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Taproot Is An American Nu Metal/alternative Rock Band. Hailing From Ann Arbor Michigan Taproot Formed In Late 1997 And Has Toured With Deftones Sevendust Incubus And Korn. Taproot's Album "Blue Sky Research" Was Released On 16 August 2005. Their Song "Calling" Was The Official Theme Song Of WWE's Unforgiven Pay-Per-View Event In September 2005. The Second Single From The Album "Birthday " Received Minimal Radio Airtime On The East Coast. 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. Taproot Later Went On To Independently Release Three Albums ...Something More Than Nothing 1998 Mentobe 1998 And Upon Us 1999 . The Band Released Their Debut Album Gift On June 27 2000. With The Album's Lead Single "Again & Again" Gaining Heavy Exposure Through MTV2 The Band's Mainstream Rise Gained Momentum. With The Help Of Ozzy Osbourne's Son Jack Taproot Landed A Spot On The Second Stage Of The 2000 And 2001 Ozzfest Tour. After Spending Seven Months In Los Angeles The Band Released Their Second Album Welcome On October 15 2002. 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. Much Of This Was Due To The Success Of The Album's First Single "Poem" Which Shot To #5 On The Mainstream Rock Charts. The Album's Second Single "Mine" Followed With More Moderate Success. Welcome Is Taproot's Most Successful Album To Date Almost Achieving Gold Status With Approximately 475 000 Copies Sold. 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. Returning From Their Break The Band Released Their Third Major Album Blue-Sky Research On August 16 2005. Billy Corgan The Smashing Pumpkins Frontman Assisted In Songwriting On The Album Which Was Produced By Toby Wright. It Debuted At #33 On The Billboard 200 With Approximately 28 000 First Week Sales. The Bands Single "Calling" Was Used By The WWE 2005 Pay-Per-View "Unforgiven." The Band Headlined A Major Tour With Evans Blue And From Satellite To Promote Its Release. Prior To The Headline Tour Taproot Acted As Direct Support To Chevelle On Their Tour Alongside 30 Seconds To Mars. They Also Participated In The Fall Brawl Tour Which Featured Staind And P.O.D. As Headliners And Is Notable For Taking The Then-Unknown Flyleaf Along As The Opening Act For The Three Bands. On May 23 2006 It Was Reported That Taproot Had Parted Ways With Atlantic Records After Disappointing Sales Of Blue-Sky Research. At The Time The Album Had Sold 112 000 Copies Since Its Release. On June 13 2006 Drummer Jarrod Montague Via Taproot's MySpace Blog Confirmed The News. On March 5 2007 The Band Confirmed That They Were In The Process Of Recording Their New Album With Producer Tim Patalan. According To Philip Lipscomb's MySpace Blog Their New Album Our Long Road Home Is Complete And Will Be Released Sometime In Early 2008. On March 2 2008 The Band Released A Song From Our Long Road Home Entitled "You're Not Home Tonight" On Their Website. This Song Has Been Played On XM Satellite Radio Squizz 48 Indicent Exposure With Grant Random Sirius Satellite Radio On Octane. A Teaser Trailer For Our Long Road Home Was Added To The Taproot Youtube Page On April 28 2008. At The End Of The Video It Was Stated That The Album Would Be Released On August 5 2008. According To The Taproot Website The Band Has Decided To Forgo Signing To A Major Label. Their New Album Our Long Road Home Will Be Released Independently Through Their Management Firm Velvet Hammer Music In A 50/50 Partnership With The Band Themselves. Distribution Was Handled With Sony-Owned RED Distribution. Our Long Road Home Was Released On September 16 2008. The Disc Was Distributed In A Cardboard Sleeve And Released To All Major Outlets. Just Over A Week After The Album's Release It Was Announced That Long-Time Drummer Jarrod Montague Would Be Leaving The Band And Replaced By Nick Fredell. The Band Released A Statement Regarding The Change In Lineup ""After 10 Years Of Touring Our Drummer And Good Friend Jarrod Will Be Sitting Out This Cycle And We Will Be Replacing Him With Our Long Time Friend Nick Fredell. We'll Miss Jarrod's Presence Out On The Road But Nick Has Fit In Perfectly And We're Excited For All Of Our Fans To Meet Him. Jarrod's Still Very Much A Part Of Our Family So You'll Be Seeing Him In Press And The "Wherever I Stand" Video Which Is Out Now On Youtube..." In Spring 2009 Taproot Went On The Road With Dear Enemy And Adakain For The Take It! Tour. Later That Year They Co-Headlined A U.S. Tour With Cold In Addition To Releasing The Following Statement "Taproot Has A Few Upcoming Shows In November And December And Will Start Writing Their New Record In January/ February Of 2010. We Hope To Get Into The Studio Sometime In February And March. We Will Be Looking At A Release Date Sometime In The Late Spring Possibly Early Summer Of 2010!" After A Brief Period Without A Record Label Taproot Signed With Victory Records. On April 1 2010 At Midnight The Band Released The Lead Single For Their Upcoming Album. The Song Was "Fractured Everything I Said Was True ". A Video For The Song Followed The Release Soon After Debuting On The Band's Youtube Channel On April 16. Soon After The Band Released Their 7th Studio Album Plead The Fifth. Current Members Vocals Guitar Stephen Richards
Bass Phil Lipscomb
Guitar Dave Lizzio
Drums Dave Coughlin Past Members Drums Jarrod Montague
Guitar Mike DeWolf
Drums Nick Fredell Http //www.Taprootmusic.Com read less