Editing Nonpoint (section)

== Musical style and influences ==
Nonpoint have been described as [[nu metal]],<ref name="Return">{{cite web|first=Gregory|last=Heaney|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-return-mw0002716216|title=The Return - Nonpoint|work=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=March 15, 2024}}</ref><ref name=CBS>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/best-metal-bands-from-s-florida/|title=Best Metal Bands From S. Florida|work=[[CBS News]]|date=May 25, 2011|access-date=March 15, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Ed|last=Thompson|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/01/31/nonpoint-live-and-kicking|title=Nonpoint - Live and Kicking|work=[[IGN]]|date=January 31, 2007|access-date=March 15, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Michael|last=Silver|url=https://www.ocweekly.com/metal-is-alive-and-well-as-nonpoint-comes-full-circle/|title=Metal is Alive and Well as Nonpoint Comes Full Circle|work=[[OC Weekly]]|date=November 13, 2018|access-date=March 15, 2024}}</ref><ref name="The PRP Genres">{{cite web|url=https://www.theprp.com/2023/02/13/news/nonpoint-are-off-to-meet-the-wizard-of-oz-with-new-single-heartless/|title=Nonpoint Are Off To Meet The Wizard Of Oz With New Single "Heartless" (Updated)|work=The PRP|date=February 13, 2023|access-date=March 15, 2024}}</ref> [[alternative metal]],<ref name="The PRP Genres"/><ref name="WMG Genres">{{cite web|url=https://investors.wmg.com/news-releases/news-release-details/lava-records-inks-alternative-metal-quartet-nonpoint-band|title=Lava Records Inks Alternative Metal Quartet Nonpoint Band To Release New Album Recoil On August 3rd|work=[[Warner Music Group]]|date=June 1, 2004|access-date=March 15, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Gregory|last=Heaney|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/miracle-mw0001974561|title=Miracle - Nonpoint|work=[[Allmusic]]|access-date=March 15, 2024}}</ref> [[hard rock]],<ref name="WMG Genres"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitaltourbus.com/news/nonpoint-announces-headlining-fall-u-s-tour-dates/|title=Nonpoint Announces Headlining Fall U.S. Tour Dates|work=Digital Tour Bus|date=August 13, 2014|access-date=March 15, 2024}}</ref> [[groove metal]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Romano|url=http://www.unsungmelody.com/concert-reviews/megadeth-featuring-fear-factory-nonpoint-paramount-huntington-ny/|title=Megadeth Featuring Fear Factory And Nonpoint At The Paramount In Huntington, NY|work=Unsung Melody|date=December 8, 2013|access-date=March 15, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Craig|last=Outhier|url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/uncovering-the-vast-conspiracy-to-kill-nonpoint-6453602|title=Uncovering the Vast Conspiracy to Kill Nonpoint|work=[[Phoenix New Times]]|date=April 1, 2010|access-date=March 15, 2024}}</ref> and [[rap metal]].<ref name=Allmusic>{{cite web|author=James Christopher Monger|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/nonpoint-mn0000451840|title=Nonpoint - Artist Biography|work=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=March 15, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Jason D. Taylor|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/struggle-mw0000942842|title=Struggle - Nonpoint|work=[[Allmusic]]|access-date=March 15, 2024}}</ref> Vocalist Elias Soriano views Nonpoint both as a metal band and a rock band, elaborating, "We don't try to pigeonhole ourselves."<ref name="ins">{{cite web|first=Bram|last=Teitelman|url=http://www.metalinsider.net/interviews/album-by-album-nonpoint-discuss-their-discography|title=Album by Album: Nonpoint discuss their discography|work=Metal Insider|date=June 8, 2016|access-date=January 17, 2018}}</ref>

Originally playing an aggressive style, Nonpoint moved to more melodic sounds with their 2002 album ''[[Development (album)|Development]]'', due to pressure from their record label MCA.<ref name="ins"/><ref name=MTV>{{cite web|first=Jon|last=Wiederhorn|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1457428/nonpoint-tired-of-fist-in-face-nu-metal-fury/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222091927/http://www.mtv.com/news/1457428/nonpoint-tired-of-fist-in-face-nu-metal-fury/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 22, 2015|title=Nonpoint Tired Of Fist-In-Face Nu-Metal Fury|work=[[MTV]]|date=September 11, 2002|access-date=March 15, 2024}}</ref> The 2004 album ''[[Recoil (album)|Recoil]]'' marked a return to the band's heavier roots.<ref name="ins"/> In a 2000 interview, Soriano reflected on the band's musical influences, stating "We all have a lot of separate influences. My drummer comes from a more metal/hardcore background. My bass player is from the [[straight edge]] hardcore, [[Earth Crisis]], [[Hatebreed]], stuff like that. My guitar player is really into [[Stevie Ray Vaughan]] and blues and a lot of [[industrial rock|industrial]] stuff like [[Nine Inch Nails]]. Me personally, I grew up on a lot of [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]], a lot of [[hip hop|rap]]. I'm into that smooth, soulful sound."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockzone.com/interviews/nonpoint.shtml|title=Interviews: Nonpoint|website=Rock Zone|date=December 6, 2000|access-date=January 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402170223/http://www.rockzone.com/interviews/nonpoint.shtml|archive-date=April 2, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The band's [[Nonpoint (album)|self-titled album]] "[added] a dash of post-grunge to the mix," according to [[AllMusic]].<ref name=Allmusic/>

Nonpoint frequently use [[frog]] symbolism (specifically that of the [[coquí]], a group of several species native to Puerto Rico)<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 4, 2021 |title=Nonpoint |url=https://www.facebook.com/12872346218/posts/what-is-the-coqui-and-why-has-nonpoint-adopted-it-as-its-visual-symbol-elias-her/10158014726121219/ |access-date=November 22, 2022 |website=[[Facebook]]}}</ref> on their album covers, as well as in vocal samples in ''Development''.