Rootwater

Polish nu metal band

Nu metal^{[citation needed]}
thrash metal
metalcore

Years active2002–2010^[1]LabelsFonografika, Mystic ProductionMembersMaciej Taff
Sebastian Zusin
Filip "Heinrich" Hałucha
Marcin "Valeo" Walenczykowski
Grzegorz "Oleynik" OlejnikPast membersPaweł "Paul" Jaroszewicz
Tomasz "Yońca" Jońca
Paweł Jurkowski
Przemysław Bieliński
Michał Truong
Artur RowińskiWebsiterootwater.pl

Rootwater was a Polish nu metal band, formed in Warsaw 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, 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.^{[citation needed]} Many critics^[who?] 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; 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
Under	Released: April 27, 2004 Label: Fonografika Formats: CD
The Legends of Hava Nagila (EP)	Released: 2006 Label: Fonografika Formats: CD
Limbic System	Released: March 1, 2007^[3] Label: Mystic Production Formats: CD, digital download^[4]
Visionism	Released: June 15, 2009^[5] Label: Mystic Production Formats: CD, digital download^[6]

Music videos

Year	Title	Directed	Album
2004	"Hava Nagila"	—	Under
2010	"Living in the Cage"	Mania Studio^[7]	Visionism

References

^ [1] Archived May 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Rootwater - Hava Nagila". YouTube. 2006-07-29. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. 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.