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Rock · 2000 · 12 tracks

Gift

Taproot

Dense, detuned riffs meet hypnotic vocal harmonies. A pivotal moment in nu-metal where melodic introspection balances raw, rhythmic aggression.

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It's like if Alice in Chains and Deftones had a baby that grew up in a Michigan basement.

A high-tension balance of aggressive rhythmic release and haunting, melodic vulnerability.

Gift · vs · Taproot
Compressed Loud+1.6σ

The production is pushed notably harder into compressed loud than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
Smile
3:33
02
Again & Again
3:58
03
Emotional Times
3:03
04
Now
3:23
05
1 Nite Stand
3:40
06
Believed
4:02
07
Mentobe
3:38
08
I
4:14
09
Mirror’s Reflection
3:12
10
Dragged Down
3:31
11
Comeback
4:24
12
Impact
2:49
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jarring transition from the whisper-quiet verse to the explosive, harmonized wall of sound in Again & Again
The syncopated, almost mechanical drum groove that opens Smile and sets the rhythmic tension for the entire record
The way the vocals shift from a Mike Patton-esque rap delivery into a soaring, melodic chorus during I
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