The Episodes

The Episodes
Studio album by Taproot
Released	April 12, 2012 (2012-04-12) [1]
Studio	The Loft (Saline, Michigan)
Genre	Alternative metal alternative rock nu metal [2]
Length	41:54
Label	Victory
Producer	Tim Patalan
Taproot chronology
Plead the Fifth (2010) The Episodes (2012) Besides (2018)
Singles from The Episodes
"No Surrender" Released: April 4, 2012 "The Everlasting" Released: September 11, 2012

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Loudwire	[3]

The Episodes is the sixth studio album by American alternative metal band Taproot, released on April 12, 2012, through Victory Records. The album peaked at no. 21 on the Billboard Hard Rock Albums chart ^[4] with "No Surrender" peaking at No. 38 on the Mainstream Rock chart. ^[5] This is the last album with drummer Nick Fredell and longtime guitarist Mike DeWolf.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Taproot.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Good Morning"	4:36
2.	"No Surrender"	4:25
3.	"Lost Boy"	4:21
4.	"Memorial Park"	4:42
5.	"The Everlasting"	3:48
6.	"Around the Bend"	4:01
7.	"A Kiss from the Sky"	3:26
8.	"Strange & Fascinating"	4:10
9.	"A Golden Grey"	4:00
10.	"We Don't Belong Here"	4:27

Personnel

Taproot

• Stephen Richards – vocals, guitar
• Mike DeWolf – guitar, art direction, design, layout
• Phil Lipscomb – bass
• Nick Fredell – drums

Additional

• Tim Patalan – producer, recording
• Andy Patalan – mixing, mastering
• Leah Berman – cover model

Charts

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
April 4, 2012	"No Surrender"	Mainstream Rock Tracks [6]	38

References

1. "Amazon.com: The Episodes: Taproot". Amazon. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (April 10, 2012). "AllMusic Review". AllMusic . Retrieved February 15, 2014.
3. Erickson, Anne (April 13, 2012). "Loudwire Review". Loudwire . Retrieved February 15, 2014.
4. "Taproot – Chart History: Hard Rock Albums". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved February 15, 2014.
5. "Taproot – Chart History: Mainstream Rock Tracks". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved February 15, 2014.
6. "Taproot- Artist Chart History". musicvf.com. Retrieved June 30, 2017.