Thinking deep down I wasn’t trying to prove anything to anyone else, but prove to ourselves that we could make a record better than our last one and make something different and innovative.” Poison the Well are considered as one of the fathers of what is now referred to as contemporary "Metalcore" helping to popularize the genre.
We weren’t aiming to convince others; rather, we sought to prove to ourselves that we could improve upon our previous work and produce something distinctive and innovative. Poison the Well are regarded as pioneers in what is now known as contemporary "Metalcore," contributing to the genre's rise in popularity.