Part II-Taproot

The first thing I noticed when listening to this band was that they were Nu Metal. I hate Nu Metal. Besides that, however, they actually weren't half as bad as I thought they would be. There's a lot of old Incubus influence going on there, especially in the vocals. They've got catchy riffs, good beats, though they're nothing short of standard. I like the heaviness, but they really overdo the whole angsty schtick sometimes. All in all, it's not bad by any means, but it's nothing I haven't heard before, and even though the Incubus influence saved them, I have to complain that they went so far as to make the influence that noticeable. I wouldn't check these guys out for anything spectacular, but they're definitely worth a listen every now and then.

The video you see below you is for their song poem. It's a fun little tune that starts off with a clean guitar riff before heading into a typical Nu Metal heavy riff-a-thon. You won't be finding anything groundbreaking, but it's not bad at all. Again, lots of Incubus influence here, though noticeably heavier. I'd say this is a solid 7/10