Editing Drowning Pool (section)

==Musical style and influences==
Drowning Pool's style has been considered [[alternative metal]],<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/drowning-pool-mn0000167762/biography |title=Drowning Pool |website=[[Allmusic]] |author=Craig Harris}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalandbeyond.com/2011/03/drowning-pool-gig-review.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129072044/http://www.metalandbeyond.com/2011/03/drowning-pool-gig-review.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 29, 2013 |title=Drowning Pool – gig review |publisher=Metal and Beyond |date=March 21, 2012 }}</ref> [[nu metal]],<ref>{{cite book|first= Garry |last= Sharpe-Young |title= New Wave of American Heavy Metal |year= 2005 |publisher= Zonda Books Limited |isbn= 0-9582684-0-1 |page= 124}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|first= Steve |last= Knopper |title= Dave Williams: 1972–2002 |journal= Spin |volume= 18 |issue= 11 |date= November 2002 |page= 28 |issn= 0886-3032 }}</ref> [[hard rock]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rock.about.com/od/drowningpool/p/DrowningPool.htm |title=Drowning Pool |publisher=Rock.about.com |access-date=November 22, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906201050/http://rock.about.com/od/drowningpool/p/DrowningPool.htm |archive-date=September 6, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="Oxford">{{cite book |title=The Oxford Handbook of Sound and Image in Digital Media |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |author1=Carol Vernallis |author2=Amy Herzog |author3=John Richardson |year=2013 |page=316 |isbn=9780199757640}}</ref> and [[post-grunge]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hardrockhaven.net/online/2009/03/drowning-pool-loudest-common-denominator/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130221225233/http://hardrockhaven.net/online/2009/03/drowning-pool-loudest-common-denominator/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 21, 2013 |title=Drowning Pool ''Loudest Common Denominator'' |publisher=Hard Rock Haven }}</ref> as well as being part of the [[new wave of American heavy metal]]. The band's influences include [[Metallica]], [[Guns N' Roses]], [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]], [[Testament (band)|Testament]], [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]], [[Alice in Chains]], [[Soil (American band)|SOiL]], [[Opeth]], [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[Soundgarden]], [[Black Sabbath]], [[Slayer]], [[AC/DC]], [[Led Zeppelin]], [[Judas Priest]], [[Iron Maiden]], [[Mötley Crüe]], [[the Beatles]], [[Pantera]], [[Sepultura]] and [[Suicidal Tendencies]].<ref name="militarymoney.com"/><ref name="manchester">{{cite web |url=http://manchesterrocks.webs.com/apps/blog/show/23963135-interview-with-drowning-pool-guitarist-c-j-pierce |title=INTERVIEW WITH DROWNING POOL GUITARIST C.J. PIERCE |publisher=Manchester Rocks |date=February 22, 2013 |access-date=April 14, 2013 |archive-date=November 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110202459/http://manchesterrocks.webs.com/apps/blog/show/23963135-interview-with-drowning-pool-guitarist-c-j-pierce |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Craig Cummings |url=http://lubbockonline.com/stories/110608/fea_463143479.shtml |title=Dallas-based Drowning Pool to play Toys for Tots Bash &#124; Lubbock Online &#124; Lubbock Avalanche-Journal |publisher=Lubbock Online |date=November 6, 2008 |access-date=February 4, 2013 |archive-date=November 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131120060311/http://lubbockonline.com/stories/110608/fea_463143479.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref>