September 11th in the USA and how it almost destroyed the band Drowning Pool
27September 11th in the United States has a well-known musical rabbit hole, leading to the creation of "My Chemical Romance," but there's one band that, due to various effects related to the event, was almost destroyed: Drowing Pool.
The nu metal band rose to fame at the beginning of this century, taking advantage of the genre's momentum. This led to their debut album, "Sinner," receiving significant radio airplay, in commercials, films, and at events for the then WWF, with two singles, "Tear Away" and a mega-hit, "Bodies."
The song with the chorus "Let the bodies hit the ground" is part of the nu metal aesthetic, but two factors came into play. In the midst of the 2001 attacks, the song was playing on MTV2, and due to the complex climate in that country, Clear Channel (owner of a large portion of the radio stations) and some operators drew up a list of songs that were not appropriate to broadcast, including "Bodies."
Without their main hit at a time when radio airplay was essential, the band had to appeal to their most loyal audience, especially outside the United States and to the few events that hadn't been canceled, to capitalize on the presence of this hit.
This whole context greatly affected Dave Williams, the band's first vocalist, who left us after a heart attack in June 2002.
Drowning Pool wouldn't return until 2004 with a new album, but it was far from the impact and notoriety they had with their first album in 2001.