Rootwater
Polish nu metal band
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Rootwater was a Polish nu metal band, formed in Warsaw in 2002[2] 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, thrash, folk and punk, and even ambient influences clearly audible. The name of the band comes from a Magic: The Gathering card captioned "Rootwater Commando". The band is famous for their psychedelic 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),[3] or are sung in traditional Roma language (Caje Sukarije), Polish, or French (Climchoque).
Rootwater | |
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 During concert in Mega Club in Katowice, 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Warsaw, Poland |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2002–2010[1] |
| Labels | Fonografika, Mystic Production |
| 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 |
| Website | rootwater |
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; died 2018)
- 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 |
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| The Legends of Hava Nagila (EP) |
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| Limbic System | |
| Visionism |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Directed | Album |
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| 2004 | "Hava Nagila" | — |
Under |
| 2010 | "Living in the Cage" | Mania Studio[8] | Visionism |
