''Resilience'' is the fifth studio album by American

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. It was released on April 9, 2013, and is the first Drowning Pool album recorded with vocalist Jasen Moreno. The album was also made available for download from

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Style and themes

The album features a much more aggressive and anthemic sound than their previous material. It is primarily an

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album, but with hints of

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. Its lyrical themes include partying ("Saturday Night"), confrontation, resistance, anger (" One Finger and a Fist") and other similar themes.

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, on the 10th anniversary of his death. The next single, "Saturday Night" was released on November 13, 2012. The third, "One Finger and a Fist", was released on January 29, 2013.

Production and background

The album was recorded at the House of Loud Studios in

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and it was then finished up in

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. The album was also produced by Kato Khandwalla. In a post on the band's official

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page, guitarist C.J. Pierce wrote, In an interview in September 2012 with ''

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'', Jasen Moreno said

Critical reception

''Resilience'' has received mixed reviews. ''

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'' 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." ''

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'' described Jasen as a worthy replacement for Ryan McCombs, as well as describing "Life of Misery" as the album's strongest track. 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.

Track listing

Personnel

* Jasen Moreno – lead vocals * C.J. Pierce – guitar * Stevie Benton – bass guitar * Mike Luce – drums AdditionalDrowning Pool – Resilience : Credits : Allmusic
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– production, mixing and composing * Kato Khandwalla – production and engineering * Marie D'Antonio – management * Allen Kovac – management * Dan Korneff – mixing * Fred Kevorkian – mastering * David Jackson – cover art and photography * Tommy English – additional production, mixing and engineering * Trevor Niemann – design

References

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