Ryan McCombs 2860963 225131766 2008-07-12T01:20:24Z Doneanddoneanddone 7462704 /* 2005-present: Drowning Pool */ grammer {{Infobox Musical artist | Img = Replace this image male.svg <!-- only free-content images are allowed for depicting living people - see [[WP:NONFREE]] --> | Img_size = 150 | | Background = solo_singer | Instrument = [[Guitar]] [[Vocals]] [[Bass Guitar]] | Name = Ryan McCombs | | Born = July 16 1974 | Died = | Alias = | Genre = [[Hard rock]] [[Alternative metal]] [[Heavy metal]] | Associated_acts = [[SOiL]], [[Drowning Pool]] [[D.E.M]] | Notable_instruments = [[Vocals]] | Label = | Years_active = 1997-2004, 2005-Present | | URL = [http://www.drowningpool.com www.drowningpool.com] }} '''Ryan McCombs''' is a vocalist in an [[alternative metal]] [[band (music)|band]] [[Drowning Pool]] (since 2005). In years 1997-2004 he was a vocalist in [[SOiL]]. ==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 one album and one [[EP]]: ''[[El Chupacabra (album)|El Chupacabra]]'' and ''[[Throttle Junkies]]''. ==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 (singer)|Jason Jones]] left to join [[alternative]] 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 at [[Ozzfest]] 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 in [[Iraq]].{{Fact|date=February 2007}} Currently, 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 album [[Full Circle]]. ==Major Discography== ===With SOiL=== * [[Throttle Junkies]] (1999) * [[Scars (album)|Scars]] (2001) * [[Redefine]] (2003) ===With Drowning Pool=== * [[Full Circle (Drowning Pool album)|Full Circle]] (2007) ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Drowning Pool}} {{SOiL}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Maccombs, Ryan}} [[Category:American male singers]] [[Category:Indiana musicians]] [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]] [[Category:Living people]] [[no:Ryan McCombs]]