Resilience (Drowning Pool album)

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox album | name = Resilience | type = studio | artist = Drowning Pool | cover = Drowning Pool - Resilience.jpg | alt = | released = April 9, 2013 | recorded = 2012 at House of Loud Studios (New Jersey) | venue = | studio = | genre = {{flatlist| * Alternative metal * hard rock * {{nowrap|post-grunge}} }} | length = {{plainlist| * 39:34 (standard edition)<ref name="AMG">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/resilience-mw0002489781 |title=Resilience - Drowning Pool |publisher=AllMusic |date=April 9, 2013 |accessdate=April 13, 2013}}</ref> * 46:41 (deluxe edition) * 54:36 (digital deluxe edition) }} | label = Eleven Seven<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131207002926/http://www.mtv.com/artists/drowning-pool/discography/3029524/ Resilience by Drowning Pool - MTV]</ref> | producer = {{flatlist| * Kato Khandwala * {{nowrap|John Feldmann}}<ref name="AMG" /> }} | prev_title = Drowning Pool | prev_year = 2010 | next_title = Hellelujah | next_year = 2016 | misc = {{Singles | name = Resilience | type = studio | single1 = In Memory Of... | single1date = August 14, 2012 | single2 = Saturday Night | single2date = November 13, 2012 | single3 = One Finger and a Fist | single3date = January 29, 2013 | single4 = Anytime Anyplace | single4date = March 18, 2013 }} }}

'''''Resilience''''' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Drowning Pool. It was released on April 9, 2013,<ref>{{cite web|title=DROWNING POOL: New Album Title, Track Listing, Release Date Revealed|url=http://blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=185554|publisher=BlabberMouth|access-date=January 30, 2013|archive-date=February 21, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130221111727/http://blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=185554|url-status=dead}}</ref> and is the first Drowning Pool album recorded with vocalist Jasen Moreno.<ref name="memory">{{cite web |url=http://blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=178210 |title=DROWNING POOL: First Studio Recording With New Singer Available For Streaming - Aug. 15, 2012 |publisher=Blabbermouth |date=August 15, 2012 |access-date=April 13, 2013 |archive-date=November 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105100614/http://blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=178210 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The album was also made available for download from iTunes and in MP3 format on Amazon.

==Style and themes== The album features a much more aggressive and anthemic sound than their previous material.<ref name=Reggie>{{cite web |url=http://thefrontrowreport.com/3152/drowning-pool-resilience-review/ |title=Drowning Pool - Resilience review |publisher=Reggie Edwards |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130706015057/http://thefrontrowreport.com/3152/drowning-pool-resilience-review/ |archivedate=July 6, 2013 }}</ref><ref name=onefinger>{{cite web |url=http://loudwire.com/drowning-pool-one-finger-and-a-fist-lyric-video-exclusive-premiere/ |title=DROWNING POOL, 'ONE FINGER AND A FIST' LYRIC VIDEO – EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE |publisher=Loudwire |date=January 29, 2013 |accessdate=April 13, 2013}}</ref><ref name=loudwire>{{cite web |url=http://loudwire.com/drowning-pool-saturday-night-video/ |title=DROWNING POOL UNLEASH 'SATURDAY NIGHT' VIDEO |publisher=Loudwire |date=November 13, 2012 |accessdate=April 13, 2013}}</ref> It is primarily an alternative metal and hard rock album, but with hints of post-grunge.{{Citation needed|date=April 2021}} Its lyrical themes include partying ("Saturday Night"), confrontation, resistance, anger ("One Finger and a Fist") and other similar themes.<ref name=sound>{{cite web |url=http://soundandmotionmag.com/2013/04/11/album-review-drowning-pool-resilience/ |title=Album Review: Drowning Pool - Resilience |publisher=Shyam Rajdev |date=April 11, 2013 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416195114/http://soundandmotionmag.com/2013/04/11/album-review-drowning-pool-resilience/ |archivedate=April 16, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="AMG" />

==Singles== Three singles have been released from the album so far. The first single, "In Memory Of..." was dedicated to their original vocalist Dave Williams and was released on August 14, 2012,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theprp.com/2012/08/15/news/drowning-pool-pay-tribute-to-late-singer-with-new-song/ |title=Drowning Pool Pay Tribute To Late Singer With New Song |publisher=PRP |date=August 15, 2012 |accessdate=April 14, 2013 |quote="Drowning Pool commemorated yesterday's (August 14th) 10 year anniversary of their original frontman Dave Williams by releasing a new song titled "In Memory Of…"."}}</ref> on the 10th anniversary of his death. The next single, "Saturday Night" was released on November 13, 2012.<ref name="loudwire" /> The third, "One Finger and a Fist", was released on January 29, 2013.<ref name="onefinger" />

