Rootwater
| Rootwater | |
|---|---|
 During concert in Mega Club in Katowice. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Warsaw, Poland |
| Genres | Nu metal, thrash metal, metalcore |
| Years active | 2002–2010[1] |
| Labels | Fonografika, Mystic Production |
| Associated acts | Vesania, Vader |
| Website |
rootwater |
| Members |
Maciej Taff Sebastian Zusin Filip "Heinrich" Hałucha Marcin "Valeo" Walenczykowski Grzegorz "Oleynik" Olejnik |
| Past members |
Paweł "Paul" Jaroszewicz Tomasz "Yońca" Jońca Paweł Jurkowski Przemysław Bieliński Michał Truong Artur Rowiński |
Rootwater was a Polish nu metal band, formed in Warsaw, Poland in 2002 by Sebastian Zusin, Tomasz "Yońca" Jońca and Paweł Jurkowski. Soon, Maciej Taff has joined the band as a vocalist. In their music there are many hardcore, trash, folk and punk, or even ambient influences clearly hearable. The name of the band comes from a Magic: The Gathering card captioned "Rootwater Commando". The band is famous for their psychedelic, technically perfect album covers. Many critics are comparing Rootwater's music to System of a Down's music, which is probably caused by a similar use of native "folkish" melodies by both groups. Rootwater's vocalist, Maciej Taff usually sings in English, but some songs refer to Hebrew (Hava Nagila),[2] or are sung in traditional Roma language (Caje Sukarije), Polish, or French (Climchoque).
Members
- Last line-up
- Maciej Taff - vocalist (2002–2010)
- Sebastian Zusin - guitar (2002–2010)
- Filip "Heinrich" Hałucha - bass guitar (2004–2010)
- Marcin "Valeo" Walenczykowski - guitar (2009–2010)
- Grzegorz "Gregor" Olejnik - drums (2009–2010)
- Former members
- Paweł "Paul" Jaroszewicz - drums (2008)
- Michał Truong - guitar (2004-2009)
- Artur Rowiński - drums (2004-2008)
- Tomasz "Yońca" Jońca - guitar (2002-2004)
- Paweł Jurkowski - drums (2002-2004)
- Przemysław Bieliński - bass guitar (2002-2004)
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Under |
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| The Legends of Hava Nagila (EP) |
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| Limbic System | |
| Visionism |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Directed | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Hava Nagila" | |
Under |
| 2010 | "Living in the Cage" | Mania Studio[7] | Visionism |
References
- ↑ Archived May 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Rootwater - Hava Nagila". YouTube. 2006-07-29. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
- ↑ "Rootwater - Limbic System - Muzyka w Interia.pl". Muzyka.interia.pl. 2007-03-01. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
- ↑ "iTunes - Music - Limbic System by Rootwater". Itunes.apple.com. 2007-03-01. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
- ↑ "Rootwater - Visionism - Muzyka w Interia.pl". Muzyka.interia.pl. 2009-06-15. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
- ↑ "iTunes - Music - Visionism by Rootwater". Itunes.apple.com. 2009-06-15. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
- ↑ "Aktualności - ROOTWATER u Lynch'a - Wytwórnia płytowa - Mystic Production". Mystic.pl. 2009-11-04. Retrieved 2015-07-26.