- Ryan McCombs
Infobox Musical artist
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Background = solo_singer
Instrument =Guitar Vocals Bass Guitar
Name = Ryan McCombs
Born =July 16 ,1974 (age 34)
Died =
Alias =
Genre =Hard rock ,Alternative metal ,Heavy metal ,Post-Grunge
Associated_acts =SOiL ,Drowning Pool D.E.M
Notable_instruments =Vocals
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Years_active = 1997-2004, 2005-Present
URL = [http://www.drowningpool.com www.drowningpool.com]Ryan McCombs is the vocalist in the
alternative metal bandDrowning Pool (since 2005). In years 1997-2004 he was a vocalist inSOiL .1997-2004: SOiL
Ryan McCombs entered into the aggressive rock band
SOiL , where he took the position of lead vocalist. The band struggled to reach international status Fact|date=February 2007, releasing three albums and oneEP during his time in Soil: "El Chupacabra (EP)" and "Throttle Junkies ", "Scars (album) ", and "Redefine ".2005-present: Drowning Pool
Ryan left
SOiL to be with his family. He was gone for a year. His family and most notably his wife convinced him to continue singing. When he got back into singing,SOiL had found a new lead singer. His wife told him that if he was to be with a band make sure it was with good people that he could trust. Around this time,Drowning Pool 's singer Jason Jones left to joinalternative band A.M. Conspiracy. Rumours spread regarding the new singer of Drowning Pool's identity. Drowning Pool announced the new vocalist's identity would be released atOzzfest in Dallas, Texas on August 25, 2005. On July 20th 2005, the information was leaked to website [http://www.smnnews.com/index.php?subaction=showcomments&id=1121888017&archive=&start_from=&ucat=& SMNNews] , and the newspaper's release was confirmed by both Drowning Pool and Ryan McCombs the next week. Ryan McCombs, as a member of the band, is working on their next studio album, and touring, most notably entertaining troops serving inIraq .Fact|date=February 2007Currently, Ryan McCombs is married and has two sons. He lives in
Dunkirk, Indiana .The first Drowning Pool song released with Ryan McCombs as the singer was, "Rise Up 2006," featured as a bonus downloadable track on the
WWE Wreckless Intent album, and is the theme for "WWE Friday Night SmackDown ". The Saw III soundtrack contains a demo version of "No More", the second track with him on vocals. The non-demo version of the song is track 10 on the albumFull Circle .Major Discography
With SOiL
*
Throttle Junkies (1999)
* Scars (2001)
*Redefine (2004)With Drowning Pool
* Full Circle (2007)
References
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