Artist: Papa Roach
Genre(s):
Rock
Other
Metal
Alternative
Rock
Other
Metal
Alternative
Discography:
The Paramour Sessions
Year: 2006
Tracks: 14
Getting Away With Murder
Year: 2004
Tracks: 11
Lovehatetragedy
Year: 2002
Tracks: 18
Infest
Year: 2000
Tracks: 11
Potatoes For Christmas
Year: 1994
Tracks: 7
Starting kayoed as a punk and rap-influenced band, the northern Californian alt-metal group Papa Roach grew into a straight-ahead hard rock'n'roll ensemble with strong labored metallic element leanings. Consisting of Coby Dick, Jerry Horton, Dave Buckner, and Tobin Esperance, Papa Roach formed in 1993 and began releasing EPs soon later, including 1994's Potatoes for Christmas and 1995's Caca Bonita. By 1996, the group replaced original bassist Will James with Esperance and leased a new handler; the following class, Papa Roach released their first gear full-length album, Sometime Friends from Young Years, which became a surprise strike on local radio. The band's regional success light-emitting diode to more large gigs, including dates with Suicidal Tendencies, Sevendust, and Powerman 5000, and a divvy up with Dreamworks Records, which released Papa Roach's irregular record album, Infest, in early 2000. The album went triad atomic number 78 thanks to the success of the single "Last Resort." Two days later, frontman Coby Dick opted to go by his disposed name of Jacoby Shaddix. A irregular record album, lovehatetragedy, appeared in June 2002. Stylistically, the band had begun to maturate beyond its rap-rock roots and the new tracks showcased a slightly more mature, melodic, and straightforward hard sway heavy. That same summertime the band joined a number of rap acts of the Apostles including Ludacris and Xzibit on Eminem's Anger Management Tour. In 2004, the band released their third studio try, Acquiring Away with Murder. Bouyed by the achiever of the single "Scars," Acquiring Away with Murder sold well and finally went platinum. Two days later, Papa Roach began work on their quarter studio album at the infamous and historic Paramour mansion house in Hollywood -- formerly the home of silent moving-picture show principal Antonio Moreno. Released in fall 2006, The Paramour Sessions too featured a heavy L.A. rock esthetic.
