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Drowning Pool concert to benefit military
Web Posted: 09/06/2007 07:20 PM CDT
Hector Saldaña
Express-News Staff Writer
Drowning Pool/'This Is for the Soldiers' TOUR
•Where: Rosedale Park, 340 Dartmouth St. at Gen. McMullen Drive
•When: Saturday; gates open at 5 p.m.
•For openers: Deepfield, Darkwater, Cult to Follow
• Tickets: $5 at Flipside Records, Rockbox, www.etix.com
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***KICKING OFF THE SHOW***
•Darkwater: San Antonio metal monsters have emerged out of the battle-of-the-bands scene with a groovy raw sound that recalls early Staind and Alice in Chains. 'Taken Hold' ranks with the best seductive gloom of Aaron Lewis. Where's star maker Joe Anthony when you need him?
- Hector Saldaña -EXPRESS NEWS ENTERTAINMENT WRITER
Discography
1)SHINE
2)SMILE UPON ME
3)BLESS THIS MESS
4)TAKEN HOLD (ACOUSTIC)
5)SOLDIER STORY
ARE ALL RECIEVING REGULAR AIRPLAY ON POWERHOUSEROCK.NET , GARAGEBANDS.COM , AND DARKCLOUDRADIO.NET.
THE MUSIC IS ALSO RECEIVING LIMITED AIRPLAY ON 99.5 KISS RADIO SHOW TEXAS TRAXX AND KSYM COLLEGE RADIO SAN ANTONIO.
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FORMED IN 2000,THIS SAN ANTONIO BASED BAND HAS GAINED WELL DESERVED ACCLAIM THROUGHOUT SAN ANTONIO AND SOUTH TEXAS. THEY HAVE RECENTLY RECEIVED AN ENDORSEMENT WITH ALAMO MUSIC OF SAN ANTONIO.
THE BAND HAS CREATED A BUZZ AMONG THE SOUTH TEXAS SCENE WHICH HAS ENABLED THEM TO GRACE THE STAGE WITH MANY NATIONAL AND TEXAS BANDS. THEY HAVE HAD THE HONOR OF OPENING FOR FACECAGE OF COREY TAYLOR'S (SLIPKNOT,STONE SOUR) GREAT BIG MOUTH RECORDS. THEY HAVE ALSO OPENED UP FOR GEORGE LYNCH OF DOKKEN,DAVE WAYNE OF METAL CHURCH, DROWNING POOL ,DOWNSIID, JASON NEWSTEAD'S BAND FLOTSAM AND JETSAM ,FLAW,AND MOST RECENTLY,KICKED OFF THE**USO SHOW** FOR THE SOLDIERS IN SAN ANTONIO,TX ALONG WITH HEAVY HITTERS,DROWNING POOL.
THEY ARE ALWAYS PROMOTING AND PERFORMING IN HOPES THAT THIS TIRELESS WORK ETHIC WILL SOMEDAY
REWARD THEM.
THE BAND MEMBERS THEMSELVES, COVER A RANGE OF AGES AND LIFE EXPERIENCES THAT SEEM TO RESONATE THROUGH THE MUSIC." EVERYONE MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE WRITING AND CREATIVITY ASPECTS OF THE BAND SO THAT ALL SHINE THROUGH IN THE FINISHED PRODUCT". ALL ARE ACTIVE IN THE WRITING PROCESS,BUT MOST LYRICS ARE WRITTEN BY JAY WILSON(VOCALS) OR ADAM RANGEL(VOCALS/GUITAR). "LIFE ITSELF, IS FULL OF EXPERIENCES AND EMOTIONS THAT ARE BEST TOLD IN SONG...WE DONT WRITE A SONG JUST WRITE IT. WE WANT THE LISTENER TO GO BACK IN TIME AND FEEL WHAT WE FELT WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THESE MOMENTS WE WRITE ABOUT" IF ITS ANGER,JOY,DISGUST,OR PASSION...WE WANT TO TAKE YOU THERE WITH US.
INFLUENCES INCLUDE PANTERA,BOB MARLEY,DARK NEW DAY,SEVENDUST,DISTURBED,STAIND,SHINEDOWN,FLAW, AND NUMEROUS OTHERS. MUSICIANS WITH STRONG VOCALS AND LIFE BASED LYRICS ARE WHAT INSPIRES US . WE ENJOY GUITARISTS AND DRUMMERS WHO KNOW THEIR INSTRUMENT BETTER THAN THEY KNOW THEMSELVES AND PORTRAY THAT IN THEIR MUSIC.
A BAND IS A FAMILY AND A BUSINESS. WE FEEL BOTH ARE DOOMED TO FAIL IF COMPROMISE AND RESPECT ARE NOT CORE VALUES WITHIN THE GROUP. IT WOULD EXPLAIN WHY DARKWATER HAS PROSPERED WHERE OTHERS HAVE DISAPPEARED FROM EXISTANCE.
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