Rootwater

Polish nu metal band

Nu metal
thrash metal
alternative metal

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^[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).

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: 27 April 2004 Label: Fonografika Formats: CD
The Legends of Hava Nagila (EP)	Released: 2006 Label: Fonografika Formats: CD
Limbic System	Released: 1 March 2007^[4] Label: Mystic Production Formats: CD, digital download^[5]
Visionism	Released: 15 June 2009^[6] Label: Mystic Production Formats: CD, digital download^[7]

Music videos

Year	Title	Directed	Album
2004	"Hava Nagila"	—	Under
2010	"Living in the Cage"	Mania Studio^[8]	Visionism

References

^ [1] Archived 15 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Root Water Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
^ "Rootwater – Hava Nagila". YouTube. 29 July 2006. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
^ "Rootwater – Limbic System – Muzyka w Interia.pl". Muzyka.interia.pl. 1 March 2007. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
^ "iTunes – Music – Limbic System by Rootwater". Itunes.apple.com. 1 March 2007. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
^ "Rootwater – Visionism – Muzyka w Interia.pl". Muzyka.interia.pl. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
^ "iTunes – Music – Visionism by Rootwater". Itunes.apple.com. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
^ "Aktualności – ROOTWATER u Lynch'a – Wytwórnia płytowa – Mystic Production". Mystic.pl. 4 November 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2015.