Drowning Pool and Snot

Drowning Pool, a Dallas-based nu-metal band, rose to fame with their platinum debut "Sinner" and its hit "Bodies." Known for dark themes, they performed at Ozzfest and Wrestlemania. After lead vocalist Dave Williams' death in 2002, they continued with singers Jason Jones, Ryan McCombs, and Jasen Moreno. Collaborated with Sevendust, Kittie, and (hed) p.e., and produced by Jay Baumgardner. Released albums like "Full Circle" and "Resilience."

Santa Barbara's Snot, formed in 1995 by Lynn Strait and Mike Doling, gained fame with their 1997 hardcore metal debut "Get Some." They toured Ozzfest 1998 before Strait's tragic death. Their tribute album "Strait Up" had contributions from Korn's Jonathan Davis and Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst. Members later joined Amen and Soulfly.