The band headlined a major tour with Evans Blue and From Satellite to promote its release. The Bands single "Calling" was used by the WWE 2005 pay-per-view "Unforgiven." It debuted at #33 on the Billboard 200, with approximately 28,000 first week sales. Billy Corgan (The Smashing Pumpkins frontman) assisted in songwriting on the album, which was produced by Toby Wright. Returning from their break, the band released their third major album Blue-Sky Research on August 16, 2005. After touring across the country on Disturbed's Music as a Weapon Tour, as well as a European tour, the band took a two-year break. Welcome is Taproot's most successful album to date, almost achieving gold status, with approximately 475,000 copies sold. The album's second single, "Mine", followed with more moderate success. Much of this was due to the success of the album's first single, "Poem", which shot to #5 on the Mainstream Rock charts. Considered to be a more melodic effort, the album debuted at #17 on the Billboard 200, selling over 51,000 copies in its first week of release. With the help of Ozzy Osbourne's son Jack, Taproot landed a spot on the second stage of the 20 Ozzfest tour.Īfter spending seven months in Los Angeles, the band released their second album Welcome on October 15, 2002. With the album's lead single "Again & Again" gaining heavy exposure through MTV2, the band's mainstream rise gained momentum. The band released their debut album Gift on June 27, 2000. Something More Than Nothing (1998), Mentobe (1998) and Upon Us (1999). Taproot later went on to independently release three albums. In retaliation, Durst also kicked System of a Down off the 1999 Family Values Tour, replacing them with Staind. He also put some blame on System of a Down, who assisted Taproot in securing the Atlantic deal. Durst heavily cursed the band on vocalist Stephen Richards' answering machine. However, after extended negotiations, Taproot looked elsewhere, where they finally landed a lucrative record deal with Atlantic Records. Impressed with their material, he offered to get them a recording contract through Interscope Records. In 1997, Taproot sent their demo to Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst. The second single from the album, "Birthday," received minimal radio airtime on the East Coast.
Their song "Calling" was the official theme song of WWE's Unforgiven pay-per-view event in September 2005. Taproot's album "Blue Sky Research" was released on 16 August 2005. Allmusic.Hailing from Ann Arbor, Michigan, Taproot formed in late 1997, and has toured with Deftones, Sevendust, Incubus, and Korn.
Music and lyrics ĭescribed as a nu metal album, the album's lyrical themes are primarily about topics such as depression and disliking life. He claimed that "Dragged Down" and "Now" were the only songs written specifically for Gift. Taproot singer Stephen Richards told CMJ New Music Report that the songs on Gift were written in 1997, playing the songs for a few years.
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