| Rollingstones |
 Papa Roach managed to outlast the rap-metal boom of the early part of this decade, in part by dropping the rap. On the band's sixth album, the rap's still gone, but the fake metal hooks are in full effect. Hard-riffing and accessible, Metamorphosis boasts several grimy-catchy songs that recall the dude rock currently on the airwaves. Notable tracks include the dewy-eyed slow one "Carry Me" and "I Almost Told You That I Loved You," a future strip-club hit that manages some sexy heat. The problem is that Papa Roach don't rise far enough above the radio-rocking competition — it's hard to remember the band's identity at this point....full text |
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| Musicmp3 |
| Life does not stand still and everything around us changes. Thus, temporarily everything changed in the story of the American band Papa Roach. After its formation in 1993, the group transformed from an obscure rock quartet, which did not even win the school talent show, into the star of local significance. Later, the time of the lineup substitutions came, Papa Roach saw drastic metamorphoses, and the names of the band members were unchanged till 2008 – soloist Jacoby Shaddix, guitarist Jerry Horton, bassist Tobin Esperance and drummer Dave Buckner. Later, it was high time to grow for the band – in spite of the fact that the Warner Brothers workers appreciated the potential of Papa Roach, they finally refused to sign the band. Nevertheless, the more decisive label Dreamworks Records signed the contract with the group and did not lose – the debut disc Infest became the real breakthrough of the musicians into the world of rock music. The career of Papa Roach got bigger each year, but in 2006 they saw the change for the worse. That year, Howard William Roatch, the relative of Jacoby Shaddix, in whose honor he called the band, committed suicide. However, the dedicated to the deceased disc The Paramour Sessions demonstrated the perfect shape of the musicians. In 2007, the collective saw a tense situation, resulting in the leave by Dave Buckner. He was substituted by Tony Palermo at the drum kit. It seems like this year the Papa Roach members decided that it is time for the next changes and released the long-play titled Metamorphosis....full text |
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| Absolutepunk |
That's right -- Papa Roach, a.k.a. "Cut my life into pieces, this is my last resort, etc." The latest incarnation of dirty, grimy hard rock with black nail polish sheen eeks out a chart-topper every few years, churning out the same multi-layered production efforts every time -- and somehow, they catch the ears of hard rock enthusiasts, thanks to their loud, repetitive riffs and big, anthemic choruses. Some things never change.
The Northern California band came up through the late-nineties rap-rock TRL blowout sale, but eventually changed their game into the metal version of Nickelback, writing enough singles to peak on hard rock charts and get some mainstream attention every two years (remember "Scars"? Sure you don't). Now, ten years after their debut got them onto the Anger Management stage, Papa Roach continue to be one of the leaders in the current shiny-metal onslaught.
Metamorphosis is an enigma, since the term is defined as a "transformation," which would ultimately lead one to believe this album sounds nothing like their previous one... correct? Maybe the band just thought it sounded neat, because there certainly isn't any true change present, with 45 minutes of lackluster effort accompanied by mild theatrics. The album has a desire to sound epic (the marching drum introduction "Days of War" is a big indication of this), like it's playing on a battlefield with fireworks and cannons exploding all around them, the world on fire as the destruction is celebrated through song. Sadly, it's halted by the same old material, despite producer Jay Baumgardner's (Sevendust, Evanescence) bass-happy knob-turning. "Change or Die" is pretty standard, the first words being vocalist Jacoby Shaddix screaming out, "Let's go!" We know, we know -- you want to get us up on our feet and moshing to the metal... but do you always have to tell us? We can figure it out ourselves....full text |
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