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News : Drowning Pool Announce First Ever Australian Headline Tour

By on March 30, 2016

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So for anyone who remembers way back in the early 2000’s, there was a band from Texas named Drowning Pool who released a little song named “Bodies” – more commonly known by the seminal line, Let the Bodies Hit the Floor. Becoming a massive hit at the time of its release, you may be surprised to find out the band are in fact still working well into today. First emerging at the height of the “nu-metal” movement, Drowning Pool last month released their sixth studio album, ‘Hellelujah’, through Entertainment One Music.

The Texan band have announced that this July will see Drowning Pool kick off their first ever Australian headline tour, in addition to a special one-off show in New Zealand. The last time Drowning Pool hit Australian shores was as a part of the now defunct Big Day Out festival way back in 2002.

Drowning Pool burst onto the hard rock scene 15 years ago with their platinum selling debut album ‘Sinner’ and remain to be relevant.  Heading to Australia to support their critically acclaimed new material ‘Hellelujah’ this is the album their diehard fans demanded and the aggressive heavy rock world at large deserved.  Reenergized with the addition of fierce front man Jasen Moreno, proudly amongst the soul of Drowning Pool original members CJ Pierce, Stevie Benton and Mike Luce; this is a rebranded monster ready with teeth bared heading straight for the jugular!

“The crowd chanting along, with their fists in the air and the energy was electric throughout the show. Plus, Tear Away, Bodies…. all would’ve made Dave (Williams) proud” – Kegl.com 

Australian / NZ fans have waited impatiently since their Big Day Out appearance in 2002 to witness crowd favorites such as ‘Sinner’, ‘Step Up’, ‘Tear Away’, ‘Pity’ and floor filler smash hit ‘Bodies’,this July fans will be treated to a hard hitting headline run. The Lone Star State conquerors deliver a heavy batch of hell raising anthems, each burning with fiery adrenaline destined to ignite crowds into impassioned sing-alongs.

Presented by Metropolis Touring and Tombowler, pre-sale tickets go online Tuesday 5 April at 9:00am AEST to Wednesday 6 April at 5:00pm AEST. General sale tickets will be available from Thursday 7 April 9:00am AEST.

All tickets available at this link here: http://www.metropolistouring.com/drowningpool.

Sunday 24th July Auckland – Kings Arms

Tuesday 26th July Adelaide – The Gov

Thursday 28th July Brisbane – Max Watts

Friday 29th July Sydney – Manning Bar

Saturday 30th July Melbourne – Max Watts

Sunday 31st July Perth – Capitol

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Drowning Pool’s latest album ‘Hellelujah’ is out now through eOne Music. Get your copy now via iTunes.

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Jonathon is an aspiring fantasy/sci-fi novelist and music journalist. Thanks to the influence of the music he grew up with, he has always possessed a keen interest in metal and rock. He is also a huge fan of mythology, legend, and folklore from all across the world. You should follow him on Twitter.