==Production and background== The album was recorded at the House of Loud Studios in New Jersey and it was then finished up in Dallas.<ref name="memory" /> The album was also produced by Kato Khandwalla.<ref name="memory" /> In a post on the band's official Facebook page, guitarist C.J. Pierce wrote, {{cquote|It's been a real pleasure for all of us working with Jasen Moreno. He jumped right in and stepped up to the plate. He's everything we hoped for in a singer. Jasen came in and got straight to work on new music for our next CD. Out of respect to all past singers, and most importantly the Drowning Pool fans, he learned every song from every CD we've made in the past as well. Jasen has brought us not only a new voice but a new fire to the Drowning Pool sound. We all can't wait to get the new music out to there to everyone with the live show.<ref name="memory" />}}

In an interview in September 2012 with ''Guitar World'', Jasen Moreno said {{cquote|"I am extremely happy and very grateful to be a part of the Drowning Pool family. Everyone's been so welcoming, especially the fans. I can't praise them enough. They've made me feel right at home. This first run of live shows couldn't have gone any better!<ref name="memory" />}}

==Critical reception== {{Music ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="AMG" /> | rev2 = ''Revolver'' | rev2Score = 3.5/5<ref name="revolver"/> }}

''Resilience'' has received mixed reviews. ''Revolver'' magazine criticized "One Finger and a Fist" for being "full of unconvincing declarations of being "hardcore", and "Saturday Night" for being "an awkward attempt at a party song" but described "Anytime Anyplace", "Life of Misery" and "Broken Again" as songs that "blow through the front door like an angry bull."<ref name="revolver">{{cite web |url=http://www.revolvermag.com/reviews/review-drowning-pool-resilience.html |title=Review: Drowning Pool - Resilience |date=March 25, 2013}}</ref> ''Metal Storm'' described Jasen as a worthy replacement for Ryan McCombs, as well as describing "Life of Misery" as the album's strongest track.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=11732 |title=Drowning Pool - Resilience |publisher=Metal Storm |accessdate=April 13, 2013}}</ref> Shyam Rajdev from ''Sound and Motion'' was very positive towards the album and describes its solos as "incredible" and regards Jasen Moreno's vocals as the highlight of the album.<ref name="sound" />

==Track listing== {{Track listing | all_lyrics = | all_writing = Drowning Pool, except "One Finger and a Fist" and "Bleed with You", written by Drowning Pool and John Feldmann | total_length = 39:34 | title1 = Anytime Anyplace | length1 = 3:36 | title2 = Die for Nothing | length2 = 3:12 | title3 = One Finger and a Fist | length3 = 3:06 | title4 = Digging These Holes | length4 = 3:48 | title5 = Saturday Night | length5 = 3:53 | title6 = Low Crawl | length6 = 3:39 | title7 = Life of Misery | length7 = 3:50 | title8 = Broken Again | length8 = 3:19 | title9 = Understand | length9 = 3:41 | title10 = Bleed with You | length10 = 3:30 | title11 = Skip to the End | length11 = 3:38 }}

{{Track listing | headline = Deluxe edition | total_length = 46:41 | title12 = In Memory Of... | length12 = 3:56 | title13 = Blindfold | length13 = 3:11 }}

{{Track listing | headline = Digital deluxe edition | total_length = 54:36 | title12 = In Memory Of... | length12 = 3:56 | title13 = Blindfold | length13 = 3:11 | title14 = Apathetic | length14 = 3:56 | title15 = One Way Prophecy | length15 = 3:59 }}

{{Track listing | headline = Deluxe edition bonus DVD | title1 = Saturday Night (Music Video) | length1 = 4:01 | title2 = One Finger and a Fist (Music Video) | length2 = 3:33 | title3 = Sinner (Live Studio Session) | length3 = 2:53 | title4 = Bodies (Live Studio Session) | length4 = 4:04 | title5 = Tear Away (Live Studio Session) | length5 = 4:28 | title6 = Told You So (Live Studio Session) | length6 = 3:27 | title7 = Think (Live Studio Session) | length7 = 3:46 | title8 = Step Up (Live Studio Session) | length8 = 3:40 | title9 = Feel Like I Do (Live Studio Session) | length9 = 3:51 | title10 = Saturday Night (Live Studio Session) | length10 = 4:02 }}

== Personnel == '''Drowning Pool''' * Jasen Moreno – lead vocals * C.J. Pierce – guitar * Stevie Benton – bass guitar * Mike Luce – drums

'''Additional personnel'''<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/resilience-mw0002489781/credits Drowning Pool – Resilience : Credits : Allmusic]</ref> * Kato Khandwala – production and engineering {{small|(1, 2, 4-9, 11-13)}} * John Feldmann – production, engineering, and mixing {{small|(3, 10)}} * Dan Korneff – mixing {{small|(1, 2, 4-9, 11-13)}} * Tommy English – additional production, mixing, and engineering {{small|(3, 10)}} * Fred Kevorkian – mastering * David Jackson – cover art and photography * Trevor Niemann – album artwork design

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