The album eventually peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200. Two years later, Rolling Stone hailed Taproot as "the next contenders for the new-metal crown." The band then spent seven months in Los Angeles recording the fierce, introspective sophomore album Welcome, which earned accolades from such publications as Vanity Fair. Thanks to support from Ozzy Osbourne's son Jack, Taproot scored a spot on the second stage on the 2000 Ozzfest tour. Durst felt betrayed and vented his frustration to various media outlets, but an unfazed Taproot focused on their debut, Gift, which arrived in June 2000 and unveiled the band's tough thrash sound. But Durst apparently took too long to deliver the goods, for Taproot - whose lineup comprised frontman Stephen Richards, guitarist Michael DeWolf, bassist Philip Lipscomb, and drummer Jarrod Montague - landed a deal with Atlantic Records instead. To the band's surprise, Durst replied, promising the alt-punk metal quartet the world. Taproot - Full-Length Discography (2000-2012)Īlternative rock/nu metal from USA, full-length discography of six albums released in 2000-2012.Īnn Arbor, MI's own Taproot sent their demo to Limp Bizkit's frontman/business entrepreneur Fred Durst in 1998, not ever thinking Durst would call them back personally. Taproot - Full-Length Discography (2000-2012)
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