Taproot is a four-piece nu-metal/post-grunge group from Ann Arbor, Michigan, that has toured with bands such as Korn, Deftones, Staind, P.O.D., Disturbed, Chevelle, Cold, and Linkin Park. They are most known for their hit singles "Poem" and "Calling".
In 1997, Taproot sent their demo to Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst. Impressed with their material, he offered to get them a recording contract through Interscope Records. However, after extended ne...
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Taproot is a four-piece nu-metal/post-grunge group from Ann Arbor, Michigan, that has toured with bands such as Korn, Deftones, Staind, P.O.D., Disturbed, Chevelle, Cold, and Linkin Park. They are most known for their hit singles "Poem" and "Calling".
In 1997, Taproot sent their demo to Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst. Impressed with their material, he offered to get them a recording contract through Interscope Records. However, after extended negotiations, Taproot looked elsewhere, where they finally landed a lucrative record deal with Atlantic Records. Durst heavily cursed the band on vocalist Stephen Richards' answering machine. He also put some blame on System of a Down, who assisted Taproot in securing the Atlantic deal. In retaliation, Durst also kicked System of a Down off the 1999 Family Values Tour, replacing them with Staind. During this period, Taproot independently released three discs: ...Something More Than Nothing (1998), Mentobe (1998) and Upon Us (1999).
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