Musical Revolution With CJ PIERCE From DROWNING POOL

As the saying goes, one person's loss is another person's
gain.
So while there were many disappointed when CKY pulled out of their
Australian tour with Alien Ant Farm, there was also plenty more
elated when their replacement was named in quick succession.
It's not often a tour is strengthened by late adjustments, but from
the moment Drowning Pool were named to fill the void, what was
previously stifled enthusiasm quickly became cries of joy.
After a prolonged absence from these shores, hard rock/metal
monsters Drowning Pool will be returning next February, at the peak
of their musical power and looking to decimate fans on this side of
the world. Since reuniting with vocal powerhouse Ryan McCombs,
Drowning Pool have gone from strength to strength, blowing away
audiences at some of the world's premier festivals - Aftershock, Nu
Metal Revolution, Louder Than Life, Sonic Temple, Blue Ridge Rock
many others.
They are a band who has seen as many downs as they have ups, but
throughout all have remained committed to their craft and each
other, powering through each obstacle and emerging triumphant. And
now it looks like another prominent chapter is about to be
written.
HEAVY sat down recently with guitarist CJ Pierce to fill in the
blanks.
"For us, it's been all cool," he replied when I commended the band
for stepping in at short notice. "There's no drama here with
Drowning Pool. I'm not sure about the situation, but we've been
friends with Alien Ant Farm since day one - 20 plus years- and
we're just coming to rock out. We were already working on some
shows in Australia anyway, which were gonna be later in the year,
so we couldn't wait to get there. Right place, right time. We
appreciate them for having us on. No disrespect to CKY fans. We
probably could do a cover song of theirs but out of respect to them
Drowning Pool's bringing a lot of metal to the show."
In the full interview, CJ spoke more about what fans can expect
from Drowning Pool live, their latest single Revolution (The Final
Amen), welcoming Ryan back to the fold, any difficulties in another
transition of vocalists, the importance of having the right band's
together as part of a tour, new music including an album, the
decision to go Independent and what it means for the band, keeping
motivated and more.


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