DROWNING POOL Drummer Offers Update On New Album

DROWNING POOL drummer Mike Luce has issued the following update on the band's current activities:

"As you may or may not know, DROWNING POOL is hard at work here in Dallas putting together the 'demos' for the next record — THE RECORD!

"In case you're not privy to the process of 'demo-ing'... please, allow me. 'Demoing' is the process in which the band is rehearsing and putting together new music and recording said new material by a number of means. We hope you are understanding in that we want this to be our defining record! We, by no means, are dragging ass! But we are sure to take our time with each and every song! We enter a local Dallas/Denton studio, track new songs, then send copies of our new babies to the record label. By doing this you are able to keep all parties involved (in the album-making process) in the loop as to where the band/songs are musically. That being said, the band then is informed as to when they can expect to release a record.

"All this being equal... we are expecting to be knee-deep in 'the new shit' by January 2006!! If that remains... I would hope to have the record on shelves anytime from early spring/mid-summer 2006! If all this seems like a long time... it is. But rest assured that if you grow too impatient to wait for the record, you can always come check out a show. We ARE playing new shit at the shows. Playing the songs live and getting your reaction and input is another important part in the whole process of writing new songs and then demoing it for the record. Of course all views herein are strictly that of the drummer and all other parties hold no responsibility or involvement in my opinions or actions!"

DROWNING POOL will perform several shows for service members serving in the Persian Gulf region in late October. The band also will "meet and greet" troops, sign autographs and pose for pictures. The Texas-based quartet will be accompanied by Dallas radio station KDGE's afternoon disc jockey Jessie Jessup, who will be on-hand to introduce the performances. Jessup also will interview troops and host her radio program during the tour. Immediately following their Persian Gulf excursion, DROWNING POOL will be doing a couple of one-off shows. Confirmed dates so far are as follows:

Nov. 05 - National Orange Show - San Bernardino, CA (w/ NONPOINT, THE ACCIDENT EXPERIMENT, WU-TANG CLAN)
Nov. 09 - Sullivan Arena - Anchorage, AK (Alaska Fighting Championship)

DROWNING POOL recently recruited former SOIL frontman Ryan McCombs to replace their last vocalist, Jason "Gong" Jones (now in A.M. CONSPIRACY),who left the band in early June.