European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 10, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 scene stars and stripes june entertainment coming full Circle band drowning Pool holds nothing Back in support of troop to i u x q to 0 to supporting troops like an m4 heavy Metal band drowning Pool is fully armed with new Lead Singer and the group is ready for a full assault on their upcoming while the group will be touring the their thoughts wont be far from the troops fighting the the band is donating from every ticket sold during the tour to the United service and As a tribute to men and women serving in the band wrote the song soldiers can be downloaded for free now by going to months before the july 24 scheduled release of their latest full the band is collaborating with the Uso to headline a we Klong tour to the persian Gulf for bassist Stevie who is one of the bands found ing the upcoming Uso tour will be his second time playing before the in an exclusive interview with stars and Benton described playing for the troops As Way better than any other shows we they Are always off the Hook and the intensity of the crowd is freaking it is unlike anything you will Ever for drowning the Road to come full Circle is filled with epic highs and crashing when the bands first was released in they were quickly catapulted to the forefront of the Ozz fest but just months images of people jumping from the twin towers seared into the hearts and minds of and drowning pools song bodies was mistakenly tagged As being about the song was quickly banned from Many radio we got stuck with this Moniker of being somehow associated with Benton it was just a simple song about being in a mosh so the whole thing was pretty upsetting to despite the drowning Pool began touring and established itself As a heavy Metal Force with a rapidly growing legion of then tragedy Lead Singer Dave Wilson was found dead in groups tour Wilson died of a previously undiagnosed heart during that the same time the United states was fully engaged in the War on Bod ies was being adopted by service members As a sort of rallying the song was blasted from helicopters and humvee while the troops went into the groups remaining members took on the fifth anniversary of the band performed live for the troops in it was the coolest said so the song that was ranked from the radio because of ends up being the song that gets us Over there to play for the it was very much a full Circle and that is Why we chose full Circle to be the title of the new it is All pretty free Pool podcasts drowning Pool if scheduled to release a new podcast series each week leading up to the july 24 release of its new full drowning Pool bassist Stevie Benton said the podcasts Are designed to rat Yide fens never be foreseen footage including the recording interviews and the group inst Uso tour through Iraa Ana podcast tries to explain of the behind Why named the new album full Cir and to show what it is like to be with the band on the said its straight from our and it gives you the inside anyone interested should visit itunes at 18703 drowning Pool soldiers com photos Courtesy of Uso drowning pools Ryan Mccombs sings one of the groups most popular while in interview with a bassist my interview with drowning Pool bassist Stevie Benton was set for thursday afternoon at 4 the timezone conversion to Tokyo is Greenwich mean plus nine in Layman 5 Friday so i make the Call to the los Angele based music promotions firm total assault whose clients include Madonna and drowning to name but a total assault informs me that the interview time has been bumped to and that i need to Call tenth Street entertain ment in new i put on a pot of two cups of Coffee i Call new tenth Street this is How May i direct your Call this is Chris Fowler calling continued on Page 9