on various music programs. After the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks began to host a single, less often in the media because of his text ("Let the Bodies hit the floor"), which was regarded by some as a reference to pop people in the World Trade Center towers. 14 August 2002, vocalist Dave Williams, is found dead in his touring bus. Medical report revealed that Dave suffered a severe cardiac defect - cardiac hypertrophy.
After the death of Williams, the team did not give up and began to look for a new singer. In 2003, the band is joined by vocalist Jason 'Gong' Jones and in 2004 the album Desensitized.14 June 2005 the singer left the band due to differences of views and the conflict with the team. Jones later joined the band AM Conspiracy. Almost immediately after the departure of Jason began to circulate rumors who will be the new vocalist. Fans typically include: Pat Lachman of Damageplan, Phil Anselmo of Pantera and Ryan McCombs of the Soil. The team announced that the new vocalist will be announced at Ozzfest on August 25 where he will perform on the main stage. July 20 page SMNNews received information from a reliable source that the new singer is from Soil McCombs. A week later, the band and the singer confirmed the news.According to McCombs Drowning Pool Manager was the best choice for a new vocalist.In spring 2006 the band announced that it ends cooperation with the label Wind-Up Records. Home Wind-Up Records, confirmed that General info only in June 2006.In October 2006 the band announced that the new song "No More" will be released on the soundtrack for the film Saw III. It was their first song with new vocalist (not counting the second version of "Rise Up").26 February 2007 the band announced that decides to join the label Eleven Seven Music, after receiving bids from Century Media and Sanctuary Records. In addition, the team gets a new company managerial Tenth Street Entertainment.Full Circle's latest album is released August 7th 2007. Two songs were produced by Funny Farm Records, which has Nikki Sixx (Motley Crue bassist) and DJ Ashba (Beautiful Creatures guitarist). The rest of the songs was recorded with producer Ben Schigelem in January Sound Studio.
Drowning Pool - Full Circle
Iron Maiden - heavy metal (representing the New Wave of British Heavy Metal) band from London, was founded December 25, 1975, regarded as one of the greatest heavy metal bands. The leader of the group is bassist Steve Harris. The band's name literally means iron maiden, a medieval instrument of torture.
Group plays heavy metal with progressive elements. Their music is based on the sharp guitar riffs, but melodic, and rapid and dynamic rhythm section of drummer Nicko McBrain rich and distinctive-sounding ("clicking") bass guitar Steve Harris. A characteristic feature of most of the work (1981-1994 and 1999 -) group is a wide range of Bruce Dickinson vocals. This musician is considered one of the best rock vocalists. Musical style of Iron Maiden are also virtuoso solos of three guitarists.
Current members
- Bruce Dickinson
- Janick Gers
- Steve Harris
- Nicko McBrain
- Dave Murray
- Adrian Smith
Generally tracks of the band is a collection of quite diversity. Iron Maiden has created both very quick, strong, sometimes approaching the thrash metal compositions like "Be Quick or Be Dead", a progressive, long songs, often multi-part with the change of pace, such as "Paschendale", "Dance of Death," "Rime of The Ancient Mariner, "" Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, "" Hallowed Be Thy Name "and quiet ballads like" Afraid To Shoot Strangers ", or acousto-orchestral" Journeyman ". Iron Maiden has created also the melodic songs like "Can I Play with Madness" and "Wasted Years", which due to their affordability and lightness achieved huge commercial success.
In the album of 2006, A Matter of Life and Death group presented a different style of music. Songs have become longer and longer, more ambitious and progressive, yet not so strong and stringent as those of the early career.
The compositions are formed mainly by the leader - Steve Harris and Adrian Smith, Janick Gers, Dave Murray and Bruce Dickinson. Additionally, Blaze Bayley took part in the creation of vocal melodies. Two drummers - Nicko McBrain and Clive Burr have a minimal contribution to the creation of music.
Songs texts are about historical events (such as "Aces High", "Paschendale", "Montsegur," "The Trooper", "Alexander The Great"), mythology ("Flight of Icarus", "Powerslave"), or use of motifs from the literature ("Brave New World", "It Tame a Land", "Phantom of the Opera") and films ("Where Eagles Dare," "Children of the Damned," "Edge of Darkness"). In addition to the above examples of creativity Iron Maiden theme is quite diverse. The authors of the texts are usually Steve Harris, Adrian Smith and Bruce Dickinson. Also Blaze Bayley and occasionally Paul Di'Anno and other members gave in this regard very rarely or not at all.
The team has its own mascot - Eddie. Eddie has appeared on most of the albums and singles covers of Iron Maiden, often as part of the concert stage design. The team in his career has sold over 100 million albums, of which 75 million from EMI Rec logo
